DocumentBase

Inheritance: java.lang.Object, com.aspose.words.Node, com.aspose.words.CompositeNode

public abstract class DocumentBase extends CompositeNode

Provides the abstract base class for a main document and a glossary document of a Word document.

To learn more, visit the Aspose.Words Document Object Model (DOM) documentation article.

Remarks:

Aspose.Words represents a Word document as a tree of nodes. DocumentBase is a root node of the tree that contains all other nodes of the document.

DocumentBase also stores document-wide information such as getStyles() and getLists() that the tree nodes might refer to.

Examples:

Shows how to initialize the subclasses of DocumentBase.


 Document doc = new Document();

 Assert.assertEquals(DocumentBase.class, doc.getClass().getSuperclass());

 GlossaryDocument glossaryDoc = new GlossaryDocument();
 doc.setGlossaryDocument(glossaryDoc);

 Assert.assertEquals(DocumentBase.class, glossaryDoc.getClass().getSuperclass());
 

Methods

MethodDescription
accept(DocumentVisitor visitor)Accepts a visitor.
acceptEnd(DocumentVisitor visitor)When implemented in a derived class, calls the VisitXXXEnd method of the specified document visitor.
acceptStart(DocumentVisitor visitor)When implemented in a derived class, calls the VisitXXXStart method of the specified document visitor.
dd()
deepClone(boolean isCloneChildren)Creates a duplicate of the node.
getAncestor(int ancestorType)
getAncestor(Class ancestorType)Gets the first ancestor of the specified object type.
getBackgroundShape()Gets the background shape of the document.
getChild(int nodeType, int index, boolean isDeep)
getChildNodes(int nodeType, boolean isDeep)
getContainer()
getCount()Gets the number of immediate children of this node.
getCurrentNode()
getCustomNodeId()Specifies custom node identifier.
getDocument()Gets this instance.
getFirstChild()Gets the first child of the node.
getFontInfos()Provides access to properties of fonts used in this document.
getLastChild()Gets the last child of the node.
getLists()Provides access to the list formatting used in the document.
getNextMatchingNode(Node curNode)
getNextSibling()Gets the node immediately following this node.
getNodeChangingCallback()Called when a node is inserted or removed in the document.
getNodeType()Gets the type of this node.
getPageColor()Gets the page color of the document.
getParentNode()Gets the immediate parent of this node.
getPreviousSibling()Gets the node immediately preceding this node.
getRange()Returns a Range object that represents the portion of a document that is contained in this node.
getResourceLoadingCallback()Allows to control how external resources are loaded.
getStyles()Returns a collection of styles defined in the document.
getText()Gets the text of this node and of all its children.
getWarningCallback()Called during various document processing procedures when an issue is detected that might result in data or formatting fidelity loss.
hasChildNodes()Returns true if this node has any child nodes.
importNode(Node srcNode, boolean isImportChildren)Imports a node from another document to the current document.
importNode(Node srcNode, boolean isImportChildren, int importFormatMode)
indexOf(Node child)Returns the index of the specified child node in the child node array.
isComposite()Returns true as this node can have child nodes.
iterator()Provides support for the for each style iteration over the child nodes of this node.
nextPreOrder(Node rootNode)Gets next node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.
nodeTypeToString(int nodeType)
previousPreOrder(Node rootNode)Gets the previous node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.
remove()Removes itself from the parent.
removeAllChildren()Removes all the child nodes of the current node.
removeSmartTags()Removes all SmartTag descendant nodes of the current node.
selectNodes(String xpath)Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression.
selectSingleNode(String xpath)Selects the first Node that matches the XPath expression.
setBackgroundShape(Shape value)Sets the background shape of the document.
setCustomNodeId(int value)Specifies custom node identifier.
setNodeChangingCallback(INodeChangingCallback value)Called when a node is inserted or removed in the document.
setPageColor(Color value)Sets the page color of the document.
setResourceLoadingCallback(IResourceLoadingCallback value)Allows to control how external resources are loaded.
setWarningCallback(IWarningCallback value)Called during various document processing procedures when an issue is detected that might result in data or formatting fidelity loss.
toString()
toString(SaveOptions saveOptions)Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options.
toString(int saveFormat)

accept(DocumentVisitor visitor)

public abstract boolean accept(DocumentVisitor visitor)

Accepts a visitor.

