ContentControl.XMLMapping Property

Returns an XMLMapping object that represents the mapping of a content control to XML data in the data store of a document. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.XMLMapping

expression   An expression that returns a ContentControl object.

Example

The following example sets the built-in Author document property and adds a new content control to the active document, and then sets the mapping for the control to the value of the built-in document property.

  Dim objCC As ContentControl
Dim objMap As XMLMapping
Dim blnMap As Boolean
ActiveDocument.BuiltInDocumentProperties("Author").Value = "David Jaffe"
Set objCC = ActiveDocument.ContentControls.Add _
(wdContentControlText, ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).Range)
Set objMap = objCC.XMLMapping
blnMap = objMap.SetMapping(XPath:="/ns1:coreProperties[1]/ns0:creator[1]")
If blnMap = False Then
MsgBox "Unable to map the content control."
End If

See Also

• ContentControl Object
• ContentControl Object Members
• How to: Bind a Content Control to a Node in the Data Store
• How to: Bind Controls to a Specific Row in the Data Store When Inserting a Building Block
• How to: Change a Content Control from One Type to Another
• How to: Change the Editability of a Content Control
• How to: Filter the Building Block List in a Content Control
• How to: Insert a Content Control into a Building Block
• How to: Remove Data from the Data Store When Deleting a Content Control
• How to: Set the Building Blocks That You Can Use for a Content Control
• Walkthrough: Connect an Item in the Data Store to a SQL Server Database
• Walkthrough: Connect an Item in the Data Store to a Web Service
• Walkthrough: Connect an Item in the Data Store to an Access Database
• Walkthrough: Connect an Item in the Data Store to an Excel Workbook
• Working with Content Controls