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|Element.GetElements(Element.Type)].



{remarks}
{example}
The following sample demonstrates how to create a new list at the end of a document as well as how to get the first list of a document.
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          //--- Insert a numbered list at the end of a new document with one entry
          WordApplication app = new WordApplication();
          Document doc = app.Create();
          List lst = doc.InsertListAfter(true);
          lst.AddEntry(0);
          lst.InsertTextAfter("First list entry.", false);

          //--- Get the first list of an existing document
          WordApplication app = new WordApplication();
          Document doc = app.Open(@"C:\sample.doc");
          List lst = doc.GetElements(Element.Type.List)[0];
        

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          '--- Insert a numbered list at the end of a new document with one entry
          Dim app As New WordApplication()
          Dim doc As Document = app.Create()
          Dim lst As List = doc.InsertListAfter(True)
          lst.AddEntry(0)
          lst.InsertTextAfter("First list entry.", False)

          '--- Get the first list of an existing document
          Dim app As New WordApplication()
          Dim doc As Document = app.Open("C:\sample.doc")
          Dim lst As List = doc.GetElements(Element.Type.List)(0)
        

{description}
{excerpt}This class is used to represent a list in a Word document. Lists are part of the _BlockElement_ objects of an [Element|Element]. Using this class, Lists can be read and written. Lists contain list entries, which are basically paragraphs with additional features.{excerpt}
{signature:C#}
 public sealed class List : Element

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}
Public NotInheritable Class List
		Inherits Element

{signature}
{remarks}To create a new list, use [Element.InsertListBefore()|Element.InsertListBefore(Boolean)] or [Element.InsertListAfter()|Element.InsertListAfter(Boolean)].  To get an existing list, use [Element.GetElements(Element.Type)

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Name

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Description

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NumEntries

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{example}
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||Name||Description||
|[NumEntries|List.NumEntries]|{excerpt-include:List.NumEntries

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Name

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Description

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{methods}
||Name||Description||
|[AddEntry(Int32)

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|List.AddEntry(Int32)

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]|{excerpt-include:List.AddEntry(Int32)

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=true}|
|[GetEntry(Int32)

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|List.GetEntry(Int32)

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]|{excerpt-include:List.GetEntry(Int32)

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=true}|
|[GetLevel(Int32)

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|List.GetLevel(Int32)

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]|{excerpt-include:List.GetLevel(Int32)

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=true}|
|[InsertEntry(Int32, Int32)

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|List.InsertEntry(Int32, Int32)

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]|{excerpt-include:List.InsertEntry(Int32, Int32)

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=true}|