Section Object (JavaScript API for Word)

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

Represents a section in a Word document.

Properties

None

Relationships

Relationship	Type	Description	Req. Set
body	Body	Gets the body object of the section. This does not include the headerfooter and other section metadata. Read-only.	1.1

Methods

Method	Return Type	Description	Req. Set
getFooter(type: string)	Body	Gets one of the section's footers.	1.1
getHeader(type: string)	Body	Gets one of the section's headers.	1.1
getNext()	Section	Gets the next section. Throws if this section is the last one.	1.3
getNextOrNullObject()	Section	Gets the next section. Returns a null object if this section is the last one.	1.3
load(param: object)	void	Fills the proxy object created in JavaScript layer with property and object values specified in the parameter.	1.1

Method Details

getFooter(type: string)

Gets one of the section's footers.

Syntax

sectionObject.getFooter(type);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
type	string	Required. The type of footer to return. This value can be: 'primary', 'firstPage' or 'evenPages'. Possible values are: Primary Returns the header or footer on all pages of a section, with the first page or odd pages excluded if they are different.,FirstPage Returns the header or footer on the first page of a section.,EvenPages Returns all headers or footers on even-numbered pages of a section.

Returns

Body

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
Word.run(function (context) {
    
    // Create a proxy sectionsCollection object.
    var mySections = context.document.sections;
    
    // Queue a commmand to load the sections.
    context.load(mySections, 'body/style');
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    return context.sync().then(function () {
        
        // Create a proxy object the primary footer of the first section. 
        // Note that the footer is a body object.
        var myFooter = mySections.items[0].getFooter("primary");
        
        // Queue a command to insert text at the end of the footer.
        myFooter.insertText("This is a footer.", Word.InsertLocation.end);
        
        // Queue a command to wrap the header in a content control.
        myFooter.insertContentControl();
                              
        // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
        // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
        return context.sync().then(function () {
            console.log("Added a footer to the first section.");
        });                    
    });  
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log('Error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
    if (error instanceof OfficeExtension.Error) {
        console.log('Debug info: ' + JSON.stringify(error.debugInfo));
    }
});

getHeader(type: string)

Gets one of the section's headers.

Syntax

sectionObject.getHeader(type);

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
type	string	Required. The type of header to return. This value can be: 'primary', 'firstPage' or 'evenPages'. Possible values are: Primary Returns the header or footer on all pages of a section, with the first page or odd pages excluded if they are different.,FirstPage Returns the header or footer on the first page of a section.,EvenPages Returns all headers or footers on even-numbered pages of a section.

Returns

Body

Examples

// Run a batch operation against the Word object model.
Word.run(function (context) {
    
    // Create a proxy sectionsCollection object.
    var mySections = context.document.sections;
    
    // Queue a commmand to load the sections.
    context.load(mySections, 'body/style');
    
    // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
    // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
    return context.sync().then(function () {
        
        // Create a proxy object the primary header of the first section. 
        // Note that the header is a body object.
        var myHeader = mySections.items[0].getHeader("primary");
        
        // Queue a command to insert text at the end of the header.
        myHeader.insertText("This is a header.", Word.InsertLocation.end);
        
        // Queue a command to wrap the header in a content control.
        myHeader.insertContentControl();
                              
        // Synchronize the document state by executing the queued commands, 
        // and return a promise to indicate task completion.
        return context.sync().then(function () {
            console.log("Added a header to the first section.");
        });                    
    });  
})
.catch(function (error) {
    console.log('Error: ' + JSON.stringify(error));
    if (error instanceof OfficeExtension.Error) {
        console.log('Debug info: ' + JSON.stringify(error.debugInfo));
    }
});

getNext()

Gets the next section. Throws if this section is the last one.

Syntax

sectionObject.getNext();

Parameters

None

Returns

Section

getNextOrNullObject()

Gets the next section. Returns a null object if this section is the last one.

Syntax

sectionObject.getNextOrNullObject();

Parameters

None

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