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GetParentContentControl

Returns a content control that contains the current run.

Syntax​

expression.GetParentContentControl();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiRun class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiBlockLvlSdt | ApiInlineLvlSdt | null

Example​

Find the content control that wraps a text run in a document.

// How do I access the container holding a specific piece of text in a document?

// Reach the enclosing structured region from a text run in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let blockLvlSdt = Api.CreateBlockLvlSdt();
let paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
let run = Api.CreateRun();
run.AddText("This is a block text content control.");
paragraph.Push(run);
blockLvlSdt.AddElement(paragraph, 0);
doc.AddElement(0, blockLvlSdt);
let contentControl = run.GetParentContentControl();
let classType = contentControl.GetClassType();
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("Class type: " + classType);
doc.Push(paragraph);