Remarks:

Enumerates over this node and all of its children. Each node calls a corresponding method on DocumentVisitor.

For more info see the Visitor design pattern.

Examples:

Shows how to use a DocumentVisitor implementation to remove all hidden content from a document.


 public void removeHiddenContentFromDocument() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Hidden content.docx");
     RemoveHiddenContentVisitor hiddenContentRemover = new RemoveHiddenContentVisitor();

     // Below are three types of fields which can accept a document visitor,
     // which will allow it to visit the accepting node, and then traverse its child nodes in a depth-first manner.
     // 1 -  Paragraph node:
     Paragraph para = (Paragraph) doc.getChild(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, 4, true);
     para.accept(hiddenContentRemover);

     // 2 -  Table node:
     Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);
     table.accept(hiddenContentRemover);

     // 3 -  Document node:
     doc.accept(hiddenContentRemover);

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Font.RemoveHiddenContentFromDocument.docx");
 }

 /// 
 /// Removes all visited nodes marked as "hidden content".
 /// 
 public static class RemoveHiddenContentVisitor extends DocumentVisitor {
     /// 
     /// Called when a FieldStart node is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitFieldStart(FieldStart fieldStart) {
         if (fieldStart.getFont().getHidden())
             fieldStart.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitFieldEnd(FieldEnd fieldEnd) {
         if (fieldEnd.getFont().getHidden())
             fieldEnd.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a FieldSeparator node is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitFieldSeparator(FieldSeparator fieldSeparator) {
         if (fieldSeparator.getFont().getHidden())
             fieldSeparator.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a Run node is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitRun(Run run) {
         if (run.getFont().getHidden())
             run.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a Paragraph node is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitParagraphStart(Paragraph paragraph) {
         if (paragraph.getParagraphBreakFont().getHidden())
             paragraph.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a FormField is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitFormField(FormField formField) {
         if (formField.getFont().getHidden())
             formField.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a GroupShape is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitGroupShapeStart(GroupShape groupShape) {
         if (groupShape.getFont().getHidden())
             groupShape.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a Shape is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitShapeStart(Shape shape) {
         if (shape.getFont().getHidden())
             shape.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a Comment is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitCommentStart(Comment comment) {
         if (comment.getFont().getHidden())
             comment.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a Footnote is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitFootnoteStart(Footnote footnote) {
         if (footnote.getFont().getHidden())
             footnote.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when a SpecialCharacter is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitSpecialChar(SpecialChar specialChar) {
         if (specialChar.getFont().getHidden())
             specialChar.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when visiting of a Table node is ended in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitTableEnd(Table table) {
         // The content inside table cells may have the hidden content flag, but the tables themselves cannot.
         // If this table had nothing but hidden content, this visitor would have removed all of it,
         // and there would be no child nodes left.
         // Thus, we can also treat the table itself as hidden content and remove it.
         // Tables which are empty but do not have hidden content will have cells with empty paragraphs inside,
         // which this visitor will not remove.
         if (!table.hasChildNodes())
             table.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when visiting of a Cell node is ended in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitCellEnd(Cell cell) {
         if (!cell.hasChildNodes() && cell.getParentNode() != null)
             cell.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when visiting of a Row node is ended in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitRowEnd(Row row) {
         if (!row.hasChildNodes() && row.getParentNode() != null)
             row.remove();

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
visitorDocumentVisitorThe visitor that will visit the nodes.

Returns: boolean - True if all nodes were visited; false if DocumentVisitor stopped the operation before visiting all nodes.

acceptEnd(DocumentVisitor visitor)

public abstract int acceptEnd(DocumentVisitor visitor)

When implemented in a derived class, calls the VisitXXXEnd method of the specified document visitor.

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
visitorDocumentVisitor

Returns: int

acceptStart(DocumentVisitor visitor)

public abstract int acceptStart(DocumentVisitor visitor)

When implemented in a derived class, calls the VisitXXXStart method of the specified document visitor.

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
visitorDocumentVisitor

Returns: int

dd()

public void dd()

deepClone(boolean isCloneChildren)

public Node deepClone(boolean isCloneChildren)

Creates a duplicate of the node.

Remarks:

This method serves as a copy constructor for nodes. The cloned node has no parent, but belongs to the same document as the original node.

