FieldXE
Inheritance: java.lang.Object, com.aspose.words.Field
public class FieldXE extends Field
Implements the XE field.
To learn more, visit the Working with Fields documentation article.
Remarks:
Defines the text and page number for an index entry, which is used by an INDEX field.
Examples:
Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
// of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "EntryType" properties have a value of "A".
// For both INDEX and XE fields, the "EntryType" property only uses the first character of its string value.
index.setBookmarkName("MainBookmark");
index.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\b MainBookmark \\f A", index.getFieldCode());
// On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
// of the INDEX field's "BookmarkName" property.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.startBookmark("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.
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 1");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \"Index entry 1\" \\f A", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 2");
indexEntry.setEntryType("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.endBookmark("MainBookmark");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 3");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Filtering.docx");
Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
index.setLanguageId("1033");
// Setting this property's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
// and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
index.setHeading("A");
// Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
// Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
index.setLetterRange("a-c");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
// These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
// with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
indexEntry.isItalic(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
indexEntry.isBold(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
// INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
// This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
// which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange property defines.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Durian");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");
Methods
| Method | Description |
|---|---|
| getDisplayResult() | Gets the text that represents the displayed field result. |
| getEnd() | Gets the node that represents the field end. |
| getEntryType() | Gets an index entry type. |
| getFieldCode() | Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator). |
| getFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes) | Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator). |
| getFormat() | Gets a FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field’s formatting. |
| getLocaleId() | Gets the LCID of the field. |
| getPageNumberReplacement() | Gets text used in place of a page number. |
| getPageRangeBookmarkName() | Gets the name of the bookmark that marks a range of pages that is inserted as the entry’s page number. |
| getResult() | Gets text that is between the field separator and field end. |
| getSeparator() | Gets the node that represents the field separator. |
| getStart() | Gets the node that represents the start of the field. |
| getSwitchType(String switchName) | |
| getText() | Gets the text of the entry. |
| getType() | Gets the Microsoft Word field type. |
| getYomi() | Gets the yomi (first phonetic character for sorting indexes) for the index entry |
| isBold() | Gets whether to apply bold formatting to the entry’s page number. |
| isBold(boolean value) | Sets whether to apply bold formatting to the entry’s page number. |
| isDirty() | Gets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document. |
| isDirty(boolean value) | Sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document. |
| isItalic() | Gets whether to apply italic formatting to the entry’s page number. |
| isItalic(boolean value) | Sets whether to apply italic formatting to the entry’s page number. |
| isLocked() | Gets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result). |
| isLocked(boolean value) | Sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result). |
| remove() | Removes the field from the document. |
| setEntryType(String value) | Sets an index entry type. |
| setLocaleId(int value) | Sets the LCID of the field. |
| setPageNumberReplacement(String value) | Sets text used in place of a page number. |
| setPageRangeBookmarkName(String value) | Sets the name of the bookmark that marks a range of pages that is inserted as the entry’s page number. |
| setResult(String value) | Sets text that is between the field separator and field end. |
| setText(String value) | Sets the text of the entry. |
| setYomi(String value) | Sets the yomi (first phonetic character for sorting indexes) for the index entry |
| unlink() | Performs the field unlink. |
| update() | Performs the field update. |
| update(boolean ignoreMergeFormat) | Performs a field update. |
getDisplayResult()
public String getDisplayResult()
Gets the text that represents the displayed field result.
Remarks:
The Document.updateListLabels() method must be called to obtain correct value for the FieldListNum, FieldAutoNum, FieldAutoNumOut and FieldAutoNumLgl fields.
Examples:
Shows how to get the real text that a field displays in the document.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.write("This document was written by ");
FieldAuthor fieldAuthor = (FieldAuthor) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_AUTHOR, true);
fieldAuthor.setAuthorName("John Doe");
// We can use the DisplayResult property to verify what exact text
// a field would display in its place in the document.
Assert.assertEquals("", fieldAuthor.getDisplayResult());
// Fields do not maintain accurate result values in real-time.
// To make sure our fields display accurate results at any given time,
// such as right before a save operation, we need to update them manually.
fieldAuthor.update();
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", fieldAuthor.getDisplayResult());
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.DisplayResult.docx");
Returns: java.lang.String - The text that represents the displayed field result.
getEnd()
public FieldEnd getEnd()
Gets the node that represents the field end.
Examples:
Shows how to work with a collection of fields.
public void fieldCollection() throws Exception {
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" ");
builder.insertField(" TIME ");
builder.insertField(" REVNUM ");
builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" ");
builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" ");
builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" ");
doc.updateFields();
FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields();
Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount());
// Iterate over the field collection, and print contents and type
// of every field using a custom visitor implementation.
