context (Mailbox requirement set 1.9)
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 |
platform | Compose Read |
PlatformType | 1.5 |
requirements | Compose Read |
RequirementSetSupport | 1.1 |
roamingSettings | Compose Read |
RoamingSettings | 1.1 |
ui | Compose Read |
UI | 1.1 |
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. See IdentityAPI 1.3 requirement set.
Type
Requirements
Requirement | Value |
---|---|
Minimum mailbox requirement set version | N/A |
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 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.host));
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 |
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 |