This method always performs a deep copy of the node. The isCloneChildren parameter specifies whether to perform copy all child nodes as well.

Examples:

Shows how to clone a composite node.


 Document doc = new Document();
 Paragraph para = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph();
 para.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello world!"));

 // Below are two ways of cloning a composite node.
 // 1 -  Create a clone of a node, and create a clone of each of its child nodes as well.
 Node cloneWithChildren = para.deepClone(true);

 Assert.assertTrue(((CompositeNode) cloneWithChildren).hasChildNodes());
 Assert.assertEquals("Hello world!", cloneWithChildren.getText().trim());

 // 2 -  Create a clone of a node just by itself without any children.
 Node cloneWithoutChildren = para.deepClone(false);

 Assert.assertFalse(((CompositeNode) cloneWithoutChildren).hasChildNodes());
 Assert.assertEquals("", cloneWithoutChildren.getText().trim());
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
isCloneChildrenbooleanTrue to recursively clone the subtree under the specified node; false to clone only the node itself.

Returns: Node - The cloned node.

getAncestor(int ancestorType)

public CompositeNode getAncestor(int ancestorType)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
ancestorTypeint

Returns: CompositeNode

getAncestor(Class ancestorType)

public CompositeNode getAncestor(Class ancestorType)

Gets the first ancestor of the specified object type.

Remarks:

The ancestor type matches if it is equal to ancestorType or derived from ancestorType .

Examples:

Shows how to find out if a tables are nested.


 public void calculateDepthOfNestedTables() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Nested tables.docx");
     NodeCollection tables = doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.TABLE, true);
     for (int i = 0; i < tables.getCount(); i++) {
         Table table = (Table) tables.get(i);

         // Find out if any cells in the table have other tables as children.
         int count = getChildTableCount(table);
         System.out.print(MessageFormat.format("Table #{0} has {1} tables directly within its cells", i, count));

         // Find out if the table is nested inside another table, and, if so, at what depth.
         int tableDepth = getNestedDepthOfTable(table);

         if (tableDepth > 0)
             System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Table #{0} is nested inside another table at depth of {1}", i, tableDepth));
         else
             System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Table #{0} is a non nested table (is not a child of another table)", i));
     }
 }

 // Calculates what level a table is nested inside other tables.
 //
 // Returns An integer containing the level the table is nested at.
 // 0 = Table is not nested inside any other table
 // 1 = Table is nested within one parent table
 // 2 = Table is nested within two parent tables etc..
 private static int getNestedDepthOfTable(final Table table) {
     int depth = 0;
     Node parent = table.getAncestor(table.getNodeType());

     while (parent != null) {
         depth++;
         parent = parent.getAncestor(Table.class);
     }

     return depth;
 }

 // Determines if a table contains any immediate child table within its cells.
 // Does not recursively traverse through those tables to check for further tables.
 //
 // Returns true if at least one child cell contains a table.
 // Returns false if no cells in the table contains a table.
 private static int getChildTableCount(final Table table) {
     int childTableCount = 0;

     for (Row row : table.getRows()) {
         for (Cell cell : row.getCells()) {
             TableCollection childTables = cell.getTables();

             if (childTables.getCount() > 0) childTableCount++;
         }
     }

     return childTableCount;
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
ancestorTypejava.lang.ClassThe object type of the ancestor to retrieve.

Returns: CompositeNode - The ancestor of the specified type or null if no ancestor of this type was found.

getBackgroundShape()

public Shape getBackgroundShape()

Gets the background shape of the document. Can be null .

Remarks:

Microsoft Word allows only a shape that has its ShapeBase.getShapeType() property equal to ShapeType.RECTANGLE to be used as a background shape for a document.

Microsoft Word supports only the fill properties of a background shape. All other properties are ignored.

Setting this property to a non-null value will also set the ViewOptions.getDisplayBackgroundShape() / ViewOptions.setDisplayBackgroundShape(boolean) to true .

Examples:

Shows how to set a background shape for every page of a document.