FieldVisitor fieldVisitor = new FieldVisitor();
Iterator fieldEnumerator = fields.iterator();
while (fieldEnumerator.hasNext()) {
if (fieldEnumerator != null) {
Field currentField = fieldEnumerator.next();
currentField.getStart().accept(fieldVisitor);
if (currentField.getSeparator() != null) {
currentField.getSeparator().accept(fieldVisitor);
}
currentField.getEnd().accept(fieldVisitor);
} else {
System.out.println("There are no fields in the document.");
}
}
System.out.println(fieldVisitor.getText());
}
///
/// Document visitor implementation that prints field info.
///
public static class FieldVisitor extends DocumentVisitor {
public FieldVisitor() {
mBuilder = new StringBuilder();
}
///
/// Gets the plain text of the document that was accumulated by the visitor.
///
public String getText() {
return mBuilder.toString();
}
///
/// Called when a FieldStart node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldStart(final FieldStart fieldStart) {
mBuilder.append("Found field: " + fieldStart.getFieldType() + "\r\n");
mBuilder.append("\tField code: " + fieldStart.getField().getFieldCode() + "\r\n");
mBuilder.append("\tDisplayed as: " + fieldStart.getField().getResult() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
///
/// Called when a FieldSeparator node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldSeparator(final FieldSeparator fieldSeparator) {
mBuilder.append("\tFound separator: " + fieldSeparator.getText() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
///
/// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) {
mBuilder.append("End of field: " + fieldEnd.getFieldType() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
private final StringBuilder mBuilder;
}
Returns: FieldEnd - The node that represents the field end.
getEntryType()
public String getEntryType()
Gets an index entry type.
Examples:
Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
// of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "EntryType" properties have a value of "A".
// For both INDEX and XE fields, the "EntryType" property only uses the first character of its string value.
index.setBookmarkName("MainBookmark");
index.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\b MainBookmark \\f A", index.getFieldCode());
// On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
// of the INDEX field's "BookmarkName" property.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.startBookmark("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.
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 1");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \"Index entry 1\" \\f A", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 2");
indexEntry.setEntryType("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.endBookmark("MainBookmark");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 3");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Filtering.docx");
Returns: java.lang.String - An index entry type.
getFieldCode()
public String getFieldCode()
Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator). Both field code and field result of child fields are included.
Examples:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using a field code.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");
Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, dateField.getType());
Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.getFieldCode());
Shows how to get a field’s field code.
// Open a document which contains a MERGEFIELD inside an IF field.
Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Nested fields.docx");
FieldIf fieldIf = (FieldIf) doc.getRange().getFields().get(0);
// There are two ways of getting a field's field code:
// 1 - Omit its inner fields:
Assert.assertEquals(" IF > 0 \" (surplus of ) \" \"\" ", fieldIf.getFieldCode(false));
// 2 - Include its inner fields:
Assert.assertEquals(" IF MERGEFIELD NetIncome > 0 \" (surplus of MERGEFIELD NetIncome \\f $ ) \" \"\" ",
fieldIf.getFieldCode(true));
// By default, the GetFieldCode method displays inner fields.
Assert.assertEquals(fieldIf.getFieldCode(), fieldIf.getFieldCode(true));
Returns: java.lang.String
getFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes)
public String getFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes)
Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator).
Examples:
Shows how to get a field’s field code.
// Open a document which contains a MERGEFIELD inside an IF field.
Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Nested fields.docx");
FieldIf fieldIf = (FieldIf) doc.getRange().getFields().get(0);
// There are two ways of getting a field's field code:
// 1 - Omit its inner fields:
Assert.assertEquals(" IF > 0 \" (surplus of ) \" \"\" ", fieldIf.getFieldCode(false));
// 2 - Include its inner fields:
Assert.assertEquals(" IF MERGEFIELD NetIncome > 0 \" (surplus of MERGEFIELD NetIncome \\f $ ) \" \"\" ",
fieldIf.getFieldCode(true));
// By default, the GetFieldCode method displays inner fields.
Assert.assertEquals(fieldIf.getFieldCode(), fieldIf.getFieldCode(true));
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| includeChildFieldCodes | boolean | true if child field codes should be included. |
Returns: java.lang.String
getFormat()
public FieldFormat getFormat()
Gets a FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field’s formatting.
Examples:
Shows how to format field results.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied.
Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3");
Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult());
// We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's properties.
// Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result.
// 1 - Numeric format:
FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();
format.setNumericFormat("$###.00");
field.update();
Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("$ 5.00", field.getResult());
// 2 - Date/time format:
field = builder.insertField("DATE");
format = field.getFormat();
format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
field.update();
Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}");
// 3 - General format:
field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33");
format = field.getFormat();
format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER);
field.update();
int index = 0;
Iterator generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator();
while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) {
int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next();
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value));
}
Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult());
Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0));
// We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form.
format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0);
Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
field.update();
Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 ", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult());
Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
Returns: FieldFormat - A FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field’s formatting.
getLocaleId()
public int getLocaleId()
Gets the LCID of the field.
Examples:
Shows how to insert a field and work with its locale.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Insert a DATE field, and then print the date it will display.
// Your thread's current culture determines the formatting of the date.
