Returns content from a classic content area.
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 ContentBlockById() function.
Note
| Marketing Cloud Engagement | ✅ Yes |
| Marketing Cloud Next | ❌ No |
ContentArea(contentAreaId, impressionRegionName, boolErrorOnMissingContentArea, errorMessage, statusCode)
The ContentArea() function has five parameters:
contentAreaId (string or number): Required. The ID of the content area to retrieve.impressionRegionName (string): The name of the impression region to associate with the content area.boolErrorOnMissingContentArea (boolean): Determines whether the function returns an error when the system can’t locate the specified content area or returns an invalid content area. A value of true returns an error. Defaults to true.errorMessage (string): Default content to return if an error occurs. Defaults to an empty string.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.
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