LockContents

StructuredDocumentTag.LockContents property

When set to true, this property will prohibit a user from editing the contents of this SDT.

public bool LockContents { get; set; }

Examples

Shows how to apply editing restrictions to structured document tags.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Insert a plain text structured document tag, which acts as a text box that prompts the user to fill it in.
StructuredDocumentTag tag = new StructuredDocumentTag(doc, SdtType.PlainText, MarkupLevel.Inline);

// Set the "LockContents" property to "true" to prohibit the user from editing this text box's contents.
tag.LockContents = true;
builder.Write("The contents of this structured document tag cannot be edited: ");
builder.InsertNode(tag);

tag = new StructuredDocumentTag(doc, SdtType.PlainText, MarkupLevel.Inline);

// Set the "LockContentControl" property to "true" to prohibit the user from
// deleting this structured document tag manually in Microsoft Word.
tag.LockContentControl = true;

builder.InsertParagraph();
builder.Write("This structured document tag cannot be deleted but its contents can be edited: ");
builder.InsertNode(tag);

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "StructuredDocumentTag.Lock.docx");

See Also

StructuredDocumentTag.LockContentControl StructuredDocumentTag.Multiline