Field field = builder.insertField("DATE");
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Today''s date, as displayed in the \"{0}\" culture: {1}", Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage(), field.getResult()));
Assert.assertEquals(1033, field.getLocaleId());
// Changing the culture of our thread will impact the result of the DATE field.
// Another way to get the DATE field to display a date in a different culture is to use its LocaleId property.
// This way allows us to avoid changing the thread's culture to get this effect.
doc.getFieldOptions().setFieldUpdateCultureSource(FieldUpdateCultureSource.FIELD_CODE);
CultureInfo de = new CultureInfo("de-DE");
field.setLocaleId(1031);
field.update();
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Today''s date, as displayed according to the \"{0}\" culture: {1}", Locale.forLanguageTag(LocaleUtil.getLocaleFromLCID(field.getLocaleId())).getDisplayLanguage(), field.getResult()));
Returns: int - The LCID of the field.
getPageNumberReplacement()
public String getPageNumberReplacement()
Gets text used in place of a page number.
Examples:
Shows how to define cross references in an INDEX field.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
// The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching values in the "Text" property
// into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// We can configure an XE field to get its INDEX entry to display a string instead of a page number.
// First, for entries that substitute a page number with a string,
// specify a custom separator between the XE field's Text property value and the string.
index.setCrossReferenceSeparator(", see: ");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\k \", see: \"", index.getFieldCode());
// Insert an XE field, which creates a regular INDEX entry which displays this field's page number,
// and does not invoke the CrossReferenceSeparator value.
// The entry for this XE field will display "Apple, 2".
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Insert another XE field on page 3 and set a value for the PageNumberReplacement property.
// This value will show up instead of the number of the page that this field is on,
// and the INDEX field's CrossReferenceSeparator value will appear in front of it.
// The entry for this XE field will display "Banana, see: Tropical fruit".
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
indexEntry.setPageNumberReplacement("Tropical fruit");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Banana \\t \"Tropical fruit\"", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.CrossReferenceSeparator.docx");
Returns: java.lang.String - Text used in place of a page number.
getPageRangeBookmarkName()
public String getPageRangeBookmarkName()
Gets the name of the bookmark that marks a range of pages that is inserted as the entry’s page number.
Examples:
Shows how to specify a bookmark’s spanned pages as a page range for an INDEX field entry.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
// The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching values in the "Text" property
// into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// For INDEX entries that display page ranges, we can specify a separator string
// which will appear between the number of the first page, and the number of the last.
index.setPageNumberSeparator(", on page(s) ");
index.setPageRangeSeparator(" to ");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\e \", on page(s) \" \\g \" to \"", index.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("My entry");
// If an XE field names a bookmark using the PageRangeBookmarkName property,
// its INDEX entry will show the range of pages that the bookmark spans
// instead of the number of the page that contains the XE field.
indexEntry.setPageRangeBookmarkName("MyBookmark");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \"My entry\" \\r MyBookmark", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals(indexEntry.getPageRangeBookmarkName(), "MyBookmark");
// Insert a bookmark that starts on page 3 and ends on page 5.
// The INDEX entry for the XE field that references this bookmark will display this page range.
// In our table, the INDEX entry will display "My entry, on page(s) 3 to 5".
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.startBookmark("MyBookmark");
builder.write("Start of MyBookmark");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.write("End of MyBookmark");
builder.endBookmark("MyBookmark");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.PageRangeBookmark.docx");
Returns: java.lang.String - The name of the bookmark that marks a range of pages that is inserted as the entry’s page number.
getResult()
public String getResult()
Gets text that is between the field separator and field end.
Examples:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using a field code.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");
Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, dateField.getType());
Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.getFieldCode());
Returns: java.lang.String - Text that is between the field separator and field end.
getSeparator()
public FieldSeparator getSeparator()
Gets the node that represents the field separator. Can be null .
Examples:
Shows how to work with a collection of fields.
public void fieldCollection() throws Exception {
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" ");
builder.insertField(" TIME ");
builder.insertField(" REVNUM ");
builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" ");
builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" ");
builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" ");
doc.updateFields();
FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields();
Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount());
// Iterate over the field collection, and print contents and type
// of every field using a custom visitor implementation.
FieldVisitor fieldVisitor = new FieldVisitor();
Iterator fieldEnumerator = fields.iterator();
while (fieldEnumerator.hasNext()) {
if (fieldEnumerator != null) {
Field currentField = fieldEnumerator.next();
currentField.getStart().accept(fieldVisitor);
if (currentField.getSeparator() != null) {
currentField.getSeparator().accept(fieldVisitor);
}
currentField.getEnd().accept(fieldVisitor);
} else {
System.out.println("There are no fields in the document.");
}
}
System.out.println(fieldVisitor.getText());
}
///
/// Document visitor implementation that prints field info.
///
public static class FieldVisitor extends DocumentVisitor {
public FieldVisitor() {
mBuilder = new StringBuilder();
}
///
/// Gets the plain text of the document that was accumulated by the visitor.
