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ControlCollection.AddPlainTextContentControl Method (String)

Adds a new PlainTextContentControl 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 AddPlainTextContentControl ( _
    name As String _
) As PlainTextContentControl
PlainTextContentControl AddPlainTextContentControl(
    string name
)

Parameters

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl
The PlainTextContentControl 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 PlainTextContentControl at the current selection in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

Examples

The following code example adds a new PlainTextContentControl to the beginning of 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 AddTextControlAtSelection method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

Dim plainTextControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl

Private Sub AddPlainTextControlAtSelection()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
    plainTextControl1 = Me.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl("plainTextControl1")
    plainTextControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name" 
End Sub
private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl textControl1;

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

    textControl1 = this.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl("textControl1");
    textControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

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 AddTextControlAtSelection method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

Dim plainTextControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl

Private Sub AddPlainTextControlAtSelection()
    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()
    plainTextControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl("plainTextControl1")
    plainTextControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name" 
End Sub
private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl textControl1;

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

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

    textControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl("textControl1");
    textControl1.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

.NET Framework Security

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Interface

AddPlainTextContentControl Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace

Other Resources

Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time

How to: Add Content Controls to Word Documents