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Word.NoteItem class

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word

Represents a footnote or endnote.

Extends
OfficeExtension.ClientObject

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-footnotes.yaml

// Gets the text of the referenced footnote.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("items/body");
  await context.sync();

  const referenceNumber = $("#input-reference").val();
  const mark = (referenceNumber as number) - 1;
  const footnoteBody: Word.Range = footnotes.items[mark].body.getRange();
  footnoteBody.load("text");
  await context.sync();

  console.log(`Text of footnote ${referenceNumber}: ${footnoteBody.text}`);
});

Properties

body

Represents the body object of the note item. It's the portion of the text within the footnote or endnote.
context

The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.
reference

Represents a footnote or endnote reference in the main document.
type

Represents the note item type: footnote or endnote.

Methods

delete()

Deletes the note item.
getNext()

Gets the next note item of the same type. Throws an ItemNotFound error if this note item is the last one.
getNextOrNullObject()

Gets the next note item of the same type. If this note item is the last one, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.
load(options)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.
load(propertyNames)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.
load(propertyNamesAndPaths)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.
set(properties, options)

Sets multiple properties of an object at the same time. You can pass either a plain object with the appropriate properties, or another API object of the same type.
set(properties)

Sets multiple properties on the object at the same time, based on an existing loaded object.
toJSON()

Overrides the JavaScript toJSON() method in order to provide more useful output when an API object is passed to JSON.stringify(). (JSON.stringify, in turn, calls the toJSON method of the object that's passed to it.) Whereas the original Word.NoteItem object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Word.Interfaces.NoteItemData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.
track()

Track the object for automatic adjustment based on surrounding changes in the document. This call is a shorthand for context.trackedObjects.add(thisObject). If you're using this object across .sync calls and outside the sequential execution of a ".run" batch, and get an "InvalidObjectPath" error when setting a property or invoking a method on the object, you need to add the object to the tracked object collection when the object was first created. If this object is part of a collection, you should also track the parent collection.
untrack()

Release the memory associated with this object, if it has previously been tracked. This call is shorthand for context.trackedObjects.remove(thisObject). Having many tracked objects slows down the host application, so please remember to free any objects you add, once you're done using them. You'll need to call context.sync() before the memory release takes effect.

Property Details

body

Represents the body object of the note item. It's the portion of the text within the footnote or endnote.

readonly body: Word.Body;

Property Value

Word.Body

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-footnotes.yaml

// Gets the text of the referenced footnote.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("items/body");
  await context.sync();

  const referenceNumber = $("#input-reference").val();
  const mark = (referenceNumber as number) - 1;
  const footnoteBody: Word.Range = footnotes.items[mark].body.getRange();
  footnoteBody.load("text");
  await context.sync();

  console.log(`Text of footnote ${referenceNumber}: ${footnoteBody.text}`);
});

context

The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.

context: RequestContext;

Property Value

Word.RequestContext

reference

Represents a footnote or endnote reference in the main document.

readonly reference: Word.Range;

Property Value

Word.Range

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-footnotes.yaml

// Selects the footnote's reference mark in the document body.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("items/reference");
  await context.sync();

  const referenceNumber = $("#input-reference").val();
  const mark = (referenceNumber as number) - 1;
  const item: Word.NoteItem = footnotes.items[mark];
  const reference: Word.Range = item.reference;
  reference.select();
  await context.sync();

  console.log(`Reference ${referenceNumber} is selected.`);
});

type

Represents the note item type: footnote or endnote.

readonly type: Word.NoteItemType | "Footnote" | "Endnote";

Property Value

Word.NoteItemType | "Footnote" | "Endnote"

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-footnotes.yaml

// Gets the referenced note's item type and body type, which are both "Footnote".
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("items");
  await context.sync();

  const referenceNumber = $("#input-reference").val();
  const mark = (referenceNumber as number) - 1;
  const item: Word.NoteItem = footnotes.items[mark];
  console.log(`Note type of footnote ${referenceNumber}: ${item.type}`);

  item.body.load("type");
  await context.sync();

  console.log(`Body type of note: ${item.body.type}`);
});

Method Details

delete()

Deletes the note item.

delete(): void;