///
public String getText() {
return mBuilder.toString();
}
///
/// Called when a FieldStart node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldStart(final FieldStart fieldStart) {
mBuilder.append("Found field: " + fieldStart.getFieldType() + "\r\n");
mBuilder.append("\tField code: " + fieldStart.getField().getFieldCode() + "\r\n");
mBuilder.append("\tDisplayed as: " + fieldStart.getField().getResult() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
///
/// Called when a FieldSeparator node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldSeparator(final FieldSeparator fieldSeparator) {
mBuilder.append("\tFound separator: " + fieldSeparator.getText() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
///
/// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) {
mBuilder.append("End of field: " + fieldEnd.getFieldType() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
private final StringBuilder mBuilder;
}
Returns: FieldSeparator - The node that represents the field separator.
getStart()
public FieldStart getStart()
Gets the node that represents the start of the field.
Examples:
Shows how to work with a collection of fields.
public void fieldCollection() throws Exception {
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" ");
builder.insertField(" TIME ");
builder.insertField(" REVNUM ");
builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" ");
builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" ");
builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" ");
doc.updateFields();
FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields();
Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount());
// Iterate over the field collection, and print contents and type
// of every field using a custom visitor implementation.
FieldVisitor fieldVisitor = new FieldVisitor();
Iterator fieldEnumerator = fields.iterator();
while (fieldEnumerator.hasNext()) {
if (fieldEnumerator != null) {
Field currentField = fieldEnumerator.next();
currentField.getStart().accept(fieldVisitor);
if (currentField.getSeparator() != null) {
currentField.getSeparator().accept(fieldVisitor);
}
currentField.getEnd().accept(fieldVisitor);
} else {
System.out.println("There are no fields in the document.");
}
}
System.out.println(fieldVisitor.getText());
}
///
/// Document visitor implementation that prints field info.
///
public static class FieldVisitor extends DocumentVisitor {
public FieldVisitor() {
mBuilder = new StringBuilder();
}
///
/// Gets the plain text of the document that was accumulated by the visitor.
///
public String getText() {
return mBuilder.toString();
}
///
/// Called when a FieldStart node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldStart(final FieldStart fieldStart) {
mBuilder.append("Found field: " + fieldStart.getFieldType() + "\r\n");
mBuilder.append("\tField code: " + fieldStart.getField().getFieldCode() + "\r\n");
mBuilder.append("\tDisplayed as: " + fieldStart.getField().getResult() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
///
/// Called when a FieldSeparator node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldSeparator(final FieldSeparator fieldSeparator) {
mBuilder.append("\tFound separator: " + fieldSeparator.getText() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
///
/// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document.
///
public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) {
mBuilder.append("End of field: " + fieldEnd.getFieldType() + "\r\n");
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
private final StringBuilder mBuilder;
}
Returns: FieldStart - The node that represents the start of the field.
getSwitchType(String switchName)
public int getSwitchType(String switchName)
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| switchName | java.lang.String |
Returns: int
getText()
public String getText()
Gets the text of the entry.
Examples:
Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
// of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "EntryType" properties have a value of "A".
// For both INDEX and XE fields, the "EntryType" property only uses the first character of its string value.
index.setBookmarkName("MainBookmark");
index.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\b MainBookmark \\f A", index.getFieldCode());
// On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
// of the INDEX field's "BookmarkName" property.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.startBookmark("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.
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 1");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \"Index entry 1\" \\f A", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 2");
indexEntry.setEntryType("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.endBookmark("MainBookmark");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 3");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Filtering.docx");
Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
index.setLanguageId("1033");
// Setting this property's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
// and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
index.setHeading("A");
// Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
// Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
index.setLetterRange("a-c");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
// These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
// with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
indexEntry.isItalic(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
indexEntry.isBold(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
// INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
// This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
// which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange property defines.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Durian");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");
Returns: java.lang.String - The text of the entry.
getType()
public int getType()
Gets the Microsoft Word field type.
Examples:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using a field code.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");
Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, dateField.getType());
Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.getFieldCode());
Returns: int - The Microsoft Word field type. The returned value is one of FieldType constants.
getYomi()
public String getYomi()
Gets the yomi (first phonetic character for sorting indexes) for the index entry
Examples:
Shows how to sort INDEX field entries phonetically.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
// The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching values in the "Text" property
// into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// The INDEX table automatically sorts its entries by the values of their Text properties in alphabetic order.
// Set the INDEX table to sort entries phonetically using Hiragana instead.
index.setUseYomi(sortEntriesUsingYomi);
if (sortEntriesUsingYomi)
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\y", index.getFieldCode());
else
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX ", index.getFieldCode());
// Insert 4 XE fields, which would show up as entries in the INDEX field's table of contents.
// The "Text" property may contain a word's spelling in Kanji, whose pronunciation may be ambiguous,
// while the "Yomi" version of the word will spell exactly how it is pronounced using Hiragana.
