Document apiReferenceFormatParagraph

format.paragraph.setDirection

Set paragraph base direction (LTR or RTL via w:bidi). Optionally align text to match.

mutates documenttracked modedry runconditional
doc.format.paragraph.setDirection(…)

Expected result

Returns a ParagraphMutationResult; reports NO_OP if the direction already matches.

Inputs

targetparagraph | heading | listItemrequired
paragraph
kind"block"required
nodeType"paragraph"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
heading
kind"block"required
nodeType"heading"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
listItem
kind"block"required
nodeType"listItem"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
direction"ltr" | "rtl"required
1 additional input field
alignmentPolicy"preserve" | "matchDirection"

Result

Output fields
true
successtruerequired
targetparagraph | heading | listItemrequired
paragraph
kind"block"required
nodeType"paragraph"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
heading
kind"block"required
nodeType"heading"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
listItem
kind"block"required
nodeType"listItem"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
resolutionobjectrequired
Fields
targetparagraph | heading | listItemrequired
paragraph
kind"block"required
nodeType"paragraph"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
heading
kind"block"required
nodeType"heading"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
listItem
kind"block"required
nodeType"listItem"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
trackedChangeRefsTrackedChangeAddress[]
false
successfalserequired
failureobjectrequired
Fields
code"NO_OP"required
messagestringrequired
detailsunknown
resolutionobject
Fields
targetparagraph | heading | listItemrequired
paragraph
kind"block"required
nodeType"paragraph"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
heading
kind"block"required
nodeType"heading"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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
listItem
kind"block"required
nodeType"listItem"required
nodeIdstringrequired
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

Failures

Pre-apply throws

  • TARGET_NOT_FOUND
  • INVALID_TARGET
  • CAPABILITY_UNAVAILABLE

Non-applied receipt codes

  • NO_OP

Raw schemas

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