Controller 23.4

# getContent

The `getContent` method gets the content (the value of the `DRECONTENT` field) for a document or document section.

## Syntax

    getContent([number])

## Arguments

Argument | Description
--- | ---
`number` | (number) The document section for which you want to return the content. If you do not specify this argument, the method returns the content of the active section. For the document object passed to the script's `handler` function, the active section is the first section (section 0).

## Returns

(String). The document content as a string.

## Examples

    local content7 = document:getContent(7)     -- Get content for section 7
    local section = document:getSection(3)      -- Get document for section 3
    local content3 = section:getContent()       -- Get content for section 3
    local content0 = document:getContent()      -- Get content for section 0

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Product: IDOL Controller 23.4

Topic Title: getContent