## Body class

Represents a container for the main text of a section.
To learn more, visit the [Aspose.Words Document Object Model (DOM)](https://docs.aspose.com/words/nodejs-net/aspose-words-document-object-model/) documentation article.




### Remarks

[Body](./) can contain [Paragraph](../paragraph/) and [Table](../table/) child nodes.

[Body](./) is a section-level node and can only be a child of [Section](../section/). 
There can only be one [Body](./) in a [Section](../section/).

A minimal valid [Body](./) needs to contain at least one [Paragraph](../paragraph/).




**Inheritance:** [Body](./) → [Story](../story/) → [CompositeNode](../compositenode/) → [Node](../node/)

### Constructors
| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [Body(doc)](./constructor/#documentbase) | Initializes a new instance of the [Body](./) class. |

### Properties

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| [count](../compositenode/count/) | Gets the number of immediate children of this node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
| [customNodeId](../node/customNodeId/) | Specifies custom node identifier.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
| [document](../node/document/) | Gets the document to which this node belongs.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
| [firstChild](../compositenode/firstChild/) | Gets the first child of the node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
| [firstParagraph](../story/firstParagraph/) | Gets the first paragraph in the story.<br>(Inherited from [Story](../story/)) |
| [hasChildNodes](../compositenode/hasChildNodes/) | Returns ``true`` if this node has any child nodes.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
| [isComposite](../node/isComposite/) | Returns ``true`` if this node can contain other nodes.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
| [lastChild](../compositenode/lastChild/) | Gets the last child of the node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
| [lastParagraph](../story/lastParagraph/) | Gets the last paragraph in the story.<br>(Inherited from [Story](../story/)) |
| [nextSibling](../node/nextSibling/) | Gets the node immediately following this node.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
| [nodeType](./nodeType/) | Returns [NodeType.Body](../nodetype/#Body). |
| [paragraphs](../story/paragraphs/) | Gets a collection of paragraphs that are immediate children of the story.<br>(Inherited from [Story](../story/)) |
| [parentNode](../node/parentNode/) | Gets the immediate parent of this node.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
| [parentSection](./parentSection/) | Gets the parent section of this story. |
| [previousSibling](../node/previousSibling/) | Gets the node immediately preceding this node.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
| [range](../node/range/) | Returns a [Range](../range/) object that represents the portion of a document that is contained in this node.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
| [storyType](../story/storyType/) | Gets the type of this story.<br>(Inherited from [Story](../story/)) |
| [tables](../story/tables/) | Gets a collection of tables that are immediate children of the story.<br>(Inherited from [Story](../story/)) |

