Word.Setting class

Package:

word

Represents a setting of the add-in.

Extends

OfficeExtension.ClientObject

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

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

// Adds a new custom setting or
// edits the value of an existing one.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const key = $("#key")
    .val()
    .toString();

  if (key == "") {
    console.error("Key shouldn't be empty.");
    return;
  }

  const value = $("#value")
    .val()
    .toString();

  const settings: Word.SettingCollection = context.document.settings;
  const setting: Word.Setting = settings.add(key, value);
  setting.load();
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Setting added or edited:", setting);
});

Properties

context	The request context associated with the object. This connects the add-in's process to the Office host application's process.
key	Gets the key of the setting.
value	Specifies the value of the setting.

Methods

delete()	Deletes the setting.
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.Setting object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Word.Interfaces.SettingData) 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

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

key

Gets the key of the setting.

readonly key: string;

Property Value

string

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

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

// Adds a new custom setting or
// edits the value of an existing one.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const key = $("#key")
    .val()
    .toString();

  if (key == "") {
    console.error("Key shouldn't be empty.");
    return;
  }

  const value = $("#value")
    .val()
    .toString();

  const settings: Word.SettingCollection = context.document.settings;
  const setting: Word.Setting = settings.add(key, value);
  setting.load();
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Setting added or edited:", setting);
});

value

Specifies the value of the setting.

value: any;

Property Value

any

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

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

// Adds a new custom setting or
// edits the value of an existing one.
await Word.run(async (context) => {
  const key = $("#key")
    .val()
    .toString();

  if (key == "") {
    console.error("Key shouldn't be empty.");
    return;
  }

  const value = $("#value")
    .val()
    .toString();

  const settings: Word.SettingCollection = context.document.settings;
  const setting: Word.Setting = settings.add(key, value);
  setting.load();
  await context.sync();

  console.log("Setting added or edited:", setting);
});

Method Details

delete()

Deletes the setting.

delete(): void;

Returns

void

Remarks

[ API set: WordApi 1.4 ]

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
await Word.run(async (context) => {

    // Queue commands add a setting.
    const settings = context.document.settings;
    const startMonth = settings.add('startMonth', { month: 'March', year: 1998 });

    // Queue a command to get the count of settings.
    const count = settings.getCount();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log(count.value);

    // Queue a command to delete the setting.
    startMonth.delete();

    // Queue a command to get the new count of settings.
    count = settings.getCount();

    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    await context.sync();
    console.log(count.value);
});

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.SettingLoadOptions): Word.Setting;

Parameters

options

Word.Interfaces.SettingLoadOptions

Provides options for which properties of the object to load.

Returns

Word.Setting

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.Setting;

Parameters

propertyNames

string | string[]

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

Returns

Word.Setting

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.Setting;

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.Setting

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.SettingUpdateData, options?: OfficeExtension.UpdateOptions): void;

Parameters

properties

Word.Interfaces.SettingUpdateData

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.Setting): void;

Parameters

properties

Word.Setting

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.Setting object is an API object, the toJSON method returns a plain JavaScript object (typed as Word.Interfaces.SettingData) that contains shallow copies of any loaded child properties from the original object.

toJSON(): Word.Interfaces.SettingData;

Returns

Word.Interfaces.SettingData

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.Setting;

Returns

Word.Setting

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.Setting;

Returns

Word.Setting