entry_type property
FieldIndex.entry_type property
Gets or sets an index entry type used to build the index.
@property
def entry_type(self) -> str:
...
@entry_type.setter
def entry_type(self, value: str):
...
Examples
Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.
doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)
# Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
# Each entry will display the XE field's Text property value on the left side
# and the page containing the XE field on the right.
# If the XE fields have the same value in their "text" property,
# the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
index = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, True).as_field_index()
# Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
# of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "entry_type" properties have a value of "A".
# For both INDEX and XE fields, the "entry_type" property only uses the first character of its string value.
index.bookmark_name = 'MainBookmark'
index.entry_type = 'A'
self.assertEqual(' INDEX \\b MainBookmark \\f A', index.get_field_code())
# On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
# of the INDEX field's "bookmark_name" property.
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.PAGE_BREAK)
builder.start_bookmark('MainBookmark')
# The INDEX field will pick up this entry because it is inside the bookmark,
# and its entry type also matches the INDEX field's entry type.
index_entry = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, True).as_field_xe()
index_entry.text = 'Index entry 1'
index_entry.entry_type = 'A'
self.assertEqual(' XE "Index entry 1" \\f A', index_entry.get_field_code())
# Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.PAGE_BREAK)
index_entry = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, True).as_field_xe()
index_entry.text = 'Index entry 2'
index_entry.entry_type = 'B'
# End the bookmark and insert an XE field afterwards.
# It is of the same type as the INDEX field, but will not appear
# since it is outside the bookmark's boundaries.
builder.end_bookmark('MainBookmark')
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.PAGE_BREAK)
index_entry = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, True).as_field_xe()
index_entry.text = 'Index entry 3'
index_entry.entry_type = 'A'
doc.update_page_layout()
doc.update_fields()
doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Field.field_index_filter.docx')
See Also
- module aspose.words.fields
- class FieldIndex