ControlCollection.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl Method

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl ^ AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(System::String ^ name);

public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl (string name);

abstract member AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl : string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Public Function AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl (name As String) As BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Parameters

Returns

The BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example adds a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl to the beginning of the document. The BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl displays equation building blocks that are provided by Microsoft Office Word.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the AddBuildingBlockControlAtSelection method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl buildingBlockControl1;

private void AddBuildingBlockControlAtSelection()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();

    buildingBlockControl1 = this.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(
        "buildingBlockControl1");
    buildingBlockControl1.PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation";
    buildingBlockControl1.BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In";
    buildingBlockControl1.BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations;
}

Dim buildingBlockGalleryControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Private Sub AddBuildingBlockGalleryControlAtSelection()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
    buildingBlockGalleryControl1 = Me.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl( _
        "buildingBlockGalleryControl1")
    With buildingBlockGalleryControl1
        .PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation"
        .BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In"
        .BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations
    End With
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the AddBuildingBlockControlAtSelection method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl buildingBlockControl1;

private void AddBuildingBlockControlAtSelection()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();

    buildingBlockControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(
        "buildingBlockControl1");
    buildingBlockControl1.PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation";
    buildingBlockControl1.BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In";
    buildingBlockControl1.BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations;
}

Dim buildingBlockGalleryControl1 As BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Private Sub AddBuildingBlockGalleryControlAtSelection()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
    buildingBlockGalleryControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl( _
        "buildingBlockGalleryControl1")
    With buildingBlockGalleryControl1
        .PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation"
        .BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In"
        .BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations
    End With
End Sub

Remarks

Use this method to add a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl at the current selection in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl ^ AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::ContentControl ^ contentControl, System::String ^ name);

public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl contentControl, string name);

abstract member AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl * string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Public Function AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl (contentControl As ContentControl, name As String) As BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Parameters

Returns

The BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example creates a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl for every native building block gallery that is already in the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the CreateBuildingBlockControlsFromNativeControls method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

private System.Collections.Generic.List
   <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl> buildingBlockControls;

private void CreateBuildingBlockControlsFromNativeControls()
{
    if (this.ContentControls.Count <= 0)
        return;

    buildingBlockControls = new System.Collections.Generic.List
        <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl>();
    int count = 0;

    foreach (Word.ContentControl nativeControl in this.ContentControls)
    {
        if (nativeControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery)
        {
            count++;
            Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl tempControl =
                this.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(nativeControl,
                "VSTOBuildingBlockContentControl" + count.ToString());
            buildingBlockControls.Add(tempControl);
        }
    }
}

Private buildingBlockControls As New System.Collections.Generic.List _
        (Of Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl)

Private Sub CreateBuildingBlockGalleryControlsFromNativeControls()
    If Me.ContentControls.Count <= 0 Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim count As Integer = 0
    For Each nativeControl As Word.ContentControl In Me.ContentControls
        If nativeControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then
            count += 1
            Dim tempControl As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl = _
                Me.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(nativeControl, _
                "VSTOBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl" + count.ToString())
            buildingBlockControls.Add(tempControl)
        End If
    Next nativeControl
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your add-in project, and call the CreateBuildingBlockControlsFromNativeControls method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

private System.Collections.Generic.List
   <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl> buildingBlockControls;

private void CreateBuildingBlockControlsFromNativeControls()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    if (vstoDoc.ContentControls.Count <= 0)
    {
        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("No content controls found in document.");                    
        return;
    }

    buildingBlockControls = new System.Collections.Generic.List
        <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl>();
    int count = 0;

    foreach (Word.ContentControl nativeControl in vstoDoc.ContentControls)
    {
        if (nativeControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery)
        {
            count++;
            Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl tempControl =
                vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(nativeControl,
                "VSTOBuildingBlockContentControl" + count.ToString());
            buildingBlockControls.Add(tempControl);
        }
    }
}

Private buildingBlockControls As New System.Collections.Generic.List _
        (Of BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl)