// If we set our INDEX field to use Yomi, it will sort these entries
// by the value of their Yomi properties, instead of their Text values.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u611b\u5b50");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3042");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \u611b\u5b50 \\y \u3042", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u660e\u7f8e");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3042");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u6075\u7f8e");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3048");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u611b\u7f8e");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3048");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Yomi.docx");
Returns: java.lang.String - The yomi (first phonetic character for sorting indexes) for the index entry
isBold()
public boolean isBold()
Gets whether to apply bold formatting to the entry’s page number.
Examples:
Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
index.setLanguageId("1033");
// Setting this property's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
// and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
index.setHeading("A");
// Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
// Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
index.setLetterRange("a-c");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
// These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
// with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
indexEntry.isItalic(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
indexEntry.isBold(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
// INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
// This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
// which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange property defines.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Durian");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");
Returns: boolean - Whether to apply bold formatting to the entry’s page number.
isBold(boolean value)
public void isBold(boolean value)
Sets whether to apply bold formatting to the entry’s page number.
Examples:
Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
index.setLanguageId("1033");
// Setting this property's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
// and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
index.setHeading("A");
// Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
// Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
index.setLetterRange("a-c");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
// These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
// with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
indexEntry.isItalic(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
indexEntry.isBold(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
// INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
// This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
// which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange property defines.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Durian");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | boolean | Whether to apply bold formatting to the entry’s page number. |
isDirty()
public boolean isDirty()
Gets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.
Examples:
Shows how to use special property for updating field result.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Give the document's built-in "Author" property value, and then display it with a field.
doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John Doe");
FieldAuthor field = (FieldAuthor) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_AUTHOR, true);
Assert.assertFalse(field.isDirty());
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult());
// Update the property. The field still displays the old value.
doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John & Jane Doe");
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult());
// Since the field's value is out of date, we can mark it as "dirty".
// This value will stay out of date until we update the field manually with the Field.Update() method.
field.isDirty(true);
// If we save without calling an update method,
// the field will keep displaying the out of date value in the output document.
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Filed.UpdateDirtyFields.docx");
// The LoadOptions object has an option to update all fields
// marked as "dirty" when loading the document.
LoadOptions options = new LoadOptions();
options.setUpdateDirtyFields(updateDirtyFields);
doc = new Document(getArtifactsDir() + "Filed.UpdateDirtyFields.docx", options);
Assert.assertEquals("John & Jane Doe", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getAuthor());
field = (FieldAuthor) doc.getRange().getFields().get(0);
// Updating dirty fields like this automatically set their "IsDirty" flag to false.
if (updateDirtyFields) {
Assert.assertEquals("John & Jane Doe", field.getResult());
Assert.assertFalse(field.isDirty());
} else {
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult());
Assert.assertTrue(field.isDirty());
}
Returns: boolean - Whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.
isDirty(boolean value)
public void isDirty(boolean value)
Sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.
Examples:
Shows how to use special property for updating field result.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Give the document's built-in "Author" property value, and then display it with a field.
doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John Doe");
FieldAuthor field = (FieldAuthor) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_AUTHOR, true);
Assert.assertFalse(field.isDirty());
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult());
// Update the property. The field still displays the old value.
doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John & Jane Doe");
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult());
// Since the field's value is out of date, we can mark it as "dirty".
// This value will stay out of date until we update the field manually with the Field.Update() method.
field.isDirty(true);
// If we save without calling an update method,
// the field will keep displaying the out of date value in the output document.
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Filed.UpdateDirtyFields.docx");
// The LoadOptions object has an option to update all fields
// marked as "dirty" when loading the document.
LoadOptions options = new LoadOptions();
options.setUpdateDirtyFields(updateDirtyFields);
doc = new Document(getArtifactsDir() + "Filed.UpdateDirtyFields.docx", options);
Assert.assertEquals("John & Jane Doe", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getAuthor());
field = (FieldAuthor) doc.getRange().getFields().get(0);
// Updating dirty fields like this automatically set their "IsDirty" flag to false.
if (updateDirtyFields) {
Assert.assertEquals("John & Jane Doe", field.getResult());
Assert.assertFalse(field.isDirty());
} else {
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult());
Assert.assertTrue(field.isDirty());
}
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | boolean | Whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document. |
isItalic()
public boolean isItalic()
Gets whether to apply italic formatting to the entry’s page number.
Examples:
Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
index.setLanguageId("1033");
// Setting this property's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
// and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
index.setHeading("A");
// Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
// Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
index.setLetterRange("a-c");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
// These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
// with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
indexEntry.isItalic(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
indexEntry.isBold(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
// INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
// This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
// which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange property defines.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Durian");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");
Returns: boolean - Whether to apply italic formatting to the entry’s page number.
isItalic(boolean value)
public void isItalic(boolean value)
Sets whether to apply italic formatting to the entry’s page number.
