ControlCollection.AddContentControl Method    
Definition
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Overloads
| AddContentControl(ContentControl, String) | Adds a new ContentControl that is based on a native content control in the document. | 
| AddContentControl(String, WdContentControlType) | Adds a new ContentControl of the specified type at the current selection in the document. | 
| AddContentControl(Range, String, WdContentControlType) | Adds a new ContentControl of the specified type at the specified range in the document. | 
AddContentControl(ContentControl, String)
Adds a new ContentControl that is based on a native content control in the document.
public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::ContentControl ^ AddContentControl(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::ContentControl ^ contentControl, System::String ^ name);public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ContentControl AddContentControl(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl contentControl, string name);abstract member AddContentControl : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl * string -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ContentControlPublic Function AddContentControl (contentControl As ContentControl, name As String) As ContentControlParameters
- contentControl
- ContentControl
The Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl that is the basis for the new control.
- name
- String
The name of the new control.
Returns
The ContentControl that was added to the document.
Exceptions
contentControl is null.-or-
name is null or has zero length.
A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection.
contentControl is not a building block gallery (that is, the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl.Type property of contentControl does not have the value Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlRichText).
Remarks
Use this method to add a new ContentControl that is based on a native content control in the document at run time. This is useful when you create a ContentControl at run time, and you want to recreate the same control the next time the document is opened. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.
Applies to
AddContentControl(String, WdContentControlType)
Adds a new ContentControl of the specified type at the current selection in the document.
public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::ContentControl ^ AddContentControl(System::String ^ name, Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::WdContentControlType contentControlType);public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ContentControl AddContentControl(string name, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType contentControlType);abstract member AddContentControl : string * Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ContentControlPublic Function AddContentControl (name As String, contentControlType As WdContentControlType) As ContentControlParameters
- name
- String
The name of the new control.
- contentControlType
- WdContentControlType
One of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType values that specifies the underlying type of the new content control.
Returns
The ContentControl that was added to the document.
Exceptions
name is null or has zero length.
A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection.
Remarks
Use this method to add a new ContentControl at the current selection in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.
Applies to
AddContentControl(Range, String, WdContentControlType)
Adds a new ContentControl of the specified type at the specified range in the document.
public:
 Microsoft::Office::Tools::Word::ContentControl ^ AddContentControl(Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::Range ^ range, System::String ^ name, Microsoft::Office::Interop::Word::WdContentControlType contentControlType);public Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ContentControl AddContentControl(Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range range, string name, Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType contentControlType);abstract member AddContentControl : Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.Range * string * Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType -> Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.ContentControlPublic Function AddContentControl (range As Range, name As String, contentControlType As WdContentControlType) As ContentControlParameters
- name
- String
The name of the new control.
- contentControlType
- WdContentControlType
One of the Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.WdContentControlType values that specifies the underlying type of the new content control.
Returns
The ContentControl that was added to the document.
Exceptions
name is null or has zero length.
A control with the same name is already in the ControlCollection.
Remarks
Use this method to add a new ContentControl at a specified range in the document at run time. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.