Delete

Removes a content control and its content.

If keepContent is true, the content is not deleted.

Syntax

expression.Delete(keepContent);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiInlineLvlSdt class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
keepContent	Required	boolean		Specifies if the content will be deleted or not.

Returns

boolean

Example

Remove an inline content control from a document.

// How do I delete an inline content control in a document?

// Replace a content control with plain text to clean up unwanted input fields in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let inlineLvlSdt = Api.CreateInlineLvlSdt();
inlineLvlSdt.AddText("This is an inline text content control.");
paragraph.AddInlineLvlSdt(inlineLvlSdt);
inlineLvlSdt.Delete(false);
paragraph.AddText("The inline text content control was removed.");