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TextRange.ContainingObject Property

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Returns an Object that represents the object that contains the text range. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.ContainingObject

expression   A variable that represents a TextRange object.

Return Value
Object

Example

This example returns the name of the object containing the specified text range.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  Sub NameOfContainingObject()
    With ActiveDocument.Pages(1).Shapes(1).TextFrame _
            .TextRange.ContainingObject
        MsgBox The name of the object containing the text is " & .Name
    End With
End Sub

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