ControlCollection.AddPlainTextContentControl Method (Range, String)

Adds a new PlainTextContentControl at the specified range in the document.

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

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddPlainTextContentControl ( _
    range As Range, _
    name As String _
) As PlainTextContentControl

PlainTextContentControl AddPlainTextContentControl(
    Range range,
    string name
)

Parameters

• range
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range

  A Range that provides the bounds for the new control.

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the new control.

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 a specified range 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 AddTextControlAtRange method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

Dim plainTextControl2 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl

Private Sub AddPlainTextControlAtRange()
    Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
    plainTextControl2 = Me.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl(Me.Paragraphs(1).Range, "plainTextControl2")
    plainTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name" 
End Sub

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl textControl2;

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

    textControl2 = this.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl(this.Paragraphs[1].Range,
        "textControl2");
    textControl2.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 AddTextControlAtRange method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

Dim plainTextControl2 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl

Private Sub AddPlainTextControlAtRange()
    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()
    plainTextControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl( _
        vstoDoc.Paragraphs(1).Range, "plainTextControl2")
    plainTextControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name" 
End Sub

private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.PlainTextContentControl textControl2;

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

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

    textControl2 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddPlainTextContentControl(
        vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range,
        "textControl2");
    textControl2.PlaceholderText = "Enter your first name";
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

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