Returns

void

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-footnotes.yaml

// Deletes this referenced footnote.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("items");
  await context.sync();

  const referenceNumber = $("#input-reference").val();
  const mark = (referenceNumber as number) - 1;
  footnotes.items[mark].delete();
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Footnote deleted.");
});

getNext()

Gets the next note item of the same type. Throws an ItemNotFound error if this note item is the last one.

getNext(): Word.NoteItem;

Returns

Word.NoteItem

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

Examples

// Link to full sample: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/OfficeDev/office-js-snippets/prod/samples/word/50-document/manage-footnotes.yaml

// Selects the next footnote in the document body.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const footnotes: Word.NoteItemCollection = context.document.body.footnotes;
  footnotes.load("items/reference");
  await context.sync();

  const referenceNumber = $("#input-reference").val();
  const mark = (referenceNumber as number) - 1;
  const reference: Word.Range = footnotes.items[mark].getNext().reference;
  reference.select();
  console.log("Selected is the next footnote: " + (mark + 2));
});

getNextOrNullObject()

Gets the next note item of the same type. If this note item is the last one, then this method will return an object with its isNullObject property set to true. For further information, see *OrNullObject methods and properties.

getNextOrNullObject(): Word.NoteItem;

Returns

Word.NoteItem

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.5 ]

load(options)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(options?: Word.Interfaces.NoteItemLoadOptions): Word.NoteItem;

Parameters

options
Word.Interfaces.NoteItemLoadOptions

Provides options for which properties of the object to load.

Returns

Word.NoteItem

load(propertyNames)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNames?: string | string[]): Word.NoteItem;

Parameters

propertyNames

string | string[]

A comma-delimited string or an array of strings that specify the properties to load.

Returns

Word.NoteItem

load(propertyNamesAndPaths)

Queues up a command to load the specified properties of the object. You must call context.sync() before reading the properties.

load(propertyNamesAndPaths?: {
            select?: string;
            expand?: string;
        }): Word.NoteItem;

Parameters

propertyNamesAndPaths

{ select?: string; expand?: string; }

propertyNamesAndPaths.select is a comma-delimited string that specifies the properties to load, and propertyNamesAndPaths.expand is a comma-delimited string that specifies the navigation properties to load.

Returns

Word.NoteItem

set(properties, options)

Sets multiple properties of an object at the same time. You can pass either a plain object with the appropriate properties, or another API object of the same type.

set(properties: Interfaces.NoteItemUpdateData, options?: OfficeExtension.UpdateOptions): void;

Parameters

properties
Word.Interfaces.NoteItemUpdateData

A JavaScript object with properties that are structured isomorphically to the properties of the object on which the method is called.

options
OfficeExtension.UpdateOptions

Provides an option to suppress errors if the properties object tries to set any read-only properties.

Returns

void

set(properties)

Sets multiple properties on the object at the same time, based on an existing loaded object.

set(properties: Word.NoteItem): void;

Parameters

properties
Word.NoteItem

Returns

void

toJSON()

Overrides the JavaScript toJSON() method in order to provide more useful output when an API object is passed to JSON.stringify(). (JSON.stringify, in turn, calls the toJSON method of the object that's passed to it.) Whereas the original Word.NoteItem object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Word.Interfaces.NoteItemData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.

toJSON(): Word.Interfaces.NoteItemData;

Returns

Word.Interfaces.NoteItemData

track()

Track the object for automatic adjustment based on surrounding changes in the document. This call is a shorthand for context.trackedObjects.add(thisObject). If you're using this object across .sync calls and outside the sequential execution of a ".run" batch, and get an "InvalidObjectPath" error when setting a property or invoking a method on the object, you need to add the object to the tracked object collection when the object was first created. If this object is part of a collection, you should also track the parent collection.

track(): Word.NoteItem;

Returns

Word.NoteItem

untrack()

Release the memory associated with this object, if it has previously been tracked. This call is shorthand for context.trackedObjects.remove(thisObject). Having many tracked objects slows down the host application, so please remember to free any objects you add, once you're done using them. You'll need to call context.sync() before the memory release takes effect.

untrack(): Word.NoteItem;

Returns

Word.NoteItem