insert_html method

insert_html(html)

Inserts an HTML string into the document.

def insert_html(self, html: str):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
htmlstrAn HTML string to insert into the document.

Remarks

You can use this method to insert an HTML fragment or whole HTML document.

insert_html(html, use_builder_formatting)

Inserts an HTML string into the document.

def insert_html(self, html: str, use_builder_formatting: bool):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
htmlstrAn HTML string to insert into the document.
use_builder_formattingboolA value indicating whether formatting specified in DocumentBuilder is used as base formatting for text imported from HTML.

Remarks

You can use this method to insert an HTML fragment or whole HTML document.

When useBuilderFormatting isFalse, DocumentBuilder formating is ignored and formatting of inserted text is based on default HTML formatting. As a result, the text looks as it is rendered in browsers.

When useBuilderFormatting isTrue, formatting of inserted text is based on DocumentBuilder formatting, and the text looks as if it were inserted with DocumentBuilder.write().

insert_html(html, options)

Inserts an HTML string into the document. Allows to specify additional options.

def insert_html(self, html: str, options: aspose.words.HtmlInsertOptions):
    ...
ParameterTypeDescription
htmlstrAn HTML string to insert into the document.
optionsHtmlInsertOptionsOptions that are used when HTML string is inserted.

Remarks

You can use this method to insert an HTML fragment or whole HTML document.

Examples

Shows how to use a document builder to insert html content into a document.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc=doc)
html = "<p align='right'>Paragraph right</p>" + '<b>Implicit paragraph left</b>' + "<div align='center'>Div center</div>" + "<h1 align='left'>Heading 1 left.</h1>"
builder.insert_html(html=html)
# Inserting HTML code parses the formatting of each element into equivalent document text formatting.
paragraphs = doc.first_section.body.paragraphs
self.assertEqual('Paragraph right', paragraphs[0].get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual(aw.ParagraphAlignment.RIGHT, paragraphs[0].paragraph_format.alignment)
self.assertEqual('Implicit paragraph left', paragraphs[1].get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual(aw.ParagraphAlignment.LEFT, paragraphs[1].paragraph_format.alignment)
self.assertTrue(paragraphs[1].runs[0].font.bold)
self.assertEqual('Div center', paragraphs[2].get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual(aw.ParagraphAlignment.CENTER, paragraphs[2].paragraph_format.alignment)
self.assertEqual('Heading 1 left.', paragraphs[3].get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual('Heading 1', paragraphs[3].paragraph_format.style.name)
doc.save(file_name=ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'DocumentBuilder.InsertHtml.docx')

Shows how to apply a document builder’s formatting while inserting HTML content.

doc = aw.Document()
builder = aw.DocumentBuilder(doc)
# Set a text alignment for the builder, insert an HTML paragraph with a specified alignment, and one without.
builder.paragraph_format.alignment = aw.ParagraphAlignment.DISTRIBUTED
builder.insert_html("<p align='right'>Paragraph 1.</p>" + '<p>Paragraph 2.</p>', use_builder_formatting)
paragraphs = doc.first_section.body.paragraphs
# The first paragraph has an alignment specified. When "insert_html" parses the HTML code,
# the paragraph alignment value found in the HTML code always supersedes the document builder's value.
self.assertEqual('Paragraph 1.', paragraphs[0].get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual(aw.ParagraphAlignment.RIGHT, paragraphs[0].paragraph_format.alignment)
# The second paragraph has no alignment specified. It can have its alignment value filled in
# by the builder's value depending on the flag we passed to the "insert_html" method.
self.assertEqual('Paragraph 2.', paragraphs[1].get_text().strip())
self.assertEqual(aw.ParagraphAlignment.DISTRIBUTED if use_builder_formatting else aw.ParagraphAlignment.LEFT, paragraphs[1].paragraph_format.alignment)
doc.save(ARTIFACTS_DIR + 'DocumentBuilder.insert_html_with_formatting.docx')

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