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IsFootnote

Check if the current document content is a footnote.

Syntax​

expression.IsFootnote();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocumentContent class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

boolean

Example​

Detect whether a note is a footnote in a document.

// How do I check if a note content block belongs to a footnote in a document?

// Verify note type to decide whether to display bottom-of-page or end-of-document reference text.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let footnote = doc.AddFootnote();
let paragraph = footnote.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("Footnote text");

let isFootnote = footnote.IsFootnote();
let isEndnote  = footnote.IsEndnote();
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
doc.Push(paragraph);
paragraph.AddText("Footnote " + isFootnote);
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText("Endnote " + isEndnote);