Select checkbox

The example shows you how to find checkbox and mark it as "checked".

C# example

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using Independentsoft.Office;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word;
using Independentsoft.Office.Word.Fields;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            WordDocument doc = new WordDocument("c:\\test\\input.docx");

            IList<IContentElement> allElements = doc.GetContentElements();

            foreach (IContentElement element in allElements)
            {
                if (element is Paragraph)
                {
                    Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph)element;

                    for (int i = 0; i < paragraph.Content.Count; i++)
                    {
                        if (paragraph.Content[i] is Run)
                        {
                            Run run = (Run)paragraph.Content[i];

                            for (int r = 0; r < run.Content.Count; r++)
                            {
                                if (run.Content[r] is ComplexField)
                                {
                                    ComplexField complexField = (ComplexField)run.Content[r];

                                    if (complexField.FormFieldProperties != null && complexField.FormFieldProperties.Name == "CheckBox1" && complexField.FormFieldProperties.CheckBoxFormFieldProperties != null)
                                    {
                                        complexField.FormFieldProperties.CheckBoxFormFieldProperties.Checked = ExtendedBoolean.True;
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.docx", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Word.Fields

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args As String())

        Dim doc As WordDocument = New WordDocument("c:\test\input.docx")

        Dim allElements As IList(Of IContentElement) = doc.GetContentElements()

        For Each element As IContentElement In allElements
            If TypeOf element Is Paragraph Then
                Dim paragraph As Paragraph = DirectCast(element, Paragraph)

                For i As Integer = 0 To paragraph.Content.Count - 1
                    If TypeOf paragraph.Content(i) Is Run Then
                        Dim run As Run = DirectCast(paragraph.Content(i), Run)

                        For r As Integer = 0 To run.Content.Count - 1
                            If TypeOf run.Content(r) Is ComplexField Then
                                Dim complexField As ComplexField = DirectCast(run.Content(r), ComplexField)

                                If complexField.FormFieldProperties IsNot Nothing AndAlso complexField.FormFieldProperties.Name = "CheckBox1" AndAlso complexField.FormFieldProperties.CheckBoxFormFieldProperties IsNot Nothing Then
                                    complexField.FormFieldProperties.CheckBoxFormFieldProperties.Checked = ExtendedBoolean.[True]
                                End If
                            End If
                        Next
                    End If
                Next
            End If
        Next

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.docx", True)

    End Sub
End Module

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