Examples:
Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
index.setLanguageId("1033");
// Setting this property's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
// and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
index.setHeading("A");
// Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
// Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
index.setLetterRange("a-c");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
// These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
// with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
indexEntry.isItalic(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
indexEntry.isBold(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
// INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
// This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
// which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange property defines.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Durian");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | boolean | Whether to apply italic formatting to the entry’s page number. |
isLocked()
public boolean isLocked()
Gets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).
Examples:
Shows how to work with a FieldStart node.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
FieldDate field = (FieldDate) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, true);
field.getFormat().setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
field.update();
FieldChar fieldStart = field.getStart();
Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, fieldStart.getFieldType());
Assert.assertEquals(false, fieldStart.isDirty());
Assert.assertEquals(false, fieldStart.isLocked());
// Retrieve the facade object which represents the field in the document.
field = (FieldDate) fieldStart.getField();
Assert.assertEquals(false, field.isLocked());
Assert.assertEquals(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
// Update the field to show the current date.
field.update();
Returns: boolean - Whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).
isLocked(boolean value)
public void isLocked(boolean value)
Sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).
Examples:
Shows how to work with a FieldStart node.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
FieldDate field = (FieldDate) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, true);
field.getFormat().setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
field.update();
FieldChar fieldStart = field.getStart();
Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, fieldStart.getFieldType());
Assert.assertEquals(false, fieldStart.isDirty());
Assert.assertEquals(false, fieldStart.isLocked());
// Retrieve the facade object which represents the field in the document.
field = (FieldDate) fieldStart.getField();
Assert.assertEquals(false, field.isLocked());
Assert.assertEquals(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
// Update the field to show the current date.
field.update();
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | boolean | Whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result). |
remove()
public Node remove()
Removes the field from the document. Returns a node right after the field. If the field’s end is the last child of its parent node, returns its parent paragraph. If the field is already removed, returns null .
Examples:
Shows how to remove fields from a field collection.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" ");
builder.insertField(" TIME ");
builder.insertField(" REVNUM ");
builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" ");
builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" ");
builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" ");
doc.updateFields();
FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields();
Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount());
// Below are four ways of removing fields from a field collection.
// 1 - Get a field to remove itself:
fields.get(0).remove();
Assert.assertEquals(5, fields.getCount());
// 2 - Get the collection to remove a field that we pass to its removal method:
Field lastField = fields.get(3);
fields.remove(lastField);
Assert.assertEquals(4, fields.getCount());
// 3 - Remove a field from a collection at an index:
fields.removeAt(2);
Assert.assertEquals(3, fields.getCount());
// 4 - Remove all the fields from the collection at once:
fields.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(0, fields.getCount());
Shows how to process PRIVATE fields.
public void fieldPrivate() throws Exception {
// Open a Corel WordPerfect document which we have converted to .docx format.
Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Field sample - PRIVATE.docx");
// WordPerfect 5.x/6.x documents like the one we have loaded may contain PRIVATE fields.
// Microsoft Word preserves PRIVATE fields during load/save operations,
// but provides no functionality for them.
FieldPrivate field = (FieldPrivate) doc.getRange().getFields().get(0);
Assert.assertEquals(" PRIVATE \"My value\" ", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_PRIVATE, field.getType());
// We can also insert PRIVATE fields using a document builder.
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_PRIVATE, true);
// These fields are not a viable way of protecting sensitive information.
// Unless backward compatibility with older versions of WordPerfect is essential,
// we can safely remove these fields. We can do this using a DocumentVisiitor implementation.
Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getRange().getFields().getCount());
FieldPrivateRemover remover = new FieldPrivateRemover();
doc.accept(remover);
Assert.assertEquals(remover.getFieldsRemovedCount(), 2);
Assert.assertEquals(doc.getRange().getFields().getCount(), 0);
}
///
/// Removes all encountered PRIVATE fields.
///
public static class FieldPrivateRemover extends DocumentVisitor {
public FieldPrivateRemover() {
mFieldsRemovedCount = 0;
}
public int getFieldsRemovedCount() {
return mFieldsRemovedCount;
}
///
/// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document.
/// If the node belongs to a PRIVATE field, the entire field is removed.
///
public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) throws Exception {
if (fieldEnd.getFieldType() == FieldType.FIELD_PRIVATE) {
fieldEnd.getField().remove();
mFieldsRemovedCount++;
}
return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
}
private int mFieldsRemovedCount;
}
Returns: Node
setEntryType(String value)
public void setEntryType(String value)
Sets an index entry type.
Examples:
Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
// of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "EntryType" properties have a value of "A".
// For both INDEX and XE fields, the "EntryType" property only uses the first character of its string value.
index.setBookmarkName("MainBookmark");
index.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\b MainBookmark \\f A", index.getFieldCode());
// On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
// of the INDEX field's "BookmarkName" property.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.startBookmark("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.
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 1");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \"Index entry 1\" \\f A", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 2");
indexEntry.setEntryType("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.endBookmark("MainBookmark");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 3");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Filtering.docx");
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | java.lang.String | An index entry type. |
setLocaleId(int value)
public void setLocaleId(int value)
Sets the LCID of the field.
