ApplicationFields Property

Description

Gets a collection of all application fields contained in the text part with the input focus. This can be the main text, a text frame or a header or footer. Application fields are Microsoft Word or Heiler HighEdit fields that have been created or imported from a Microsoft Word or RTF document. The property value is an object of the type ApplicationFieldCollection. Before loading a document the LoadSettings.ApplicationFieldFormat property must be set, otherwise this collection is empty. The collection contains the fields of the text part with the input focus. This can be the main text, a text frame or a header or footer.

Syntax

public ApplicationFieldCollection ApplicationFields { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property ApplicationFields As ApplicationFieldCollection

Examples

The following example updates the visible text of the CustomerName merge field.

foreach (ApplicationField field in textControl.ApplicationFields)
{
    if (field.TypeName == "MERGEFIELD" &&
        field.Parameters.Length > 0 &&
        field.Parameters[0] == "CustomerName")
    {
        field.Text = "Contoso Ltd.";
    }
}

For Each field As ApplicationField In textControl.ApplicationFields
    If field.TypeName = "MERGEFIELD" AndAlso
       field.Parameters.Length > 0 AndAlso
       field.Parameters(0) = "CustomerName" Then
        field.Text = "Contoso Ltd."
    End If
Next

Limitations

Runtime only.

Read only.

See Also

Text Fields and Hypertext Links - Hypertext Links.

Further Reading

• Using IFormattedText Objects to Access Elements Across All TextParts in a Document – August 25, 2016