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GetDataBinding

Retrieves the data binding of the content control.

Syntax​

expression.GetDataBinding();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiInlineLvlSdt class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

XmlMapping

Example​

This example shows how to retrieve the data binding of an inline content control.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let xmlManager = doc.GetCustomXmlParts();
let xmlText = `
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<pic:documentData xmlns:pic="http://example.com/picture">
  <pic:text>123</pic:text>
</pic:documentData>`;
let partId = xmlManager.Add(xmlText).GetId();
let contentControl = Api.CreateInlineLvlSdt();
contentControl.SetDataBinding({
  prefixMapping : "xmlns:pic='http://example.com/picture'",
  storeItemID : partId,
  xpath : "/pic:documentData/pic:text"
});
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.Push(contentControl);

let dataBinding = contentControl.GetDataBinding();
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText(dataBinding.storeItemID);
doc.Push(paragraph);