ControlCollection.AddLabel Method (Single, Single, Single, Single, String) (2003 System)

Adds a new Label control to the document in the specified size and location.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Function AddLabel ( _
    left As Single, _
    top As Single, _
    width As Single, _
    height As Single, _
    name As String _
) As Label
'Usage
Dim instance As ControlCollection
Dim left As Single
Dim top As Single
Dim width As Single
Dim height As Single
Dim name As String
Dim returnValue As Label

returnValue = instance.AddLabel(left, _
    top, width, height, name)
public Label AddLabel(
    float left,
    float top,
    float width,
    float height,
    string name
)

Parameters

  • left
    Type: System.Single
    The distance in pixels between the left edge of the control and the left edge of the document.
  • top
    Type: System.Single
    The distance in pixels between the top edge of the control and the top edge of the document.
  • height
    Type: System.Single
    The height of the control in pixels.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.Label
The Label control that was added to the ControlCollection instance.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

The name argument is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) or has zero length.

ControlNameAlreadyExistsException

A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection instance.

Remarks

This method enables you to add Label objects to the end of the ControlCollection. To remove a Label that was previously added programmatically, use the Remove method.

Examples

The following code example adds a Label control to the start of the document, and then changes the text to First Name.

Private Sub WordAddLabel()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    Dim Label1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.Label _
        = Me.Controls.AddLabel(0, 0, 75, 17.25F, "Label1")
    Label1.Text = "First Name"

End Sub 

private void WordAddLabel()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.Controls.Label
        label1 = this.Controls.AddLabel(
        0, 0, 75, 17.25F, "label1");
    label1.Text = "First Name";
}

Permissions

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Class

ControlCollection Members

AddLabel Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace