Document Object (JavaScript API for Word)

Word 2016, Word for iPad, Word for Mac, Word Online

The Document object is the top level object. A Document object contains one or more sections, content controls, and the body that contains the contents of the document.

Properties

Property	Type	Description	Req. Set
saved	bool	Indicates whether the changes in the document have been saved. A value of true indicates that the document hasn't changed since it was saved. Read-only.	1.1

Relationships

Relationship	Type	Description	Req. Set
body	Body	Gets the body object of the document. The body is the text that excludes headers, footers, footnotes, textboxes, etc.. Read-only.	1.1
contentControls	ContentControlCollection	Gets the collection of content control objects in the current document. This includes content controls in the body of the document, headers, footers, textboxes, etc.. Read-only.	1.1
properties	DocumentProperties	Gets the properties of the current document. Read-only.	1.3
sections	SectionCollection	Gets the collection of section objects in the document. Read-only.	1.1

Methods

Method	Return Type	Description	Req. Set
getSelection()	Range	Gets the current selection of the document. Multiple selections are not supported.	1.1
load(param: object)	void	Fills the proxy object created in JavaScript layer with property and object values specified in the parameter.	1.1
save()	void	Saves the document. This will use the Word default file naming convention if the document has not been saved before.	1.1

Method Details

getSelection()

Gets the current selection of the document. Multiple selections are not supported.

Syntax

documentObject.getSelection();

Parameters

None

Returns

Range

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
Word.run(function (context) {
    
    var textSample = 'This is an example of the insert text method. This is a method ' + 
        'which allows users to insert text into a selection. It can insert text into a ' +
        'relative location or it can overwrite the current selection. Since the ' +
        'getSelection method returns a range object, look up the range object documentation ' +
        'for everything you can do with a selection.';
    
    // Create a range proxy object for the current selection.
    var range = context.document.getSelection();
    
    // Queue a commmand to insert text at the end of the selection.
    range.insertText(textSample, Word.InsertLocation.end);
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    return context.sync().then(function () {
        console.log('Inserted the text at the end of the selection.');
    });  
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log('Error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
    if (error instanceof OfficeExtension.Error) {
        console.log('Debug info: ' + JSON.stringify(error.debugInfo));
    }
});

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

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
Word.run(function (context) {
    
    // Create a proxy object for the document.
    var thisDocument = context.document;
    
    // Queue a command to load content control properties.
    context.load(thisDocument, 'contentControls/id, contentControls/text, contentControls/tag');
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    return context.sync().then(function () {
        if (thisDocument.contentControls.items.length !== 0) {
            for (var i = 0; i < thisDocument.contentControls.items.length; i++) {
                console.log(thisDocument.contentControls.items[i].id);
                console.log(thisDocument.contentControls.items[i].text);
                console.log(thisDocument.contentControls.items[i].tag);
            }
        } else {
            console.log('No content controls in this document.');
        }
    });  
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log('Error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
    if (error instanceof OfficeExtension.Error) {
        console.log('Debug info: ' + JSON.stringify(error.debugInfo));
    }
});

save()

Saves the document. This will use the Word default file naming convention if the document has not been saved before.

Syntax

documentObject.save();

Parameters

None

Returns

void

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
Word.run(function (context) {
    
    // Create a proxy object for the document.
    var thisDocument = context.document;

    // Queue a commmand to load the document save state (on the saved property).
    context.load(thisDocument, 'saved');    
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    return context.sync().then(function () {
        
        if (thisDocument.saved === false) {
            // Queue a command to save this document.
            thisDocument.save();
            
            // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
            // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
            return context.sync().then(function () {
                console.log('Saved the document');
            });
        } else {
            console.log('The document has not changed since the last save.');
        }
    });  
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log("Error: " + JSON.stringify(error));
    if (error instanceof OfficeExtension.Error) {
        console.log("Debug info: " + JSON.stringify(error.debugInfo));
    }
});