actual_reference_mark property

Footnote.actual_reference_mark property

Gets the actual text of the reference mark displayed in the document for this footnote.

@property
def actual_reference_mark(self) -> str:
    ...

Remarks

To initially populate values of this property for all reference marks of the document, or to update the values after changes in the document that might affect the reference marks, you must execute the Document.update_actual_reference_marks() method. Updating fields (Document.update_fields()) may also be necessary to get the correct result.

Examples

Shows how to get actual footnote reference mark.

doc = aw.Document(file_name=MY_DIR + "Footnotes and endnotes.docx")
footnote = doc.get_child(aw.NodeType.FOOTNOTE, 1, True).as_footnote()
doc.update_fields()
doc.update_actual_reference_marks()
self.assertEqual("1", footnote.actual_reference_mark)

See Also

Footnote constructor Footnote.footnote_type property