BreakType

BreakType enumeration

Specifies type of a break inside a document.

public enum BreakType

Values

NameValueDescription
ParagraphBreak0Break between paragraphs.
PageBreak1Explicit page break.
ColumnBreak2Explicit column break.
SectionBreakContinuous3Specifies start of new section on the same page as the previous section.
SectionBreakNewColumn4Specifies start of new section in the new column.
SectionBreakNewPage5Specifies start of new section on a new page.
SectionBreakEvenPage6Specifies start of new section on a new even page.
SectionBreakOddPage7Specifies start of new section on a odd page.
LineBreak8Explicit line break.

Examples

Shows how to create headers and footers in a document using DocumentBuilder.

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

// Specify that we want different headers and footers for first, even and odd pages.
builder.PageSetup.DifferentFirstPageHeaderFooter = true;
builder.PageSetup.OddAndEvenPagesHeaderFooter = true;

// Create the headers, then add three pages to the document to display each header type.
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderFirst);
builder.Write("Header for the first page");
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderEven);
builder.Write("Header for even pages");
builder.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderPrimary);
builder.Write("Header for all other pages");

builder.MoveToSection(0);
builder.Writeln("Page1");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);
builder.Writeln("Page2");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);
builder.Writeln("Page3");

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

Shows how to apply and revert page setup settings to sections in a document.

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

// Modify the page setup properties for the builder's current section and add text.
builder.PageSetup.Orientation = Orientation.Landscape;
builder.PageSetup.VerticalAlignment = PageVerticalAlignment.Center;
builder.Writeln("This is the first section, which landscape oriented with vertically centered text.");

// If we start a new section using a document builder,
// it will inherit the builder's current page setup properties.
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.SectionBreakNewPage);

Assert.AreEqual(Orientation.Landscape, doc.Sections[1].PageSetup.Orientation);
Assert.AreEqual(PageVerticalAlignment.Center, doc.Sections[1].PageSetup.VerticalAlignment);

// We can revert its page setup properties to their default values using the "ClearFormatting" method.
builder.PageSetup.ClearFormatting();

Assert.AreEqual(Orientation.Portrait, doc.Sections[1].PageSetup.Orientation);
Assert.AreEqual(PageVerticalAlignment.Top, doc.Sections[1].PageSetup.VerticalAlignment);

builder.Writeln("This is the second section, which is in default Letter paper size, portrait orientation and top alignment.");

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "PageSetup.ClearFormatting.docx");

Shows how to insert a Table of contents (TOC) into a document using heading styles as entries.

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

// Insert a table of contents for the first page of the document.
// Configure the table to pick up paragraphs with headings of levels 1 to 3.
// Also, set its entries to be hyperlinks that will take us
// to the location of the heading when left-clicked in Microsoft Word.
builder.InsertTableOfContents("\\o \"1-3\" \\h \\z \\u");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);

// Populate the table of contents by adding paragraphs with heading styles.
// Each such heading with a level between 1 and 3 will create an entry in the table.
builder.ParagraphFormat.StyleIdentifier = StyleIdentifier.Heading1;
builder.Writeln("Heading 1");

builder.ParagraphFormat.StyleIdentifier = StyleIdentifier.Heading2;
builder.Writeln("Heading 1.1");
builder.Writeln("Heading 1.2");

builder.ParagraphFormat.StyleIdentifier = StyleIdentifier.Heading1;
builder.Writeln("Heading 2");
builder.Writeln("Heading 3");

builder.ParagraphFormat.StyleIdentifier = StyleIdentifier.Heading2;
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.1");

builder.ParagraphFormat.StyleIdentifier = StyleIdentifier.Heading3;
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.1.1");
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.1.2");
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.1.3");

builder.ParagraphFormat.StyleIdentifier = StyleIdentifier.Heading4;
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.1.3.1");
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.1.3.2");

builder.ParagraphFormat.StyleIdentifier = StyleIdentifier.Heading2;
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.2");
builder.Writeln("Heading 3.3");

// A table of contents is a field of a type that needs to be updated to show an up-to-date result.
doc.UpdateFields();
doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "DocumentBuilder.InsertToc.docx");

See Also

BorderType Enum BuildVersionInfo Class