Examples:
Shows how to insert a field and work with its locale.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Insert a DATE field, and then print the date it will display.
// Your thread's current culture determines the formatting of the date.
Field field = builder.insertField("DATE");
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Today''s date, as displayed in the \"{0}\" culture: {1}", Locale.getDefault().getDisplayLanguage(), field.getResult()));
Assert.assertEquals(1033, field.getLocaleId());
// Changing the culture of our thread will impact the result of the DATE field.
// Another way to get the DATE field to display a date in a different culture is to use its LocaleId property.
// This way allows us to avoid changing the thread's culture to get this effect.
doc.getFieldOptions().setFieldUpdateCultureSource(FieldUpdateCultureSource.FIELD_CODE);
CultureInfo de = new CultureInfo("de-DE");
field.setLocaleId(1031);
field.update();
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Today''s date, as displayed according to the \"{0}\" culture: {1}", Locale.forLanguageTag(LocaleUtil.getLocaleFromLCID(field.getLocaleId())).getDisplayLanguage(), field.getResult()));
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | int | The LCID of the field. |
setPageNumberReplacement(String value)
public void setPageNumberReplacement(String value)
Sets text used in place of a page number.
Examples:
Shows how to define cross references in an INDEX field.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
// The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching values in the "Text" property
// into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// We can configure an XE field to get its INDEX entry to display a string instead of a page number.
// First, for entries that substitute a page number with a string,
// specify a custom separator between the XE field's Text property value and the string.
index.setCrossReferenceSeparator(", see: ");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\k \", see: \"", index.getFieldCode());
// Insert an XE field, which creates a regular INDEX entry which displays this field's page number,
// and does not invoke the CrossReferenceSeparator value.
// The entry for this XE field will display "Apple, 2".
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Insert another XE field on page 3 and set a value for the PageNumberReplacement property.
// This value will show up instead of the number of the page that this field is on,
// and the INDEX field's CrossReferenceSeparator value will appear in front of it.
// The entry for this XE field will display "Banana, see: Tropical fruit".
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
indexEntry.setPageNumberReplacement("Tropical fruit");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Banana \\t \"Tropical fruit\"", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.CrossReferenceSeparator.docx");
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | java.lang.String | Text used in place of a page number. |
setPageRangeBookmarkName(String value)
public void setPageRangeBookmarkName(String value)
Sets the name of the bookmark that marks a range of pages that is inserted as the entry’s page number.
Examples:
Shows how to specify a bookmark’s spanned pages as a page range for an INDEX field entry.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
// The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching values in the "Text" property
// into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// For INDEX entries that display page ranges, we can specify a separator string
// which will appear between the number of the first page, and the number of the last.
index.setPageNumberSeparator(", on page(s) ");
index.setPageRangeSeparator(" to ");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\e \", on page(s) \" \\g \" to \"", index.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("My entry");
// If an XE field names a bookmark using the PageRangeBookmarkName property,
// its INDEX entry will show the range of pages that the bookmark spans
// instead of the number of the page that contains the XE field.
indexEntry.setPageRangeBookmarkName("MyBookmark");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \"My entry\" \\r MyBookmark", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals(indexEntry.getPageRangeBookmarkName(), "MyBookmark");
// Insert a bookmark that starts on page 3 and ends on page 5.
// The INDEX entry for the XE field that references this bookmark will display this page range.
// In our table, the INDEX entry will display "My entry, on page(s) 3 to 5".
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.startBookmark("MyBookmark");
builder.write("Start of MyBookmark");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.write("End of MyBookmark");
builder.endBookmark("MyBookmark");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.PageRangeBookmark.docx");
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | java.lang.String | The name of the bookmark that marks a range of pages that is inserted as the entry’s page number. |
setResult(String value)
public void setResult(String value)
Sets text that is between the field separator and field end.
Examples:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using a field code.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");
Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, dateField.getType());
Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.getFieldCode());
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | java.lang.String | Text that is between the field separator and field end. |
setText(String value)
public void setText(String value)
Sets the text of the entry.
Examples:
Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
// of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "EntryType" properties have a value of "A".
// For both INDEX and XE fields, the "EntryType" property only uses the first character of its string value.
index.setBookmarkName("MainBookmark");
index.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\b MainBookmark \\f A", index.getFieldCode());
// On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
// of the INDEX field's "BookmarkName" property.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
builder.startBookmark("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.
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 1");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \"Index entry 1\" \\f A", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 2");
indexEntry.setEntryType("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.endBookmark("MainBookmark");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Index entry 3");
indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Filtering.docx");
Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains 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.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
index.setLanguageId("1033");
// Setting this property's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
// and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
index.setHeading("A");
// Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
// Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
index.setLetterRange("a-c");
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
// These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
// with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apple");
indexEntry.isItalic(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
indexEntry.isBold(true);
Assert.assertEquals(" XE Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
// Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Banana");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
// INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
// This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
// which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange property defines.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("Durian");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | java.lang.String | The text of the entry. |
setYomi(String value)
public void setYomi(String value)
Sets the yomi (first phonetic character for sorting indexes) for the index entry
Examples:
Shows how to sort INDEX field entries phonetically.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new 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 number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
// The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching values in the "Text" property
// into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
// The INDEX table automatically sorts its entries by the values of their Text properties in alphabetic order.
