Run class
Run class
Represents a run of characters with the same font formatting. To learn more, visit the Programming with Documents documentation article.
Remarks
All text of the document is stored in runs of text.
Run can only be a child of Paragraph or inline StructuredDocumentTag.
Inheritance: Run → Inline → Node
Constructors
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Run(doc) | Initializes a new instance of the Run class. |
| Run(doc, text) | Initializes a new instance of the Run class. |
Properties
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| custom_node_id | Specifies custom node identifier. (Inherited from Node) |
| document | Gets the document to which this node belongs. (Inherited from Node) |
| font | Provides access to the font formatting of this object. (Inherited from Inline) |
| is_composite | Returns True if this node can contain other nodes.(Inherited from Node) |
| is_delete_revision | Returns true if this object was deleted in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled. (Inherited from Inline) |
| is_format_revision | Returns true if formatting of the object was changed in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled. (Inherited from Inline) |
| is_insert_revision | Returns true if this object was inserted in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled. (Inherited from Inline) |
| is_move_from_revision | Returns True if this object was moved (deleted) in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled.(Inherited from Inline) |
| is_move_to_revision | Returns True if this object was moved (inserted) in Microsoft Word while change tracking was enabled.(Inherited from Inline) |
| is_phonetic_guide | Gets a boolean value indicating either the run is a phonetic guide. |
| next_sibling | Gets the node immediately following this node. (Inherited from Node) |
| node_type | Returns NodeType.RUN. |
| parent_node | Gets the immediate parent of this node. (Inherited from Node) |
| parent_paragraph | Retrieves the parent Paragraph of this node. (Inherited from Inline) |
| phonetic_guide | Gets a Run.phonetic_guide object. |
| previous_sibling | 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) |
| text | Gets or sets the text of the run. |
Methods
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| accept(visitor) | Accepts a visitor. |
| clone(is_clone_children) | Creates a duplicate of the node. (Inherited from Node) |
| get_ancestor(ancestor_type) | Gets the first ancestor of the specified object type. (Inherited from Node) |
| get_ancestor(ancestor_type) | Gets the first ancestor of the specified NodeType. (Inherited from Node) |
| get_text() | Gets the text of the run. |
| next_pre_order(root_node) | Gets next node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm. (Inherited from Node) |
| node_type_to_string(node_type) | A utility method that converts a node type enum value into a user friendly string. (Inherited from Node) |
| previous_pre_order(root_node) | Gets the previous node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm. (Inherited from Node) |
| remove() | Removes itself from the parent. (Inherited from Node) |
| to_string(save_format) | Exports the content of the node into a string in the specified format. (Inherited from Node) |
| to_string(save_options) | Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options. (Inherited from Node) |
Examples
Shows how to format a run of text using its font property.
doc = aw.Document()
run = aw.Run(doc, "Hello world!")
font = run.font
font.name = "Courier New"
font.size = 36
font.highlight_color = drawing.Color.yellow
doc.first_section.body.first_paragraph.append_child(run)
doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "Font.create_formatted_run.docx")
Shows how to add, update and delete child nodes in a CompositeNode’s collection of children.
doc = aw.Document()
# An empty document, by default, has one paragraph.
self.assertEqual(1, doc.first_section.body.paragraphs.count)
# Composite nodes such as our paragraph can contain other composite and inline nodes as children.
paragraph = doc.first_section.body.first_paragraph
paragraph_text = aw.Run(doc, "Initial text. ")
paragraph.append_child(paragraph_text)
# Create three more run nodes.
run1 = aw.Run(doc, "Run 1. ")
run2 = aw.Run(doc, "Run 2. ")
run3 = aw.Run(doc, "Run 3. ")
# The document body will not display these runs until we insert them into a composite node
# that itself is a part of the document's node tree, as we did with the first run.
# We can determine where the text contents of nodes that we insert
# appears in the document by specifying an insertion location relative to another node in the paragraph.
self.assertEqual("Initial text.", paragraph.get_text().strip())
# Insert the second run into the paragraph in front of the initial run.
paragraph.insert_before(run2, paragraph_text)
self.assertEqual("Run 2. Initial text.", paragraph.get_text().strip())
# Insert the third run after the initial run.
paragraph.insert_after(run3, paragraph_text)
self.assertEqual("Run 2. Initial text. Run 3.", paragraph.get_text().strip())
# Insert the first run to the start of the paragraph's child nodes collection.
paragraph.prepend_child(run1)
self.assertEqual("Run 1. Run 2. Initial text. Run 3.", paragraph.get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual(4, paragraph.get_child_nodes(aw.NodeType.ANY, True).count)
# We can modify the contents of the run by editing and deleting existing child nodes.
paragraph.get_child_nodes(aw.NodeType.RUN, True)[1].as_run().text = "Updated run 2. "
paragraph.get_child_nodes(aw.NodeType.RUN, True).remove(paragraph_text)
self.assertEqual("Run 1. Updated run 2. Run 3.", paragraph.get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual(3, paragraph.get_child_nodes(aw.NodeType.ANY, True).count)
Shows how to construct an Aspose.Words document by hand.
doc = aw.Document()
# A blank document contains one section, one body and one paragraph.
# Call the "remove_all_children" method to remove all those nodes,
# and end up with a document node with no children.
doc.remove_all_children()
# This document now has no composite child nodes that we can add content to.
# If we wish to edit it, we will need to repopulate its node collection.
# First, create a new section, and then append it as a child to the root document node.
section = aw.Section(doc)
doc.append_child(section)
# Set some page setup properties for the section.
section.page_setup.section_start = aw.SectionStart.NEW_PAGE
section.page_setup.paper_size = aw.PaperSize.LETTER
# A section needs a body, which will contain and display all its contents
# on the page between the section's header and footer.
body = aw.Body(doc)
section.append_child(body)
# Create a paragraph, set some formatting properties, and then append it as a child to the body.
para = aw.Paragraph(doc)
para.paragraph_format.style_name = "Heading 1"
para.paragraph_format.alignment = aw.ParagraphAlignment.CENTER
body.append_child(para)
# Finally, add some content to do the document. Create a run,
# set its appearance and contents, and then append it as a child to the paragraph.
run = aw.Run(doc)
run.text = "Hello World!"
run.font.color = drawing.Color.red
para.append_child(run)
self.assertEqual("Hello World!", doc.get_text().strip())
doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + "Section.create_manually.docx")
See Also
- module aspose.words
- class Inline