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ReplaceByElement

ReplaceByElement(oElement) → { boolean }

Replaces the current content control with a new element.

Parameters:

Name Type Description
oElement DocumentElement

The element to replace the current content control with.

Returns:

Type
boolean

Example

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builder.CreateFile("docx");
var oDocument = Api.GetDocument();
var oBlockLvlSdt = Api.CreateBlockLvlSdt();
oDocument.AddElement(0, oBlockLvlSdt);
oBlockLvlSdt.SetPlaceholderText("Name");
var oParagraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
oParagraph.AddText("The content control was replaced with the current paragraph.");
oBlockLvlSdt.ReplaceByElement(oParagraph);
builder.SaveFile("docx", "ReplaceByElement.docx");
builder.CloseFile();

Resulting document