Working with TextBoxes

In Aspose.Words, TextBox class is used to specify how a text is displayed inside a shape. It provides a public property named as parent to get the parent shape for the text box to allow customer to find linked Shape from linked TextBox.

Creating a Link

TextBox class provides isValidLinkTarget method in order to check whether the TextBox can be linked to the target Textbox.

The following code example shows how to check if the TextBox can be linked to the target Textbox:

Check TextBox Sequence

There are several ways to display text in a shape. The textBox can be the Head, Middle, or Tail of a sequence.

The following code example shows how to check if TextBox is a Head, Tail, or Middle of the sequence:

Breaking a Link

Using the textBox method you can break the link to the next TextBox.

The following code example shows how to break a link for a TextBox:

---

FAQ

1. Q: How can I obtain the parent Shape of a TextBox?
   A: Use the parent property of the TextBox object. It returns the Shape that contains the textbox, allowing you to access shape‑level properties or other linked shapes.

2. Q: How do I determine whether a TextBox is the head, middle, or tail of a linked sequence?
   A: Check the previous and next properties of the Shape.textBox object: the head has no previous textbox, the tail has no next one, and a middle textbox has both.

3. Q: What method should I call to break an existing link between two TextBox objects?
   A: Call the breakForwardLink() method on the Shape.textBox instance. This removes the link to the next textbox in the sequence, leaving the current textbox isolated.