SectionCollection Object (JavaScript API for OneNote)

Applies to: OneNote Online

Represents a collection of sections.

Properties

Property	Type	Description	Feedback
count	int	Returns the number of sections in the collection. Read-only.	Go
items	Section[]	A collection of section objects. Read-only.	Go

See property access examples.

Relationships

None

Methods

Method	Return Type	Description	Feedback
getByName(name: string)	SectionCollection	Gets the collection of sections with the specified name.	Go
getItem(index: number or string)	Section	Gets a section by ID or by its index in the collection. Read-only.	Go
getItemAt(index: number)	Section	Gets a section on its position in the collection.	Go
load(param: object)	void	Fills the proxy object created in JavaScript layer with property and object values specified in the parameter.	Go

Method Details

getByName(name: string)

Gets the collection of sections with the specified name.

Syntax

sectionCollectionObject.getByName(name);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
name	string	The name of the section.

Returns

SectionCollection

Examples

OneNote.run(function (context) {

    // Get the sections in the current notebook.
    var sections = context.application.getActiveNotebook().sections;

    // Queue a command to load the sections. 
    // For best performance, request specific properties.
    sections.load("id"); 
    
    // Get the sections with the specified name.
    var groceriesSections = sections.getByName("Groceries");
    
    // Queue a command to load the sections with the specified name.
    groceriesSections.load("id,name");

    // Run the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    return context.sync()
        .then(function () {

            // Iterate through the collection or access items individually by index.
            if (groceriesSections.items.length > 0) {
                console.log("Section name: " + groceriesSections.items[0].name);
                console.log("Section ID: " + groceriesSections.items[0].id);
            }
        });
})
.catch(function(error) {
    console.log("Error: " + error);
    if (error instanceof OfficeExtension.Error) {
        console.log("Debug info: " + JSON.stringify(error.debugInfo));
    }
});

getItem(index: number or string)

Gets a section by ID or by its index in the collection. Read-only.

Syntax

sectionCollectionObject.getItem(index);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
index	number or string	The ID of the section, or the index location of the section in the collection.

Returns

Section

getItemAt(index: number)

Gets a section on its position in the collection.

Syntax

sectionCollectionObject.getItemAt(index);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
index	number	Index value of the object to be retrieved. Zero-indexed.

Returns

Section

load(param: object)

Fills the proxy object created in JavaScript layer with property and object values specified in the parameter.

Syntax

object.load(param);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
param	object	Optional. Accepts parameter and relationship names as delimited string or an array. Or, provide loadOption object.

Returns

void

Property access examples

items

OneNote.run(function (context) {

    // Get the sections in the current notebook.
    var sections = context.application.getActiveNotebook().sections;

    // Queue a command to load the sections. 
    // For best performance, request specific properties.
    sections.load("name"); 

    // Run the queued commands, and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    return context.sync()
        .then(function () {
            
            // Iterate through the collection or access items individually by index, for example: sections.items[0]
            $.each(sections.items, function(index, section) {
                if (section.name === "Homework") {
                    section.addPage("Biology");
                    section.addPage("Spanish");
                    section.addPage("Computer Science");
                }
            });
            return context.sync();
        });
})
.catch(function(error) {
    console.log("Error: " + error);
    if (error instanceof OfficeExtension.Error) {
        console.log("Debug info: " + JSON.stringify(error.debugInfo));
    }
});