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GetElementsCount

Returns a number of elements in the current inline text content control. The text content control is created with one text run present in it by default, so even without any element added this method will return the value of '1'.

Syntax​

expression.GetElementsCount();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiInlineLvlSdt class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

number

Example​

Count the elements inside an inline text content control in a document.

// How do I check how many elements an inline content control contains in a document?

// Track the element count of an inline content control as runs are added to it in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let inlineLvlSdt = Api.CreateInlineLvlSdt();
paragraph.AddInlineLvlSdt(inlineLvlSdt);
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
let inlineLvlSdtCount = inlineLvlSdt.GetElementsCount();
paragraph.AddText("Number of elements in inlineLvlSdt (before adding anything) = " + inlineLvlSdtCount);
let run = Api.CreateRun();
run.AddText("This is an inline text content control. ");
inlineLvlSdt.AddElement(run, 0);
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
inlineLvlSdtCount = inlineLvlSdt.GetElementsCount();
paragraph.AddText("Number of elements in inlineLvlSdt (after adding one element) = " + inlineLvlSdtCount);
let run1 = Api.CreateRun();
run1.AddText("One more element of the inline text content control.");
inlineLvlSdt.AddElement(run1, 1);
inlineLvlSdtCount = inlineLvlSdt.GetElementsCount();
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddText("Number of elements in inlineLvlSdt (after adding one more element) = " + inlineLvlSdtCount);