context (Mailbox preview requirement set)
Office.context
Office.context provides shared interfaces that are used by add-ins in all of the Office apps. This listing documents only those interfaces that are used by Outlook add-ins. For a full listing of the Office.context namespace, see the Office.context reference in the Common API.
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.1 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Properties
Property | Modes | Return type | Minimum requirement set |
---|---|---|---|
auth | Compose Read |
Auth | IdentityAPI 1.3 |
contentLanguage | Compose Read |
String | 1.1 |
diagnostics | Compose Read |
ContextInformation | 1.5 |
displayLanguage | Compose Read |
String | 1.1 |
host | Compose Read |
HostType | 1.5 |
mailbox | Compose Read |
Mailbox | 1.1 |
officeTheme | Compose Read |
OfficeTheme | 1.14 |
platform | Compose Read |
PlatformType | 1.5 |
requirements | Compose Read |
RequirementSetSupport | 1.1 |
roamingSettings | Compose Read |
RoamingSettings | 1.1 |
sensitivityLabelsCatalog | Compose | SensitivityLabelsCatalog | 1.13 |
ui | Compose Read |
UI | 1.1 |
urls | Compose Read |
Urls | 1.14 |
Property details
auth: Auth
Supports single sign-on (SSO) by providing a method that allows the Office application to obtain an access token to the add-in's web application. Indirectly, this also enables the add-in to access the signed-in user's Microsoft Graph data without requiring the user to sign in a second time.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | Preview |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
Office.context.auth.getAccessTokenAsync(function(result) {
if (result.status === "succeeded") {
const token = result.value;
// ...
} else {
console.log("Error obtaining token", result.error);
}
});
contentLanguage: String
Gets the locale (language) specified by the user for editing the item.
The contentLanguage
value reflects the current Editing Language setting specified with File > Options > Language in the Office client application.
Type
- String
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.1 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
function sayHelloWithContentLanguage() {
const myContentLanguage = Office.context.contentLanguage;
switch (myContentLanguage) {
case 'en-US':
write('Hello!');
break;
case 'en-NZ':
write('G\'day mate!');
break;
}
}
// Function that writes to a div with id='message' on the page.
function write(message){
document.getElementById('message').innerText += message;
}
diagnostics: ContextInformation
Gets information about the environment in which the add-in is running.
Note
For all Mailbox requirement sets, you can also use the Office.context.mailbox.diagnostics property to get similar information.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.5 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
const contextInfo = Office.context.diagnostics;
console.log("Office application: " + contextInfo.host);
console.log("Office version: " + contextInfo.version);
console.log("Platform: " + contextInfo.platform);
displayLanguage: String
Gets the locale (language) in RFC 1766 Language tag format specified by the user for the UI of the Office client application.
The displayLanguage
value reflects the current Display Language setting specified with File > Options > Language in the Office client application.
Type
- String
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.1 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
function sayHelloWithDisplayLanguage() {
const myDisplayLanguage = Office.context.displayLanguage;
switch (myDisplayLanguage) {
case 'en-US':
write('Hello!');
break;
case 'en-NZ':
write('G\'day mate!');
break;
}
}
// Function that writes to a div with id='message' on the page.
function write(message){
document.getElementById('message').innerText += message;
}
host: HostType
Gets the Office application that is hosting the add-in.
Note
Alternatively, you can use the Office.context.diagnostics property to get the host. For all Mailbox requirement sets, you can also use the Office.context.mailbox.diagnostics property to get similar information.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.5 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
console.log(JSON.stringify(Office.context.host));
officeTheme: OfficeTheme
Provides access to the properties for Office theme colors.
Note
This member is only supported in Outlook on Windows.
Using Office theme colors lets you coordinate the color scheme of your add-in with the current Office theme selected by the user with File > Office Account > Office Theme UI, which is applied across all Office client applications. Using Office theme colors is appropriate for mail and task pane add-ins.
Type
Properties
Name | Type | Description |
---|---|---|
bodyBackgroundColor |
String | Gets the Office theme body background color as a hexadecimal color triplet. |
bodyForegroundColor |
String | Gets the Office theme body foreground color as a hexadecimal color triplet. |
controlBackgroundColor |
String | Gets the Office theme control background color as a hexadecimal color triplet. |
controlForegroundColor |
String | Gets the Office theme body control color as a hexadecimal color triplet. |
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | Preview |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
function applyOfficeTheme(){
// Get office theme colors.
const bodyBackgroundColor = Office.context.officeTheme.bodyBackgroundColor;
const bodyForegroundColor = Office.context.officeTheme.bodyForegroundColor;
const controlBackgroundColor = Office.context.officeTheme.controlBackgroundColor
const controlForegroundColor = Office.context.officeTheme.controlForegroundColor;
// Apply body background color to a CSS class.
$('.body').css('background-color', bodyBackgroundColor);
}
platform: PlatformType
Provides the platform on which the add-in is running.
Note
Alternatively, you can use the Office.context.diagnostics property to get the platform. For all Mailbox requirement sets, you can also use the Office.context.mailbox.diagnostics property to get similar information.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.5 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
console.log(JSON.stringify(Office.context.platform));
requirements: RequirementSetSupport
Provides a method for determining what requirement sets are supported on the current application and platform.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.1 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Example
console.log(JSON.stringify(Office.context.requirements.isSetSupported("mailbox", "1.1")));
roamingSettings: RoamingSettings
Gets an object that represents the custom settings or state of a mail add-in saved to a user's mailbox.
The RoamingSettings
object lets you store and access data for a mail add-in that is stored in a user's mailbox, so that is available to that add-in when it is running from any Outlook client used to access that mailbox.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.1 |
Minimum permission level | restricted |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
sensitivityLabelsCatalog: SensitivityLabelsCatalog
Gets the object to check the status of the catalog of sensitivity labels in Outlook and retrieve all available sensitivity labels if the catalog is enabled.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.13 |
Minimum permission level | read/write item |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose |
ui: UI
Provides objects and methods that you can use to create and manipulate UI components, such as dialog boxes, in your Office Add-ins.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.1 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
urls: Urls
Gets the object to retrieve the runtime URLs of an add-in.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | 1.14 |
Applicable Outlook mode | Compose or Read |
Events
You can subscribe to and unsubscribe from the following events using addHandlerAsync and removeHandlerAsync respectively.
Event | Description | Minimum requirement set |
---|---|---|
OfficeThemeChanged |
The Office theme in Outlook changed. Only available with task pane implementation. | 1.14 |