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ReplaceTextWithObject does not work with List

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Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling

Research direction

Start at document.ReplaceTextWithObject and ObjectReplaceTextOptions, then compare the supported object types named in the runtime exception with the List and bulletList construction shown in the report. Determine the intended behavior for replacing placeholder text with a bullet list; done means the replacement works without the unknown-object exception and preserves the list items.

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Description

Using Version 5.0.25228.6154

I want to replace a Placeholder Text with a BulletList.

`private static void ReplaceTextWithBulletList(DocX document, string searchValue, List replaceValue)
{

var addListOptions = new ListOptions()
{
    ListType = ListItemType.Bulleted
};
var bulletList = document.AddList(addListOptions);

foreach (var item in replaceValue)
{
    bulletList.AddListItem(item);
}

var replaceTextOptions = new ObjectReplaceTextOptions()
{
    SearchValue = searchValue,
    NewObject = bulletList

};
document.ReplaceTextWithObject(replaceTextOptions);

}`

At runtime, I get the error:

System.ArgumentException: 'Unknown object received. Valid objects are Picture, Hyperlink or Table.'

How can I replace Text with a Bullet List?

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