SetBorders

Table.SetBorders method

Sets all table borders to the specified line style, width and color.

public void SetBorders(LineStyle lineStyle, double lineWidth, Color color)
ParameterTypeDescription
lineStyleLineStyleThe line style to apply.
lineWidthDoubleThe line width to set (in points).
colorColorThe color to use for the border.

Examples

Shows how to format of all of a table’s borders at once.

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

// Clear all existing borders from the table.
table.ClearBorders();

// Set a single green line to serve as every outer and inner border of this table.
table.SetBorders(LineStyle.Single, 1.5, Color.Green);

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

Shows how to apply border and shading color while building a table.

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

// Start a table and set a default color/thickness for its borders.
Table table = builder.StartTable();
table.SetBorders(LineStyle.Single, 2.0, Color.Black);

// Create a row with two cells with different background colors.
builder.InsertCell();
builder.CellFormat.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = Color.LightSkyBlue;
builder.Writeln("Row 1, Cell 1.");
builder.InsertCell();
builder.CellFormat.Shading.BackgroundPatternColor = Color.Orange;
builder.Writeln("Row 1, Cell 2.");
builder.EndRow();

// Reset cell formatting to disable the background colors
// set a custom border thickness for all new cells created by the builder,
// then build a second row.
builder.CellFormat.ClearFormatting();
builder.CellFormat.Borders.Left.LineWidth = 4.0;
builder.CellFormat.Borders.Right.LineWidth = 4.0;
builder.CellFormat.Borders.Top.LineWidth = 4.0;
builder.CellFormat.Borders.Bottom.LineWidth = 4.0;

builder.InsertCell();
builder.Writeln("Row 2, Cell 1.");
builder.InsertCell();
builder.Writeln("Row 2, Cell 2.");

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

See Also

Table.SetBorder Table.SetShading