ControlCollection.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl Method (ContentControl, String)

Adds a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl to the collection. The new control is based on a native content control that is already in the document.

Namespace:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word
Assembly:  Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word (in Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Function AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl ( _
    contentControl As ContentControl, _
    name As String _
) As BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl

BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(
    ContentControl contentControl,
    string name
)

Parameters

• contentControl
  Type: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl

  The Microsoft.Office.Interop.Word.ContentControl that is the basis for the new control.

• name
  Type: System.String

  The name of the new control.

Return Value

Type: Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl
The BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl that was added to the document.

Exceptions

Remarks

Use this method to add a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl that is based on a native content control in the document. This is useful when you create a BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl at run time, and you want to recreate the same control the next time the document is opened. For more information, see Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time.

Examples

The following code example creates a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl for every native building block gallery that is already in the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project, and call the CreateBuildingBlockControlsFromNativeControls method from the ThisDocument_Startup method.

Private buildingBlockControls As New System.Collections.Generic.List _
        (Of Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl)

Private Sub CreateBuildingBlockGalleryControlsFromNativeControls()
    If Me.ContentControls.Count <= 0 Then 
        Return 
    End If 

    Dim count As Integer = 0
    For Each nativeControl As Word.ContentControl In Me.ContentControls
        If nativeControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then
            count += 1
            Dim tempControl As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl = _
                Me.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(nativeControl, _
                "VSTOBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl" + count.ToString())
            buildingBlockControls.Add(tempControl)
        End If 
    Next nativeControl
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your add-in project, and call the CreateBuildingBlockControlsFromNativeControls method from the ThisAddIn_Startup method.

Private buildingBlockControls As New System.Collections.Generic.List _
        (Of BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl)

Private Sub CreateBuildingBlockGalleryControlsFromNativeControls()
    If Me.Application.ActiveDocument Is Nothing Then 
        Return 
    End If 

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    If vstoDoc.ContentControls.Count <= 0 Then 
        Return 
    End If 

    Dim count As Integer = 0
    For Each nativeControl As Word.ContentControl In vstoDoc.ContentControls
        If nativeControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then
            count += 1
            Dim tempControl As Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl = _
                vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(nativeControl, _
                "VSTOBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl" + count.ToString())
            buildingBlockControls.Add(tempControl)
        End If 
    Next nativeControl
End Sub

private System.Collections.Generic.List
   <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl> buildingBlockControls;

private void CreateBuildingBlockControlsFromNativeControls()
{
    if (this.Application.ActiveDocument == null)
        return;

    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    if (vstoDoc.ContentControls.Count <= 0)
    {
        System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show("No content controls found in document.");                    
        return;
    }

    buildingBlockControls = new System.Collections.Generic.List
        <Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl>();
    int count = 0;

    foreach (Word.ContentControl nativeControl in vstoDoc.ContentControls)
    {
        if (nativeControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery)
        {
            count++;
            Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word.BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl tempControl =
                vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(nativeControl,
                "VSTOBuildingBlockContentControl" + count.ToString());
            buildingBlockControls.Add(tempControl);
        }
    }
}

The following code example creates a new BuildingBlockGalleryContentControl for every native building block gallery that the user adds to the document.

This version is for a document-level customization. To use this code, paste it into the ThisDocument class in your project. For C#, you must also attach the ThisDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd event handler to the ContentControlAfterAdd event of the ThisDocument class.

Private Sub ThisDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd(ByVal NewContentControl As Word.ContentControl, _
    ByVal InUndoRedo As Boolean) Handles Me.ContentControlAfterAdd

    If NewContentControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then 
        Me.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(NewContentControl, _
            "BuildingBlockControl" + NewContentControl.ID)
    End If 
End Sub

This version is for an application-level add-in that targets the .NET Framework 4 or the .NET Framework 4.5. To use this code, paste it into the ThisAddIn class in your project. Also, you must attach the ActiveDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd event handler to the ContentControlAfterAdd event of the active document.

Private Sub ActiveDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd( _
    ByVal NewContentControl As Word.ContentControl, _
    ByVal InUndoRedo As Boolean)

    Dim vstoDoc As Document = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(Me.Application.ActiveDocument)
    If NewContentControl.Type = Word.WdContentControlType. _
        wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery Then
        vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(NewContentControl, _
            "BuildingBlockControl" + NewContentControl.ID)
    End If 
End Sub

void ActiveDocument_BuildingBlockContentControlAfterAdd(
    Word.ContentControl NewContentControl, bool InUndoRedo)
{
    Document vstoDoc = Globals.Factory.GetVstoObject(this.Application.ActiveDocument);
    if (NewContentControl.Type == Word.WdContentControlType.wdContentControlBuildingBlockGallery)
    {
        vstoDoc.Controls.AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl(NewContentControl,
            "BuildingBlockControl" + NewContentControl.ID);
    }
}

.NET Framework Security

• Full trust for the immediate caller. This member cannot be used by partially trusted code. For more information, see Using Libraries from Partially Trusted Code.

See Also

Reference

ControlCollection Interface

AddBuildingBlockGalleryContentControl Overload

Microsoft.Office.Tools.Word Namespace

Other Resources

Adding Controls to Office Documents at Run Time

How to: Add Content Controls to Word Documents