Footnote class
Footnote class
Represents a container for text of a footnote or endnote. To learn more, visit the Working with Footnote and Endnote documentation article.
Remarks
The Footnote class is used to represent both footnotes and endnotes in a Word document.
Footnote is an inline-level node and can only be a child of Paragraph.
Footnote can contain Paragraph and Table child nodes.
Inheritance: Footnote → InlineStory → CompositeNode → Node
Constructors
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Footnote(doc, footnoteType) | Initializes an instance of the Footnote class. |
Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| actualReferenceMark | Gets the actual text of the reference mark displayed in the document for this footnote. |
| count | Gets the number of immediate children of this node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| customNodeId | Specifies custom node identifier. (Inherited from Node) |
| document | Gets the document to which this node belongs. (Inherited from Node) |
| firstChild | Gets the first child of the node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| firstParagraph | Gets the first paragraph in the story. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| font | Provides access to the font formatting of the anchor character of this object. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| footnoteType | Returns a value that specifies whether this is a footnote or endnote. |
| hasChildNodes | Returns true if this node has any child nodes.(Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| isAuto | Holds a value that specifies whether this is a auto-numbered footnote or footnote with user defined custom reference mark. |
| isComposite | Returns true if this node can contain other nodes.(Inherited from Node) |
| isDeleteRevision | Returns true if this object was deleted in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| isInsertRevision | Returns true if this object was inserted in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| isMoveFromRevision | Returns true if this object was moved (deleted) in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled.(Inherited from InlineStory) |
| isMoveToRevision | Returns true if this object was moved (inserted) in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled.(Inherited from InlineStory) |
| lastChild | Gets the last child of the node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| lastParagraph | Gets the last paragraph in the story. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| nextSibling | Gets the node immediately following this node. (Inherited from Node) |
| nodeType | Returns NodeType.Footnote. |
| paragraphs | Gets a collection of paragraphs that are immediate children of the story. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| parentNode | Gets the immediate parent of this node. (Inherited from Node) |
| parentParagraph | Retrieves the parent Paragraph of this node. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| previousSibling | Gets the node immediately preceding this node. (Inherited from Node) |
| range | Returns a Range object that represents the portion of a document that is contained in this node. (Inherited from Node) |
| referenceMark | Gets/sets custom reference mark to be used for this footnote. Default value is empty string , meaning auto-numbered footnotes are used. |
| storyType | Returns StoryType.Footnotes or StoryType.Endnotes. |
| tables | Gets a collection of tables that are immediate children of the story. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| appendChild(newChild) | Adds the specified node to the end of the list of child nodes for this node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| asBody() | Cast node to Body. (Inherited from Node) |
| asBookmarkEnd() | Cast node to BookmarkEnd. (Inherited from Node) |
| asBookmarkStart() | Cast node to BookmarkStart. (Inherited from Node) |
| asBuildingBlock() | Cast node to BuildingBlock. (Inherited from Node) |
| asCell() | Cast node to Cell. (Inherited from Node) |
| asComment() | Cast node to Comment. (Inherited from Node) |
| asCommentRangeEnd() | Cast node to CommentRangeEnd. (Inherited from Node) |
| asCommentRangeStart() | Cast node to CommentRangeStart. (Inherited from Node) |
| asCompositeNode() | Cast node to CompositeNode. (Inherited from Node) |
| asDocument() | Cast node to Node.document. (Inherited from Node) |
| asEditableRangeEnd() | Cast node to EditableRangeEnd. (Inherited from Node) |
| asEditableRangeStart() | Cast node to EditableRangeStart. (Inherited from Node) |
| asFieldEnd() | Cast node to FieldEnd. (Inherited from Node) |
| asFieldSeparator() | Cast node to FieldSeparator. (Inherited from Node) |
| asFieldStart() | Cast node to FieldStart. (Inherited from Node) |
| asFootnote() | Cast node to Footnote. (Inherited from Node) |
| asFormField() | Cast node to FormField. (Inherited from Node) |
| asGlossaryDocument() | Cast node to GlossaryDocument. (Inherited from Node) |
| asGroupShape() | Cast node to GroupShape. (Inherited from Node) |
| asHeaderFooter() | Cast node to HeaderFooter. (Inherited from Node) |
| asOfficeMath() | Cast node to OfficeMath. (Inherited from Node) |
| asParagraph() | Cast node to Paragraph. (Inherited from Node) |
| asRow() | Cast node to Row. (Inherited from Node) |
| asRun() | Cast node to Run. (Inherited from Node) |
| asSection() | Cast node to Section. (Inherited from Node) |
| asShape() | Cast node to Shape. (Inherited from Node) |
| asSmartTag() | Cast node to SmartTag. (Inherited from Node) |
| asSpecialChar() | Cast node to SpecialChar. (Inherited from Node) |
| asStructuredDocumentTag() | Cast node to StructuredDocumentTag. (Inherited from Node) |
| asStructuredDocumentTagRangeEnd() | Cast node to StructuredDocumentTagRangeEnd. (Inherited from Node) |
| asStructuredDocumentTagRangeStart() | Cast node to StructuredDocumentTagRangeStart. (Inherited from Node) |
| asSubDocument() | Cast node to SubDocument. (Inherited from Node) |
| asTable() | Cast node to Table. (Inherited from Node) |
| clone(isCloneChildren) | Creates a duplicate of the node. (Inherited from Node) |
| ensureMinimum() | If the last child is not a paragraph, creates and appends one empty paragraph. (Inherited from InlineStory) |
| getAncestor(ancestorType) | Gets the first ancestor of the specified NodeType. (Inherited from Node) |