### Methods

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
|[ appendChild(newChild)](../compositenode/appendChild/#node) | Adds the specified node to the end of the list of child nodes for this node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ appendParagraph(text)](../story/appendParagraph/#string) | A shortcut method that creates a [Paragraph](../paragraph/) object with optional text and appends it to the end of this object.<br>(Inherited from [Story](../story/)) |
|[ asBody()](../node/asBody/#default) | Cast node to [Body](./).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asBookmarkEnd()](../node/asBookmarkEnd/#default) | Cast node to [BookmarkEnd](../bookmarkend/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asBookmarkStart()](../node/asBookmarkStart/#default) | Cast node to [BookmarkStart](../bookmarkstart/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asBuildingBlock()](../node/asBuildingBlock/#default) | Cast node to [BuildingBlock](../buildingblock/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asCell()](../node/asCell/#default) | Cast node to [Cell](../../aspose.words.tables/cell/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asComment()](../node/asComment/#default) | Cast node to [Comment](../comment/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asCommentRangeEnd()](../node/asCommentRangeEnd/#default) | Cast node to [CommentRangeEnd](../commentrangeend/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asCommentRangeStart()](../node/asCommentRangeStart/#default) | Cast node to [CommentRangeStart](../commentrangestart/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asCompositeNode()](../node/asCompositeNode/#default) | Cast node to [CompositeNode](../compositenode/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asDocument()](../node/asDocument/#default) | Cast node to [Node.document](../node/document/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asEditableRangeEnd()](../node/asEditableRangeEnd/#default) | Cast node to [EditableRangeEnd](../editablerangeend/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asEditableRangeStart()](../node/asEditableRangeStart/#default) | Cast node to [EditableRangeStart](../editablerangestart/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asFieldEnd()](../node/asFieldEnd/#default) | Cast node to [FieldEnd](../../aspose.words.fields/fieldend/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asFieldSeparator()](../node/asFieldSeparator/#default) | Cast node to [FieldSeparator](../../aspose.words.fields/fieldseparator/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asFieldStart()](../node/asFieldStart/#default) | Cast node to [FieldStart](../../aspose.words.fields/fieldstart/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asFootnote()](../node/asFootnote/#default) | Cast node to [Footnote](../../aspose.words.notes/footnote/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asFormField()](../node/asFormField/#default) | Cast node to [FormField](../../aspose.words.fields/formfield/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asGlossaryDocument()](../node/asGlossaryDocument/#default) | Cast node to [GlossaryDocument](../../aspose.words.buildingblocks/glossarydocument/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asGroupShape()](../node/asGroupShape/#default) | Cast node to [GroupShape](../../aspose.words.drawing/groupshape/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asHeaderFooter()](../node/asHeaderFooter/#default) | Cast node to [HeaderFooter](../headerfooter/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asOfficeMath()](../node/asOfficeMath/#default) | Cast node to [OfficeMath](../../aspose.words.math/officemath/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asParagraph()](../node/asParagraph/#default) | Cast node to [Paragraph](../paragraph/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asRow()](../node/asRow/#default) | Cast node to [Row](../../aspose.words.tables/row/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asRun()](../node/asRun/#default) | Cast node to [Run](../run/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asSection()](../node/asSection/#default) | Cast node to [Section](../section/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asShape()](../node/asShape/#default) | Cast node to [Shape](../../aspose.words.drawing/shape/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asSmartTag()](../node/asSmartTag/#default) | Cast node to [SmartTag](../../aspose.words.markup/smarttag/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asSpecialChar()](../node/asSpecialChar/#default) | Cast node to [SpecialChar](../specialchar/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asStructuredDocumentTag()](../node/asStructuredDocumentTag/#default) | Cast node to [StructuredDocumentTag](../../aspose.words.markup/structureddocumenttag/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asStructuredDocumentTagRangeEnd()](../node/asStructuredDocumentTagRangeEnd/#default) | Cast node to [StructuredDocumentTagRangeEnd](../../aspose.words.markup/structureddocumenttagrangeend/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asStructuredDocumentTagRangeStart()](../node/asStructuredDocumentTagRangeStart/#default) | Cast node to [StructuredDocumentTagRangeStart](../../aspose.words.markup/structureddocumenttagrangestart/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asSubDocument()](../node/asSubDocument/#default) | Cast node to [SubDocument](../subdocument/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ asTable()](../node/asTable/#default) | Cast node to [Table](../table/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ clone(isCloneChildren)](../node/clone/#boolean) | Creates a duplicate of the node.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ deleteShapes()](../story/deleteShapes/#default) | Deletes all shapes from the text of this story.<br>(Inherited from [Story](../story/)) |
|[ ensureMinimum()](./ensureMinimum/#default) | If the last child is not a paragraph, creates and appends one empty paragraph. |
|[ getAncestor(ancestorType)](../node/getAncestor/#nodetype) | Gets the first ancestor of the specified [NodeType](../nodetype/).<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ getBuildingBlock(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getBuildingBlock/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [BuildingBlock](../buildingblock/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getChild(nodeType, index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getChild/#nodetype_number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child node that matches the specified type.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getChildNodes(nodeType, isDeep)](../compositenode/getChildNodes/#nodetype_boolean) | Returns a live collection of child nodes that match the specified type.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getComment(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getComment/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [Comment](../comment/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getEditableRangeStart(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getEditableRangeStart/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [EditableRangeStart](../editablerangestart/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getFootnote(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getFootnote/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [Footnote](../../aspose.words.notes/footnote/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getGroupShape(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getGroupShape/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [GroupShape](../../aspose.words.drawing/groupshape/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getOfficeMath(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getOfficeMath/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [OfficeMath](../../aspose.words.math/officemath/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getParagraph(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getParagraph/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [Paragraph](../paragraph/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getRun(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getRun/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [Run](../run/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getSdt(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getSdt/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [StructuredDocumentTag](../../aspose.words.markup/structureddocumenttag/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getSdtRangeEnd(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getSdtRangeEnd/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [StructuredDocumentTagRangeEnd](../../aspose.words.markup/structureddocumenttagrangeend/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getSdtRangeStart(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getSdtRangeStart/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [StructuredDocumentTagRangeStart](../../aspose.words.markup/structureddocumenttagrangestart/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getShape(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getShape/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [Shape](../../aspose.words.drawing/shape/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getSmartTag(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getSmartTag/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [SmartTag](../../aspose.words.markup/smarttag/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getTable(index, isDeep)](../compositenode/getTable/#number_boolean) | Returns an Nth child [Table](../table/) node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ getText()](../node/getText/#default) | Gets the text of this node and of all its children.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ indexOf(child)](../compositenode/indexOf/#node) | Returns the index of the specified child node in the child node array.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ insertAfter(newChild, refChild)](../compositenode/insertAfter/#node_node) | Inserts the specified node immediately after the specified reference node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ insertBefore(newChild, refChild)](../compositenode/insertBefore/#node_node) | Inserts the specified node immediately before the specified reference node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ nextPreOrder(rootNode)](../node/nextPreOrder/#node) | Gets next node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ nodeTypeToString(nodeType)](../node/nodeTypeToString/#nodetype) | A utility method that converts a node type enum value into a user friendly string.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ prependChild(newChild)](../compositenode/prependChild/#node) | Adds the specified node to the beginning of the list of child nodes for this node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ previousPreOrder(rootNode)](../node/previousPreOrder/#node) | Gets the previous node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ referenceEquals(other)](../node/referenceEquals/#node) | <br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ remove()](../node/remove/#default) | Removes itself from the parent.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ removeAllChildren()](../compositenode/removeAllChildren/#default) | Removes all the child nodes of the current node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ removeChild(oldChild)](../compositenode/removeChild/#node) | Removes the specified child node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ removeSmartTags()](../compositenode/removeSmartTags/#default) | Removes all [SmartTag](../../aspose.words.markup/smarttag/) descendant nodes of the current node.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ selectNodes(xpath)](../compositenode/selectNodes/#string) | Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ selectSingleNode(xpath)](../compositenode/selectSingleNode/#string) | Selects the first [Node](../node/) that matches the XPath expression.<br>(Inherited from [CompositeNode](../compositenode/)) |
|[ toString(saveFormat)](../node/toString/#saveformat) | Exports the content of the node into a string in the specified format.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |
|[ toString(saveOptions)](../node/toString/#saveoptions) | Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options.<br>(Inherited from [Node](../node/)) |

