# simpleFieldType complexType

Defines a field in the document.

## Type Information

Namespace | http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/word/2003/wordml
Schema name | XML Document 2003

## Elements and Attributes

### Child Elements

Element | Description
--- | ---
fldData | Represents field data.
r | Represents the run element. This is the leaf container for data in a Word document -- text, pictures, and so on.
fldSimple | Represents simple Word field (with plain text instructions). These fields are run-time calculated entities in Word (for example, page numbers).
hlink | Represents hyperlink element (analogous to HTML <a href=...> tag).

### Attributes

Attribute | Type | Required | Description | Possible Values
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
instr | stringType | required | Gets or sets instruction text for a field. |
fldLock | onOffType | optional | Gets or sets whether the field is locked from being recalculated. | on off

## Definition

    <xsd:complexType name="simpleFieldType" >
      <xsd:sequence>
        <xsd:element name="fldData" type="stringType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="1">
        </xsd:element>
        <xsd:choice minOccurs="1" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          <xsd:element name="r" type="rElt">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="fldSimple" type="simpleFieldType" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:element name="hlink" type="hLinkType">
          </xsd:element>
          <xsd:group ref="runLevelElts"></xsd:group>
          <xsd:any processContents="skip" namespace="##other" minOccurs="0"></xsd:any>
        </xsd:choice>
      </xsd:sequence>
      <xsd:attribute name="instr" type="stringType" use="required">
      </xsd:attribute>
      <xsd:attribute name="fldLock" type="onOffType">
      </xsd:attribute>
    </xsd:complexType>

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