CellFormat

CellFormat class

Represents all formatting for a table cell.

To learn more, visit the Working with Tables documentation article.

public class CellFormat

Properties

NameDescription
Borders { get; }Gets collection of borders of the cell.
BottomPadding { get; set; }Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of cell.
FitText { get; set; }If true, fits text in the cell, compressing each paragraph to the width of the cell.
HideMark { get; set; }Returns or sets visibility of cell mark.
HorizontalMerge { get; set; }Specifies how the cell is merged horizontally with other cells in the row.
LeftPadding { get; set; }Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of cell.
Orientation { get; set; }Returns or sets the orientation of text in a table cell.
PreferredWidth { get; set; }Returns or sets the preferred width of the cell.
RightPadding { get; set; }Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of cell.
Shading { get; }Returns a Shading object that refers to the shading formatting for the cell.
TopPadding { get; set; }Returns or sets the amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of cell.
VerticalAlignment { get; set; }Returns or sets the vertical alignment of text in the cell.
VerticalMerge { get; set; }Specifies how the cell is merged with other cells vertically.
Width { get; set; }Gets the width of the cell in points.
WrapText { get; set; }If true, wrap text for the cell.

Methods

NameDescription
ClearFormatting()Resets to default cell formatting. Does not change the width of the cell.
SetPaddings(double, double, double, double)Sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the left/top/right/bottom of the contents of cell.

Examples

Shows how to modify formatting of a table cell.

Document doc = new Document(MyDir + "Tables.docx");
Table table = doc.FirstSection.Body.Tables[0];
Cell firstCell = table.FirstRow.FirstCell;

// Use a cell's "CellFormat" property to set formatting that modifies the appearance of that cell.
firstCell.CellFormat.Width = 30;
firstCell.CellFormat.Orientation = TextOrientation.Downward;
firstCell.CellFormat.Shading.ForegroundPatternColor = Color.LightGreen;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Table.CellFormat.docx");

Shows how to modify the format of rows and cells in a table.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

Table table = builder.StartTable();
builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("City");
builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("Country");
builder.EndRow();
builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("London");
builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("U.K.");
builder.EndTable();

// Use the first row's "RowFormat" property to modify the formatting
// of the contents of all cells in this row.
RowFormat rowFormat = table.FirstRow.RowFormat;
rowFormat.Height = 25;
rowFormat.Borders[BorderType.Bottom].Color = Color.Red;

// Use the "CellFormat" property of the first cell in the last row to modify the formatting of that cell's contents.
CellFormat cellFormat = table.LastRow.FirstCell.CellFormat;
cellFormat.Width = 100;
cellFormat.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = Color.Orange;

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Table.RowCellFormat.docx");

Shows how to build a table with custom borders.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

builder.StartTable();

// Setting table formatting options for a document builder
// will apply them to every row and cell that we add with it.
builder.ParagraphFormat.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Center;

builder.CellFormat.ClearFormatting();
builder.CellFormat.Width = 150;
builder.CellFormat.VerticalAlignment = CellVerticalAlignment.Center;
builder.CellFormat.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = Color.GreenYellow;
builder.CellFormat.WrapText = false;
builder.CellFormat.FitText = true;

builder.RowFormat.ClearFormatting();
builder.RowFormat.HeightRule = HeightRule.Exactly;
builder.RowFormat.Height = 50;
builder.RowFormat.Borders.LineStyle = LineStyle.Engrave3D;
builder.RowFormat.Borders.Color = Color.Orange;

builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("Row 1, Col 1");

builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("Row 1, Col 2");
builder.EndRow();

// Changing the formatting will apply it to the current cell,
// and any new cells that we create with the builder afterward.
// This will not affect the cells that we have added previously.
builder.CellFormat.Shading.ClearFormatting();

builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("Row 2, Col 1");

builder.InsertCell();
builder.Write("Row 2, Col 2");

builder.EndRow();

// Increase row height to fit the vertical text.
builder.InsertCell();
builder.RowFormat.Height = 150;
builder.CellFormat.Orientation = TextOrientation.Upward;
builder.Write("Row 3, Col 1");

builder.InsertCell();
builder.CellFormat.Orientation = TextOrientation.Downward;
builder.Write("Row 3, Col 2");

builder.EndRow();
builder.EndTable();

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "DocumentBuilder.InsertTable.docx");

See Also

CellCollection Class CellMerge Enum