DropDownListContentControl.DropDownListEntries Property
Gets the collection of items that are displayed by the DropDownListContentControl.
Namespace: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)
Syntax
'Declaration
ReadOnly Property DropDownListEntries As ContentControlListEntries
ContentControlListEntries DropDownListEntries { get; }
Property Value
Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControlListEntries
A ContentControlListEntries object that contains the items that are displayed by the DropDownListContentControl.
Remarks
When you add a DropDownListContentControl to a document, it contains no items by default. To add items, use the Add method of the DropDownListEntries property.
Examples
The following code example adds a new DropDownListContentControl to the beginning of the document. The example uses the DropDownListEntries property to add the names of several days to the list of items that users can select in the control.
This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the AddDropDownListControlAtSelection method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.
Dim dropDownListControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.DropDownListContentControl
Private Sub AddDropDownListControlAtSelection()
Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.InsertParagraphBefore()
Me.Paragraphs(1).Range.Select()
dropDownListControl1 = Me.Controls.AddDropDownListContentControl("dropDownListControl1")
With dropDownListControl1
.DropDownListEntries.Add("Monday", "Monday", 0)
.DropDownListEntries.Add("Tuesday", "Tuesday", 1)
.DropDownListEntries.Add("Wednesday", "Wednesday", 2)
.PlaceholderText = "Choose a day"
End With
End Sub
private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.DropDownListContentControl dropDownListControl1;
private void AddDropDownListControlAtSelection()
{
this.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
this.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();
dropDownListControl1 = this.Controls.AddDropDownListContentControl("dropDownListControl1");
dropDownListControl1.DropDownListEntries.Add("Monday", "Monday", 0);
dropDownListControl1.DropDownListEntries.Add("Tuesday", "Tuesday", 1);
dropDownListControl1.DropDownListEntries.Add("Wednesday", "Wednesday", 2);
dropDownListControl1.PlaceholderText = "Choose a day";
}
This version is for an application-level add-in. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project, and call the AddDropDownListControlAtSelection method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.
Dim dropDownListControl1 As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.DropDownListContentControl
Private Sub AddDropDownListControlAtSelection()
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()
dropDownListControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddDropDownListContentControl("dropDownListControl1")
With dropDownListControl1
.DropDownListEntries.Add("Monday", "Monday", 0)
.DropDownListEntries.Add("Tuesday", "Tuesday", 1)
.DropDownListEntries.Add("Wednesday", "Wednesday", 2)
.PlaceholderText = "Choose a day"
End With
End Sub
private Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.DropDownListContentControl dropDownListControl1;
private void AddDropDownListControlAtSelection()
{
if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
return;
Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.InsertParagraphBefore();
vstoDoc.Paragraphs[1].Range.Select();
dropDownListControl1 = vstoDoc.Controls.AddDropDownListContentControl("dropDownListControl1");
dropDownListControl1.DropDownListEntries.Add("Monday", "Monday", 0);
dropDownListControl1.DropDownListEntries.Add("Tuesday", "Tuesday", 1);
dropDownListControl1.DropDownListEntries.Add("Wednesday", "Wednesday", 2);
dropDownListControl1.PlaceholderText = "Choose a day";
}
.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.