 Document doc = new Document();

 Assert.assertNull(doc.getBackgroundShape());

 // The only shape type that we can use as a background is a rectangle.
 Shape shapeRectangle = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.RECTANGLE);

 // There are two ways of using this shape as a page background.
 // 1 -  A flat color:
 shapeRectangle.setFillColor(Color.BLUE);
 doc.setBackgroundShape(shapeRectangle);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.BackgroundShape.FlatColor.docx");

 // 2 -  An image:
 shapeRectangle = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.RECTANGLE);
 shapeRectangle.getImageData().setImage(getImageDir() + "Transparent background logo.png");

 // Adjust the image's appearance to make it more suitable as a watermark.
 shapeRectangle.getImageData().setContrast(0.2);
 shapeRectangle.getImageData().setBrightness(0.7);

 doc.setBackgroundShape(shapeRectangle);

 Assert.assertTrue(doc.getBackgroundShape().hasImage());

 PdfSaveOptions saveOptions = new PdfSaveOptions();
 saveOptions.setCacheBackgroundGraphics(false);

 // Microsoft Word does not support shapes with images as backgrounds,
 // but we can still see these backgrounds in other save formats such as .pdf.
 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.BackgroundShape.Image.pdf", saveOptions);
 

Returns: Shape - The background shape of the document.

getChild(int nodeType, int index, boolean isDeep)

public Node getChild(int nodeType, int index, boolean isDeep)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
nodeTypeint
indexint
isDeepboolean

Returns: Node

getChildNodes(int nodeType, boolean isDeep)

public NodeCollection getChildNodes(int nodeType, boolean isDeep)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
nodeTypeint
isDeepboolean

Returns: NodeCollection

getContainer()

public CompositeNode getContainer()

Returns: CompositeNode

getCount()

public int getCount()

Gets the number of immediate children of this node.

Examples:

Shows how to add, update and delete child nodes in a CompositeNode’s collection of children.


 Document doc = new Document();

 // An empty document, by default, has one paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getParagraphs().getCount());

 // Composite nodes such as our paragraph can contain other composite and inline nodes as children.
 Paragraph paragraph = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph();
 Run paragraphText = new Run(doc, "Initial text. ");
 paragraph.appendChild(paragraphText);

 // Create three more run nodes.
 Run run1 = new Run(doc, "Run 1. ");
 Run run2 = new Run(doc, "Run 2. ");
 Run run3 = new 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.
 Assert.assertEquals("Initial text.", paragraph.getText().trim());

 // Insert the second run into the paragraph in front of the initial run.
 paragraph.insertBefore(run2, paragraphText);

 Assert.assertEquals("Run 2. Initial text.", paragraph.getText().trim());

 // Insert the third run after the initial run.
 paragraph.insertAfter(run3, paragraphText);

 Assert.assertEquals("Run 2. Initial text. Run 3.", paragraph.getText().trim());

 // Insert the first run to the start of the paragraph's child nodes collection.
 paragraph.prependChild(run1);

 Assert.assertEquals("Run 1. Run 2. Initial text. Run 3.", paragraph.getText().trim());
 Assert.assertEquals(4, paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, true).getCount());

 // We can modify the contents of the run by editing and deleting existing child nodes.
 ((Run) paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.RUN, true).get(1)).setText("Updated run 2. ");
 paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.RUN, true).remove(paragraphText);

 Assert.assertEquals("Run 1. Updated run 2. Run 3.", paragraph.getText().trim());
 Assert.assertEquals(3, paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, true).getCount());
 

Returns: int - The number of immediate children of this node.

getCurrentNode()

public Node getCurrentNode()

Returns: Node

getCustomNodeId()

public int getCustomNodeId()

Specifies custom node identifier.

Remarks:

Default is zero.

This identifier can be set and used arbitrarily. For example, as a key to get external data.

Important note, specified value is not saved to an output file and exists only during the node lifetime.

Examples:

Shows how to traverse through a composite node’s collection of child nodes.


 Document doc = new Document();

 // Add two runs and one shape as child nodes to the first paragraph of this document.
 Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph) doc.getChild(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, 0, true);
 paragraph.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello world! "));

 Shape shape = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.RECTANGLE);
 shape.setWidth(200.0);
 shape.setHeight(200.0);
 // Note that the 'CustomNodeId' is not saved to an output file and exists only during the node lifetime.
 shape.setCustomNodeId(100);
 shape.setWrapType(WrapType.INLINE);
 paragraph.appendChild(shape);

 paragraph.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello again!"));

 // Iterate through the paragraph's collection of immediate children,
 // and print any runs or shapes that we find within.
 NodeCollection children = paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, false);

