{description}
{excerpt}Returns an [Element] object representing the current text match.{excerpt}
{signature:C#}
 public Element Element{ get; }
{signature}{signature:vb.net}
Public ReadOnly Property Element() As Element
{signature}
{example}{code:csharp|title=C#}

          //--- Search for social security numbers using regular expressions and delete them.
          WordApplication app = new WordApplication();
          Document doc = app.Open(@"C:\somedoc.doc");
          SearchMatch[] matches = doc.Search("\s\d\d\d-?\d\d-?\d\d\d\d\s");
          foreach(SearchMatch match in matches)
          {
             match.Element.Delete();
          }
        {code}
{code:vb.net|title=vb.net}

          '--- Search for social security numbers using regular expressions and delete them.
          Dim app As New WordApplication()
          Document doc = app.Open("C:\somedoc.doc")
          Dim matches As SearchMatch() = doc.Search("\s\d\d\d-?\d\d-?\d\d\d\d\s")
          For Each match As SearchMatch In matches
               match.Element.Delete()
          Loop
        {code}

{example}