Private Sub CreateBuildingBlockGalleryControlsFromNativeControls()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    If vstoDoc.ContentControls.Count <= 0 Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim count As Integer = 0
    For Each nativeControl As Word.ContentControl In vstoDoc.ContentControls
        If nativeControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then
            count += 1
            Dim tempControl As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl = _
                vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(nativeControl, _
                "VSTOBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl" + count.ToString())
            buildingBlockControls.Add(tempControl)
        End If
    Next nativeControl
End Sub

The following code example creates a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl for every native building block gallery that the user adds to the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project. For C#, you must also attach the ThisDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd event handler to the ContentControlAfterAdd event of the ThisDocument class.

void ThisDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd(Word.ContentControl NewContentControl, bool InUndoRedo)
{
    if (NewContentControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery)
    {
        this.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(NewContentControl,
            "BuildingBlockControl" + NewContentControl.ID);
    }
}

Private Sub ThisDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd(ByVal NewContentControl As Word.ContentControl, _
    ByVal InUndoRedo As Boolean) Handles Me.ContentControlAfterAdd

    If NewContentControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then
        Me.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(NewContentControl, _
            "BuildingBlockControl" + NewContentControl.ID)
    End If
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project. Also, you must attach the ActiveDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd event handler to the ContentControlAfterAdd event of the active document.

void ActiveDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd(
    Word.ContentControl NewContentControl, bool InUndoRedo)
{
    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    if (NewContentControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery)
    {
        vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(NewContentControl,
            "BuildingBlockControl" + NewContentControl.ID);
    }
}

Private Sub ActiveDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd( _
    ByVal NewContentControl As Word.ContentControl, _
    ByVal InUndoRedo As Boolean)

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    If NewContentControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType. _
        wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then
        vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(NewContentControl, _
            "BuildingBlockControl" + NewContentControl.ID)
    End If
End Sub

Remarks

Use this method to add a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl that is based on a native content control in the document. This is useful when you create a BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl at run time, and you want to recreate the same control the next time the document is opened. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl ^ AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::Range ^ range, System::String ^ name);

public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl (Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range range, string name);

abstract member AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range * string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Public Function AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl (range As Range, name As String) As BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Parameters

Returns

The BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Examples

The following code example adds a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl to the beginning of the document. The BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl displays equation building blocks that are provided by Microsoft Office Word.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the AddBuildingBlockControlAtRange method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl buildingBlockControl2;

private void AddBuildingBlockControlAtRange()
{
    this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();

    buildingBlockControl2 = this.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(
       this.Paragraphs[1].Range, "buildingBlockControl2");
    buildingBlockControl2.PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation";
    buildingBlockControl2.BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In";
    buildingBlockControl2.BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations;
}

Dim buildingBlockGalleryControl2 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Private Sub AddBuildingBlockGalleryControlAtRange()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    buildingBlockGalleryControl2 = Me.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl( _
        Me.Paragraphs(1).Range, "buildingBlockGalleryControl2")
    With buildingBlockGalleryControl2
        .PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation"
        .BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In"
        .BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations
    End With
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the AddBuildingBlockControlAtRange method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl buildingBlockControl2;

private void AddBuildingBlockControlAtRange()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();

    buildingBlockControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(
       vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range, "buildingBlockControl2");
    buildingBlockControl2.PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation";
    buildingBlockControl2.BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In";
    buildingBlockControl2.BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations;
}

Dim buildingBlockGalleryControl2 As BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

Private Sub AddBuildingBlockGalleryControlAtRange()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then
        Return
    End If

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    buildingBlockGalleryControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl( _
        vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range, "buildingBlockGalleryControl2")
    With buildingBlockGalleryControl2
        .PlaceholderText = "Choose an equation"
        .BuildingBlockCategory = "Built-In"
        .BuildingBlockType = Word.WdBuildingBlockTypes.wdTypeEquations
    End With
End Sub

Remarks

Use this method to add a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl at a specified range in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.