ContentAreaByName()

Returns content from a classic content area.

note: This function retrieves classic content areas, which are no longer supported in Marketing Cloud Engagement. As a result, this function doesn't retrieve any content and shouldn’t be used. This documentation is retained for historical purposes.

To retrieve content blocks created in Content Builder, use the ContentBlockByName() function.

Availability

<table> <tr> <td>Marketing Cloud Engagement</td> <td>✅ Yes</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Marketing Cloud Next</td> <td>❌ No</td> </tr> </table>

Syntax

ContentAreaByName(contentAreaName, impressionRegionName, boolErrorOnMissingContentArea, errorMessage, statusCode)

The ContentAreaByName() function has five parameters:

contentAreaName (string): Required. The name of the content area to retrieve.
impressionRegionName (string): The name of the impression region to associate with the content area.
boolErrorOnMissingContentArea (boolean): If true, the function returns an error if the content area can’t be found. If false, the function doesn’t return an error. The default value is true.
errorMessage (string): The content to return if an error occurs while retrieving the content area.
statusCode (number): An output variable that contains the exit code of the function. A value of 0 indicates the function found the content area and successfully rendered the content. A value of -1 indicates either no content or an invalid content area.