| getBuildingBlock(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child BuildingBlock node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getChild(nodeType, index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child node that matches the specified type. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getChildNodes(nodeType, isDeep) | Returns a live collection of child nodes that match the specified type. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getComment(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child Comment node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getEditableRangeStart(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child EditableRangeStart node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getFootnote(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child Footnote node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getGroupShape(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child GroupShape node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getOfficeMath(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child OfficeMath node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getParagraph(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child Paragraph node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getRun(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child Run node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getSdt(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child StructuredDocumentTag node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getSdtRangeEnd(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child StructuredDocumentTagRangeEnd node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getSdtRangeStart(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child StructuredDocumentTagRangeStart node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getShape(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child Shape node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getSmartTag(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child SmartTag node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getTable(index, isDeep) | Returns an Nth child Table node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| getText() | Gets the text of this node and of all its children. (Inherited from Node) |
| indexOf(child) | Returns the index of the specified child node in the child node array. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| insertAfter(newChild, refChild) | Inserts the specified node immediately after the specified reference node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| insertBefore(newChild, refChild) | Inserts the specified node immediately before the specified reference node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| nextPreOrder(rootNode) | Gets next node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm. (Inherited from Node) |
| nodeTypeToString(nodeType) | A utility method that converts a node type enum value into a user friendly string. (Inherited from Node) |
| prependChild(newChild) | Adds the specified node to the beginning of the list of child nodes for this node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| previousPreOrder(rootNode) | Gets the previous node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm. (Inherited from Node) |
| referenceEquals(other) | (Inherited from Node) |
| remove() | Removes itself from the parent. (Inherited from Node) |
| removeAllChildren() | Removes all the child nodes of the current node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| removeChild(oldChild) | Removes the specified child node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| removeSmartTags() | Removes all SmartTag descendant nodes of the current node. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| selectNodes(xpath) | Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| selectSingleNode(xpath) | Selects the first Node that matches the XPath expression. (Inherited from CompositeNode) |
| toString(saveFormat) | Exports the content of the node into a string in the specified format. (Inherited from Node) |
| toString(saveOptions) | Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options. (Inherited from Node) |
Examples
Shows how to insert and customize footnotes.
let doc = new aw.Document();
let builder = new aw.DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Add text, and reference it with a footnote. This footnote will place a small superscript reference
// mark after the text that it references and create an entry below the main body text at the bottom of the page.
// This entry will contain the footnote's reference mark and the reference text,
// which we will pass to the document builder's "InsertFootnote" method.
builder.write("Main body text.");
let footnote = builder.insertFootnote(aw.Notes.FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote text.");
// If this property is set to "true", then our footnote's reference mark
// will be its index among all the section's footnotes.
// This is the first footnote, so the reference mark will be "1".
expect(footnote.isAuto).toEqual(true);
// We can move the document builder inside the footnote to edit its reference text.
builder.moveTo(footnote.firstParagraph);
builder.write(" More text added by a DocumentBuilder.");
builder.moveToDocumentEnd();
expect(footnote.getText().trim()).toEqual("\u0002 Footnote text. More text added by a DocumentBuilder.");
builder.write(" More main body text.");
footnote = builder.insertFootnote(aw.Notes.FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote text.");
// We can set a custom reference mark which the footnote will use instead of its index number.
footnote.referenceMark = "RefMark";
expect(footnote.isAuto).toEqual(false);
// A bookmark with the "IsAuto" flag set to true will still show its real index
// even if previous bookmarks display custom reference marks, so this bookmark's reference mark will be a "3".
builder.write(" More main body text.");
footnote = builder.insertFootnote(aw.Notes.FootnoteType.Footnote, "Footnote text.");
expect(footnote.isAuto).toEqual(true);
doc.save(base.artifactsDir + "InlineStory.AddFootnote.docx");
See Also
- module Aspose.Words.Notes
- class InlineStory
- property Footnote.footnoteType
- method DocumentBuilder.insertFootnote()
- class FootnoteOptions
- class EndnoteOptions