What's new in Word JavaScript API 1.9

WordApi 1.9 mainly included support for additional types of content controls. This improves the quality of data entry by having the user choose from a valid set of options.

API list

The following table lists the APIs in Word JavaScript API requirement set 1.9. To view API reference documentation for all APIs supported by Word JavaScript API requirement set 1.9 or earlier, see Word APIs in requirement set 1.9 or earlier.

Class Fields Description
ComboBoxContentControl addListItem(displayText: string, value?: string, index?: number) Adds a new list item to this combo box content control and returns a Word.ContentControlListItem object.
deleteAllListItems() Deletes all list items in this combo box content control.
listItems Gets the collection of list items in the combo box content control.
ContentControl comboBoxContentControl Gets the data of the content control when its type is 'ComboBox'.
dropDownListContentControl Gets the data of the content control when its type is 'DropDownList'.
ContentControlListItem delete() Deletes the list item.
displayText Specifies the display text of a list item for a dropdown list or combo box content control.
index Specifies the index location of a content control list item in the collection of list items.
select() Selects the list item and sets the text of the content control to the value of the list item.
value Specifies the programmatic value of a list item for a dropdown list or combo box content control.
ContentControlListItemCollection getFirst() Gets the first list item in this collection.
getFirstOrNullObject() Gets the first list item in this collection.
items Gets the loaded child items in this collection.
DropDownListContentControl addListItem(displayText: string, value?: string, index?: number) Adds a new list item to this dropdown list content control and returns a Word.ContentControlListItem object.
deleteAllListItems() Deletes all list items in this dropdown list content control.
listItems Gets the collection of list items in the dropdown list content control.

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