ControlCollection.AddContentControl Method (String, WdContentControlType)

Adds a new ContentControl of the specified type at the current selection in the document.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddContentControl ( _
    name As String, _
    contentControlType As WdContentControlType _
) As ContentControl
ContentControl AddContentControl(
    string name,
    WdContentControlType contentControlType
)

Parameters

  • contentControlType
    Type: WdContentControlType

    One of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType values that specifies the underlying type of the new content control.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ContentControl
The ContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Exception Condition
ArgumentNullException

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

ControlNameAlreadyExistsException

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

Remarks

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

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Interface

AddContentControl Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace