FieldAddressBlock class

FieldAddressBlock class

Implements the ADDRESSBLOCK field. To learn more, visit the Working with Fields documentation article.

Remarks

Represents an address block. An address block is a block of text specifying information appropriate for a postal mailing address, in the order required by the destination country.

Inheritance: FieldAddressBlockField

Constructors

NameDescription
FieldAddressBlock()The default constructor.

Properties

NameDescription
display_resultGets the text that represents the displayed field result.
(Inherited from Field)
endGets the node that represents the field end.
(Inherited from Field)
excluded_country_or_region_nameGets or sets the excluded country/region name.
formatGets a FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field’s formatting.
(Inherited from Field)
format_address_on_country_or_regionGets or sets whether to format the address according to the country/region of the recipient as defined by POST*CODE (Universal Postal Union 2006).
include_country_or_region_nameGets or sets whether to include the name of the country/region.
is_dirtyGets or sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.
(Inherited from Field)
is_lockedGets or sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).
(Inherited from Field)
language_idGets or sets the language ID used to format the address.
locale_idGets or sets the LCID of the field.
(Inherited from Field)
name_and_address_formatGets or sets the name and address format.
resultGets or sets text that is between the field separator and field end.
(Inherited from Field)
separatorGets the node that represents the field separator. Can be None.
(Inherited from Field)
startGets the node that represents the start of the field.
(Inherited from Field)
typeGets the Microsoft Word field type.
(Inherited from Field)

Methods

NameDescription
get_field_code()Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator). Both field code and field result of child fields are included.
(Inherited from Field)
get_field_code(include_child_field_codes)Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator).
(Inherited from Field)
get_field_names()Returns a collection of mail merge field names used by the field.
remove()Removes the field from the document. Returns a node right after the field. If the field’s end is the last child of its parent node, returns its parent paragraph. If the field is already removed, returns None.
(Inherited from Field)
unlink()Performs the field unlink.
(Inherited from Field)
update()Performs the field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
(Inherited from Field)
update(ignore_merge_format)Performs a field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
(Inherited from Field)

Examples

Shows how to get mail merge field names used by a field.

doc = aw.Document(MY_DIR + "Field sample - ADDRESSBLOCK.docx")

address_fields_expect = [
    "Company", "First Name", "Middle Name", "Last Name", "Suffix", "Address 1", "City", "State",
    "Country or Region", "Postal Code"
    ]

address_block_field = doc.range.fields[0].as_field_address_block()
address_block_field_names = address_block_field.get_field_names()

See Also