Document apiReferenceContent controls

contentControls.getParent

Get the parent content control of the target, if any.

read-onlyidempotent
doc.contentControls.getParent(…)

Expected result

Returns a ContentControlInfo for the parent, or null if no parent SDT exists.

Inputs

targetobjectrequired
Fields
kind"block" | "inline"required
nodeType"sdt"required
nodeIdstringrequired

Result

Output fields
nodeType
nodeType"sdt"required
kind"block" | "inline"required
idstringrequired
controlTypestringrequired
lockModestringrequired
propertiesobjectrequired
bindingobject
Fields
storeItemIdstringrequired
xpathstringrequired
prefixMappingsstring
rawobject
targetobjectrequired
Fields
kind"block" | "inline"required
nodeType"sdt"required
nodeIdstringrequired
selectionTargetSelectionTarget | null
kind
kind"selection"required
startSelectionPointrequired

A point in the document. Use {kind:'text', blockId, offset} for character positions or {kind:'nodeEdge', node:{kind:'block', nodeType, nodeId}, edge:'before'|'after'} for block boundaries.

text
kind"text"required
blockIdstringrequired
offsetintegerrequired
storyStoryLocator

Story scope. Defaults to document body when omitted. Use {kind:'story', storyType:'body'} for body, or other storyType values for headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes.

body
kind"story"required
storyType"body"required
headerFooterSlot
kind"story"required
storyType"headerFooterSlot"required
sectionSectionAddressrequired
headerFooterKind"header" | "footer"required
variant"default" | "first" | "even"required
resolution"effective" | "explicit"
onWrite"materializeIfInherited" | "editResolvedPart" | "error"
headerFooterPart
kind"story"required
storyType"headerFooterPart"required
refIdstringrequired
footnote
kind"story"required
storyType"footnote"required
noteIdstringrequired
endnote
kind"story"required
storyType"endnote"required
noteIdstringrequired
textbox
kind"story"required
storyType"textbox"required
textboxIdstringrequired
nodeEdge
kind"nodeEdge"required
nodeSelectionEdgeNodeAddressrequired
edge"before" | "after"required
endSelectionPointrequired

A point in the document. Use {kind:'text', blockId, offset} for character positions or {kind:'nodeEdge', node:{kind:'block', nodeType, nodeId}, edge:'before'|'after'} for block boundaries.

text
kind"text"required
blockIdstringrequired
offsetintegerrequired
storyStoryLocator

Story scope. Defaults to document body when omitted. Use {kind:'story', storyType:'body'} for body, or other storyType values for headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes.

body
kind"story"required
storyType"body"required
headerFooterSlot
kind"story"required
storyType"headerFooterSlot"required
sectionSectionAddressrequired
headerFooterKind"header" | "footer"required
variant"default" | "first" | "even"required
resolution"effective" | "explicit"
onWrite"materializeIfInherited" | "editResolvedPart" | "error"
headerFooterPart
kind"story"required
storyType"headerFooterPart"required
refIdstringrequired
footnote
kind"story"required
storyType"footnote"required
noteIdstringrequired
endnote
kind"story"required
storyType"endnote"required
noteIdstringrequired
textbox
kind"story"required
storyType"textbox"required
textboxIdstringrequired
nodeEdge
kind"nodeEdge"required
nodeSelectionEdgeNodeAddressrequired
edge"before" | "after"required
storyStoryLocator

Story scope. Defaults to document body when omitted. Use {kind:'story', storyType:'body'} for body, or other storyType values for headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes.

body
kind"story"required
storyType"body"required
headerFooterSlot
kind"story"required
storyType"headerFooterSlot"required
sectionSectionAddressrequired
headerFooterKind"header" | "footer"required
variant"default" | "first" | "even"required
resolution"effective" | "explicit"
onWrite"materializeIfInherited" | "editResolvedPart" | "error"
headerFooterPart
kind"story"required
storyType"headerFooterPart"required
refIdstringrequired
footnote
kind"story"required
storyType"footnote"required
noteIdstringrequired
endnote
kind"story"required
storyType"endnote"required
noteIdstringrequired
textbox
kind"story"required
storyType"textbox"required
textboxIdstringrequired
coordinateSpaceTextCoordinateSpace
Variant 2

No fields.

textstring
isEmptyboolean
Variant 2

No fields.

Failures

Pre-apply throws

  • TARGET_NOT_FOUND
  • INVALID_INPUT
  • CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE

Raw schemas

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