Word.Interfaces.ContentControlCollectionLoadOptions interface

Package:

word

Contains a collection of Word.ContentControl objects. Content controls are bounded and potentially labeled regions in a document that serve as containers for specific types of content. Individual content controls may contain contents such as images, tables, or paragraphs of formatted text. Currently, only rich text and plain text content controls are supported.

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

Properties

$all	Specifying $all for the LoadOptions loads all the scalar properties (e.g.: Range.address) but not the navigational properties (e.g.: Range.format.fill.color).
appearance	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the appearance of the content control. The value can be 'BoundingBox', 'Tags', or 'Hidden'.
cannotDelete	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can delete the content control. Mutually exclusive with removeWhenEdited.
cannotEdit	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the content control.
checkboxContentControl	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the checkbox-related data if the content control's type is 'CheckBox'. It's null otherwise.
color	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the color of the content control. Color is specified in '#RRGGBB' format or by using the color name.
font	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the text format of the content control. Use this to get and set font name, size, color, and other properties.
id	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets an integer that represents the content control identifier.
parentBody	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the parent body of the content control.
parentContentControl	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent content control.
parentContentControlOrNullObject	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control that contains the content control. If there isn't a parent content control, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.
parentTable	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table.
parentTableCell	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table cell that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table cell.
parentTableCellOrNullObject	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table cell that contains the content control. If it isn't contained in a table cell, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.
parentTableOrNullObject	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table that contains the content control. If it isn't contained in a table, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.
placeholderText	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the placeholder text of the content control. Dimmed text will be displayed when the content control is empty. Note: The set operation for this property isn't supported in Word on the web.
removeWhenEdited	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a value that indicates whether the content control is removed after it is edited. Mutually exclusive with cannotDelete.
style	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the style name for the content control. Use this property for custom styles and localized style names. To use the built-in styles that are portable between locales, see the "styleBuiltIn" property.
styleBuiltIn	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the built-in style name for the content control. Use this property for built-in styles that are portable between locales. To use custom styles or localized style names, see the "style" property.
subtype	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control subtype. The subtype can be 'RichTextInline', 'RichTextParagraphs', 'RichTextTableCell', 'RichTextTableRow' and 'RichTextTable' for rich text content controls, or 'PlainTextInline' and 'PlainTextParagraph' for plain text content controls, or 'CheckBox' for checkbox content controls.
tag	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a tag to identify a content control.
text	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the text of the content control.
title	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the title for a content control.
type	For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control type. Only rich text, plain text, and checkbox content controls are supported currently.

Property Details

$all

Specifying $all for the LoadOptions loads all the scalar properties (e.g.: Range.address) but not the navigational properties (e.g.: Range.format.fill.color).

$all?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

appearance

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the appearance of the content control. The value can be 'BoundingBox', 'Tags', or 'Hidden'.

appearance?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

cannotDelete

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can delete the content control. Mutually exclusive with removeWhenEdited.

cannotDelete?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

cannotEdit

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a value that indicates whether the user can edit the contents of the content control.

cannotEdit?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

checkboxContentControl

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the checkbox-related data if the content control's type is 'CheckBox'. It's null otherwise.

checkboxContentControl?: Word.Interfaces.CheckboxContentControlLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.CheckboxContentControlLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.7 ]

color

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the color of the content control. Color is specified in '#RRGGBB' format or by using the color name.

color?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

font

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the text format of the content control. Use this to get and set font name, size, color, and other properties.

font?: Word.Interfaces.FontLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.FontLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

id

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets an integer that represents the content control identifier.

id?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

parentBody

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the parent body of the content control.

parentBody?: Word.Interfaces.BodyLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.BodyLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

parentContentControl

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if there isn't a parent content control.

parentContentControl?: Word.Interfaces.ContentControlLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.ContentControlLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

parentContentControlOrNullObject

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control that contains the content control. If there isn't a parent content control, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

parentContentControlOrNullObject?: Word.Interfaces.ContentControlLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.ContentControlLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

parentTable

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table.

parentTable?: Word.Interfaces.TableLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.TableLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

parentTableCell

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table cell that contains the content control. Throws an ItemNotFound error if it isn't contained in a table cell.

parentTableCell?: Word.Interfaces.TableCellLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.TableCellLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

parentTableCellOrNullObject

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table cell that contains the content control. If it isn't contained in a table cell, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

parentTableCellOrNullObject?: Word.Interfaces.TableCellLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.TableCellLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

parentTableOrNullObject

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the table that contains the content control. If it isn't contained in a table, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

parentTableOrNullObject?: Word.Interfaces.TableLoadOptions;

Property Value

Word.Interfaces.TableLoadOptions

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

placeholderText

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the placeholder text of the content control. Dimmed text will be displayed when the content control is empty.

Note: The set operation for this property isn't supported in Word on the web.

placeholderText?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

removeWhenEdited

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a value that indicates whether the content control is removed after it is edited. Mutually exclusive with cannotDelete.

removeWhenEdited?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

style

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the style name for the content control. Use this property for custom styles and localized style names. To use the built-in styles that are portable between locales, see the "styleBuiltIn" property.

style?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

styleBuiltIn

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the built-in style name for the content control. Use this property for built-in styles that are portable between locales. To use custom styles or localized style names, see the "style" property.

styleBuiltIn?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

subtype

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control subtype. The subtype can be 'RichTextInline', 'RichTextParagraphs', 'RichTextTableCell', 'RichTextTableRow' and 'RichTextTable' for rich text content controls, or 'PlainTextInline' and 'PlainTextParagraph' for plain text content controls, or 'CheckBox' for checkbox content controls.

subtype?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.3 ]

tag

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies a tag to identify a content control.

tag?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

text

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the text of the content control.

text?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

title

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Specifies the title for a content control.

title?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]

type

For EACH ITEM in the collection: Gets the content control type. Only rich text, plain text, and checkbox content controls are supported currently.

type?: boolean;

Property Value

boolean

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.1 ]