### Examples

Shows how to construct an Aspose.words document by hand.

```js
let doc = new aw.Document();

// A blank document contains one section, one body and one paragraph.
// Call the "RemoveAllChildren" method to remove all those nodes,
// and end up with a document node with no children.
doc.removeAllChildren();

// This document now has no composite child nodes that we can add content to.
// If we wish to edit it, we will need to repopulate its node collection.
// First, create a new section, and then append it as a child to the root document node.
let section = new aw.Section(doc);
doc.appendChild(section);

// Set some page setup properties for the section.
section.pageSetup.sectionStart = aw.SectionStart.NewPage;
section.pageSetup.paperSize = aw.PaperSize.Letter;

// A section needs a body, which will contain and display all its contents
// on the page between the section's header and footer.
let body = new aw.Body(doc);
section.appendChild(body);

// Create a paragraph, set some formatting properties, and then append it as a child to the body.
let para = new aw.Paragraph(doc);

para.paragraphFormat.styleName = "Heading 1";
para.paragraphFormat.alignment = aw.ParagraphAlignment.Center;

body.appendChild(para);

// Finally, add some content to do the document. Create a run,
// set its appearance and contents, and then append it as a child to the paragraph.
let run = new aw.Run(doc);
run.text = "Hello World!";
run.font.color = "#FF0000";
para.appendChild(run);

expect(doc.getText().trim()).toEqual("Hello World!");

doc.save(base.artifactsDir + "Section.CreateManually.docx");
```

### See Also

* module [Aspose.Words](../)
* class [Story](../story/)