2.2.8.4 Text Fields

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The fld_Type element in a shape or master specifies a field that is used in a text run. It specifies the index of a Row_Type element that is contained in a Field Section_Type element. This Row_Type element specifies the information about the field using a collection of Cell_Type elements. It is either contained under the ShapeSheet_Type element for the shape or it is inherited.

If the value of the IX attribute of a fld_Type element is equal to the value of the IX attribute of a Row_Type element that is contained in a Field Section_Type element in the shape or master, the Cell_Type elements contained under the Row_Type element specify information about the field of the fld_Type element.

A collection of Cell_Type elements that define a text field composed of Calendar, Format, ObjectKind, Type, and Value Cell_Type elements. The Value Cell_Type element specifies the value of the field. The Calendar, Format, ObjectKind, and Type Cell_Type elements specify how the value of the field is displayed in the text run.