<instrText> (Field Code)

This element specifies that this run contains field codes (§2.16.5) within a complex field in the document.

If this element is contained within a run which is not part of a complex field's field codes, then it and its contents should be treated as regular text. If this element is contained within a <del> element, then the document is invalid.

example: 
<w:fldchar w:type="begin" />
<w:r>
  <w:instrText>FORMCHECKBOX</w:instrText>
</w:r>
<w:fldChar w:type="seperate" />
…
<w:fldChar w:type="end" />

The field code is contained in a <instrText> node which occurs within the field codes portion of the complex field (i.e. before the separator character). ]

Parent Elements

<r> (§7.1.2.87); <r> (§2.3.2.23)

Attributes

Description

<space> (Content Contains Significant Whitespace)

Namespace: http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace

Specifies how white space should be handled for the contents of this element using the W3C space preservation rules.

<w:r>
  <w:t>significant whitespace   </w:t>
</w:r>

Although there are three spaces on each side of the text content in the run, that whitespace has not been specifically marked as significant, therefore it is removed when this run is added to the document. ]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the type in the namespace.

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

<complexType name="CT_Text">
	<simpleContent>
	<extension base="ST_String">
	<attribute ref="xml:space" use="optional"/>
	</extension>
	</simpleContent>
</complexType>