Aspose::Words::Section::get_ProtectedForForms method

Section::get_ProtectedForForms method

True if the section is protected for forms. When a section is protected for forms, users can select and modify text only in form fields in Microsoft Word.

bool Aspose::Words::Section::get_ProtectedForForms()

Examples

Shows how to turn off protection for a section.

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>();

auto builder = MakeObject<DocumentBuilder>(doc);
builder->Writeln(u"Section 1. Hello world!");
builder->InsertBreak(BreakType::SectionBreakNewPage);

builder->Writeln(u"Section 2. Hello again!");
builder->Write(u"Please enter text here: ");
builder->InsertTextInput(u"TextInput1", TextFormFieldType::Regular, u"", u"Placeholder text", 0);

// Apply write protection to every section in the document.
doc->Protect(ProtectionType::AllowOnlyFormFields);

// Turn off write protection for the first section.
doc->get_Sections()->idx_get(0)->set_ProtectedForForms(false);

// In this output document, we will be able to edit the first section freely,
// and we will only be able to edit the contents of the form field in the second section.
doc->Save(ArtifactsDir + u"Section.Protect.docx");

See Also

Aspose::Words::Section::get_PageSetup method Aspose::Words::Section::GetType method