DocumentBuilder

DocumentBuilder()

Initializes a new instance of this class.

public DocumentBuilder()

Remarks

Creates a new DocumentBuilder object and attaches it to a new Document object.

Examples

Shows how to insert formatted text using DocumentBuilder.

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

// Specify font formatting, then add text.
Aspose.Words.Font font = builder.Font;
font.Size = 16;
font.Bold = true;
font.Color = Color.Blue;
font.Name = "Courier New";
font.Underline = Underline.Dash;

builder.Write("Hello world!");

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DocumentBuilder(Document)

Initializes a new instance of this class.

public DocumentBuilder(Document doc)
Parameter Type Description
doc Document The Document object to attach to.

Remarks

Creates a new DocumentBuilder object, attaches to the specified Document object. The cursor is positioned at the beginning of the document.

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 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");

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DocumentBuilder.Bold