SdtType enumeration

SdtType enumeration

Specifies the type of a structured document tag (SDT) node.

Members

NameDescription
NONENo type is assigned to the SDT.
BIBLIOGRAPHYThe SDT represents a bibliography entry.
CITATIONThe SDT represents a citation.
EQUATIONThe SDT represents an equation.
DROP_DOWN_LISTThe SDT represents a drop down list when displayed in the document.
COMBO_BOXThe SDT represents a combo box when displayed in the document.
DATEThe SDT represents a date picker when displayed in the document.
BUILDING_BLOCK_GALLERYThe SDT represents a building block gallery type.
DOC_PART_OBJThe SDT represents a document part type.
GROUPThe SDT represents a restricted grouping when displayed in the document.
PICTUREThe SDT represents a picture when displayed in the document.
RICH_TEXTThe SDT represents a rich text box when displayed in the document.
PLAIN_TEXTThe SDT represents a plain text box when displayed in the document.
CHECKBOXThe SDT represents a checkbox when displayed in the document.
REPEATING_SECTIONThe SDT represents repeating section type when displayed in the document.
REPEATING_SECTION_ITEMThe SDT represents repeating section item.
ENTITY_PICKERThe SDT represents an entity picker that allows the user to select an instance of an external content type.

Examples

Shows how to work with styles for content control elements.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
# Below are two ways to apply a style from the document to a structured document tag.
# 1 -  Apply a style object from the document's style collection:
quote_style = doc.styles.get_by_style_identifier(aw.StyleIdentifier.QUOTE)
sdt_plain_text = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.PLAIN_TEXT, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.INLINE)
sdt_plain_text.style = quote_style
# 2 -  Reference a style in the document by name:
sdt_rich_text = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.RICH_TEXT, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.INLINE)
sdt_rich_text.style_name = 'Quote'
builder.insert_node(sdt_plain_text)
builder.insert_node(sdt_rich_text)
self.assertEqual(aw.NodeType.STRUCTURED_DOCUMENT_TAG, sdt_plain_text.node_type)
tags = doc.get_child_nodes(aw.NodeType.STRUCTURED_DOCUMENT_TAG, True)
for node in tags:
    sdt = node.as_structured_document_tag()
    print(sdt.word_open_xml_minimal)
    self.assertEqual(aw.StyleIdentifier.QUOTE, sdt.style.style_identifier)
    self.assertEqual('Quote', sdt.style_name)

Shows how to fill a table with data from in an XML part.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
xml_part = doc.custom_xml_parts.add(id='Books', xml='<books>' + '<book>' + '<title>Everyday Italian</title>' + '<author>Giada De Laurentiis</author>' + '</book>' + '<book>' + '<title>The C Programming Language</title>' + '<author>Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie</author>' + '</book>' + '<book>' + '<title>Learning XML</title>' + '<author>Erik T. Ray</author>' + '</book>' + '</books>')
# Create headers for data from the XML content.
table = builder.start_table()
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write('Title')
builder.insert_cell()
builder.write('Author')
builder.end_row()
builder.end_table()
# Create a table with a repeating section inside.
repeating_section_sdt = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.REPEATING_SECTION, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.ROW)
repeating_section_sdt.xml_mapping.set_mapping(xml_part, '/books[1]/book', '')
table.append_child(repeating_section_sdt)
# Add repeating section item inside the repeating section and mark it as a row.
# This table will have a row for each element that we can find in the XML document
# using the "/books[1]/book" XPath, of which there are three.
repeating_section_item_sdt = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.REPEATING_SECTION_ITEM, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.ROW)
repeating_section_sdt.append_child(repeating_section_item_sdt)
row = aw.tables.Row(doc)
repeating_section_item_sdt.append_child(row)
# Map XML data with created table cells for the title and author of each book.
title_sdt = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.PLAIN_TEXT, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.CELL)
title_sdt.xml_mapping.set_mapping(xml_part, '/books[1]/book[1]/title[1]', '')
row.append_child(title_sdt)
author_sdt = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.PLAIN_TEXT, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.CELL)
author_sdt.xml_mapping.set_mapping(xml_part, '/books[1]/book[1]/author[1]', '')
row.append_child(author_sdt)
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'StructuredDocumentTag.RepeatingSectionItem.docx')

Shows how to create group structured document tag at the Row level.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
table = builder.start_table()
# Create a Group structured document tag at the Row level.
group_sdt = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.GROUP, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.ROW)
table.append_child(group_sdt)
group_sdt.is_showing_placeholder_text = False
group_sdt.remove_all_children()
# Create a child row of the structured document tag.
row = aw.tables.Row(doc)
group_sdt.append_child(row)
cell = aw.tables.Cell(doc)
row.append_child(cell)
builder.end_table()
# Insert cell contents.
cell.ensure_minimum()
builder.move_to(cell.last_paragraph)
builder.write('Lorem ipsum dolor.')
# Insert text after the table.
builder.move_to(table.next_sibling)
builder.write('Nulla blandit nisi.')
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'StructuredDocumentTag.SdtAtRowLevel.docx')

Shows how to create a structured document tag of the Citation type.

doc = aw.Document()
sdt = aw.markup.StructuredDocumentTag(doc, aw.markup.SdtType.CITATION, aw.markup.MarkupLevel.INLINE)
paragraph = doc.first_section.body.first_paragraph
paragraph.append_child(sdt)
# Create a Citation field.
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
builder.move_to_paragraph(0, -1)
builder.insert_field(field_code='CITATION Ath22 \\l 1033 ', field_value='(John Lennon, 2022)')
# Move the field to the structured document tag.
while sdt.next_sibling != None:
    sdt.append_child(sdt.next_sibling)
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'StructuredDocumentTag.Citation.docx')

See Also

SdtListItemCollection class SmartTag class