AddElement

Adds a paragraph or a table or a blockLvl content control using its position in the document content.

Inherited from ApiDocumentContent.AddElement.

Syntax

expression.AddElement(nPos, oElement);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiDocument class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
nPos	Required	number		The position where the current element will be added.
oElement	Required	DocumentElement		The document element which will be added at the current position.

Returns

boolean

Example

Insert a paragraph at a specific position in a document.

// How do I add a paragraph at a chosen index in a document?

// Build a paragraph with text runs and place it before existing content in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
let run = Api.CreateRun();
run.AddText("Number of paragraph elements at this point: ");
run.AddTabStop();
run.AddText("" + paragraph.GetElementsCount());
run.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddElement(run);
run.AddText("Number of paragraph elements after we added a text run: ");
run.AddTabStop();
run.AddText("" + paragraph.GetElementsCount());
doc.AddElement(0, paragraph);