reset_heading_level property

FieldSeq.reset_heading_level property

Gets or sets an integer number representing a heading level to reset the sequence number to. Returns -1 if the number is absent.

@property
def reset_heading_level(self) -> str:
    ...

@reset_heading_level.setter
def reset_heading_level(self, value: str):
    ...

Examples

Shows create numbering using SEQ fields.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)
# SEQ fields display a count that increments at each SEQ field.
# These fields also maintain separate counts for each unique named sequence
# identified by the SEQ field's "sequence_identifier" property.
# Insert a SEQ field that will display the current count value of "MySequence",
# after using the "reset_number" property to set it to 100.
builder.write('#')
field_seq = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, True).as_field_seq()
field_seq.sequence_identifier = 'MySequence'
field_seq.reset_number = '100'
field_seq.update()
self.assertEqual(' SEQ  MySequence \\r 100', field_seq.get_field_code())
self.assertEqual('100', field_seq.result)
# Display the next number in this sequence with another SEQ field.
builder.write(', #')
field_seq = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, True).as_field_seq()
field_seq.sequence_identifier = 'MySequence'
field_seq.update()
self.assertEqual('101', field_seq.result)
# Insert a level 1 heading.
builder.insert_break(aw.BreakType.PARAGRAPH_BREAK)
builder.paragraph_format.style = doc.styles.get_by_name('Heading 1')
builder.writeln('This level 1 heading will reset MySequence to 1')
builder.paragraph_format.style = doc.styles.get_by_name('Normal')
# Insert another SEQ field from the same sequence and configure it to reset the count at every heading with 1.
builder.write('\n#')
field_seq = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, True).as_field_seq()
field_seq.sequence_identifier = 'MySequence'
field_seq.reset_heading_level = '1'
field_seq.update()
# The above heading is a level 1 heading, so the count for this sequence is reset to 1.
self.assertEqual(' SEQ  MySequence \\s 1', field_seq.get_field_code())
self.assertEqual('1', field_seq.result)
# Move to the next number of this sequence.
builder.write(', #')
field_seq = builder.insert_field(aw.fields.FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, True).as_field_seq()
field_seq.sequence_identifier = 'MySequence'
field_seq.insert_next_number = True
field_seq.update()
self.assertEqual(' SEQ  MySequence \\n', field_seq.get_field_code())
self.assertEqual('2', field_seq.result)
doc.update_fields()
doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'Field.toc_seq_numbering.docx')

reset_heading_level property

FieldSeq.reset_heading_level property

Examples

See Also