// Set the INDEX table to sort entries phonetically using Hiragana instead.
index.setUseYomi(sortEntriesUsingYomi);
if (sortEntriesUsingYomi)
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX \\y", index.getFieldCode());
else
Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX ", index.getFieldCode());
// Insert 4 XE fields, which would show up as entries in the INDEX field's table of contents.
// The "Text" property may contain a word's spelling in Kanji, whose pronunciation may be ambiguous,
// while the "Yomi" version of the word will spell exactly how it is pronounced using Hiragana.
// If we set our INDEX field to use Yomi, it will sort these entries
// by the value of their Yomi properties, instead of their Text values.
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u611b\u5b50");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3042");
Assert.assertEquals(" XE \u611b\u5b50 \\y \u3042", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u660e\u7f8e");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3042");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u6075\u7f8e");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3048");
builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
indexEntry.setText("\u611b\u7f8e");
indexEntry.setYomi("\u3048");
doc.updatePageLayout();
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Yomi.docx");
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| value | java.lang.String | The yomi (first phonetic character for sorting indexes) for the index entry |
unlink()
public boolean unlink()
Performs the field unlink.
Remarks:
Replaces the field with its most recent result.
Some fields, such as XE (Index Entry) fields and SEQ (Sequence) fields, cannot be unlinked.
Examples:
Shows how to unlink a field.
Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Linked fields.docx");
doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).unlink();
Returns: boolean - true if the field has been unlinked, otherwise false .
update()
public void update()
Performs the field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
Examples:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using FieldType.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Insert two fields while passing a flag which determines whether to update them as the builder inserts them.
// In some cases, updating fields could be computationally expensive, and it may be a good idea to defer the update.
doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John Doe");
builder.write("This document was written by ");
builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_AUTHOR, updateInsertedFieldsImmediately);
builder.insertParagraph();
builder.write("\nThis is page ");
builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_PAGE, updateInsertedFieldsImmediately);
Assert.assertEquals(" AUTHOR ", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals(" PAGE ", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getFieldCode());
if (updateInsertedFieldsImmediately) {
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getResult());
Assert.assertEquals("1", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getResult());
} else {
Assert.assertEquals("", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getResult());
Assert.assertEquals("", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getResult());
// We will need to update these fields using the update methods manually.
doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).update();
Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getResult());
doc.updateFields();
Assert.assertEquals("1", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getResult());
}
Shows how to format field results.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
// Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied.
Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3");
Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult());
// We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's properties.
// Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result.
// 1 - Numeric format:
FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();
format.setNumericFormat("$###.00");
field.update();
Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("$ 5.00", field.getResult());
// 2 - Date/time format:
field = builder.insertField("DATE");
format = field.getFormat();
format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
field.update();
Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode());
System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}");
// 3 - General format:
field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33");
format = field.getFormat();
format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER);
field.update();
int index = 0;
Iterator generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator();
while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) {
int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next();
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value));
}
Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult());
Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0));
// We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form.
format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN);
format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0);
Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
field.update();
Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 ", field.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult());
Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
update(boolean ignoreMergeFormat)
public void update(boolean ignoreMergeFormat)
Performs a field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
Examples:
Shows how to preserve or discard INCLUDEPICTURE fields when loading a document.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
FieldIncludePicture includePicture = (FieldIncludePicture) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INCLUDE_PICTURE, true);
includePicture.setSourceFullName(getImageDir() + "Transparent background logo.png");
includePicture.update(true);
try (ByteArrayOutputStream docStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream()) {
doc.save(docStream, new OoxmlSaveOptions(SaveFormat.DOCX));
// We can set a flag in a LoadOptions object to decide whether to convert all INCLUDEPICTURE fields
// into image shapes when loading a document that contains them.
LoadOptions loadOptions = new LoadOptions();
{
loadOptions.setPreserveIncludePictureField(preserveIncludePictureField);
}
doc = new Document(new ByteArrayInputStream(docStream.toByteArray()), loadOptions);
FieldCollection fieldCollection = doc.getRange().getFields();
if (preserveIncludePictureField) {
Assert.assertTrue(IterableUtils.matchesAny(fieldCollection, f -> f.getType() == FieldType.FIELD_INCLUDE_PICTURE));
doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.PreserveIncludePicture.docx");
} else {
Assert.assertFalse(IterableUtils.matchesAny(fieldCollection, f -> f.getType() == FieldType.FIELD_INCLUDE_PICTURE));
}
}
Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ignoreMergeFormat | boolean | If true then direct field result formatting is abandoned, regardless of the MERGEFORMAT switch, otherwise normal update is performed. |