 Assert.assertEquals(3, paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, false).getCount());

 for (Node child : (Iterable) children)
     switch (child.getNodeType()) {
         case NodeType.RUN:
             System.out.println("Run contents:");
             System.out.println("\t\"{child.GetText().Trim()}\"");
             break;
         case NodeType.SHAPE:
             Shape childShape = (Shape) child;
             System.out.println("Shape:");
             System.out.println("\t{childShape.ShapeType}, {childShape.Width}x{childShape.Height}");
             break;
     }
 

Returns: int - The corresponding int value.

getDocument()

public DocumentBase getDocument()

Gets this instance.

Returns: DocumentBase - This instance.

getFirstChild()

public Node getFirstChild()

Gets the first child of the node.

Remarks:

If there is no first child node, a null is returned.

Examples:

Shows how to use a node’s NextSibling property to enumerate through its immediate children.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Paragraphs.docx");

 for (Node node = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstChild(); node != null; node = node.getNextSibling()) {
     System.out.println(Node.nodeTypeToString(node.getNodeType()));
 }
 

Shows how to traverse a composite node’s tree of child nodes.


 public void recurseChildren() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Paragraphs.docx");

     // Any node that can contain child nodes, such as the document itself, is composite.
     Assert.assertTrue(doc.isComposite());

     // Invoke the recursive function that will go through and print all the child nodes of a composite node.
     traverseAllNodes(doc, 0);
 }

 /// 
 /// Recursively traverses a node tree while printing the type of each node
 /// with an indent depending on depth as well as the contents of all inline nodes.
 /// 
 public void traverseAllNodes(CompositeNode parentNode, int depth) {
     for (Node childNode = parentNode.getFirstChild(); childNode != null; childNode = childNode.getNextSibling()) {
         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}{1}", String.format("    ", depth), Node.nodeTypeToString(childNode.getNodeType())));

         // Recurse into the node if it is a composite node. Otherwise, print its contents if it is an inline node.
         if (childNode.isComposite()) {
             System.out.println();
             traverseAllNodes((CompositeNode) childNode, depth + 1);
         } else if (childNode instanceof Inline) {
             System.out.println(" - \"{childNode.GetText().Trim()}\"");
         } else {
             System.out.println();
         }
     }
 }
 

Returns: Node - The first child of the node.

getFontInfos()

public FontInfoCollection getFontInfos()

Provides access to properties of fonts used in this document.

Remarks:

This collection of font definitions is loaded as is from the document. Font definitions might be optional, missing or incomplete in some documents.

Do not rely on this collection to ascertain that a particular font is used in the document. You should only use this collection to get information about fonts that might be used in the document.

Examples:

Shows how to save a document with embedded TrueType fonts.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Document.docx");

 FontInfoCollection fontInfos = doc.getFontInfos();
 fontInfos.setEmbedTrueTypeFonts(embedAllFonts);
 fontInfos.setEmbedSystemFonts(embedAllFonts);
 fontInfos.setSaveSubsetFonts(embedAllFonts);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Font.FontInfoCollection.docx");
 

Shows how to print the details of what fonts are present in a document.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Embedded font.docx");

 FontInfoCollection allFonts = doc.getFontInfos();
 // Print all the used and unused fonts in the document.
 for (int i = 0; i < allFonts.getCount(); i++) {
     System.out.println("Font index #{i}");
     System.out.println("\tName: {allFonts[i].Name}");
 }
 

Returns: FontInfoCollection - The corresponding FontInfoCollection value.

getLastChild()

public Node getLastChild()

Gets the last child of the node.

Remarks:

If there is no last child node, a null is returned.

Examples:

Shows how to use of methods of Node and CompositeNode to remove a section before the last section in the document.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 builder.writeln("Section 1 text.");
 builder.insertBreak(BreakType.SECTION_BREAK_CONTINUOUS);
 builder.writeln("Section 2 text.");

 // Both sections are siblings of each other.
 Section lastSection = (Section) doc.getLastChild();
 Section firstSection = (Section) lastSection.getPreviousSibling();

 // Remove a section based on its sibling relationship with another section.
 if (lastSection.getPreviousSibling() != null)
     doc.removeChild(firstSection);

 // The section we removed was the first one, leaving the document with only the second.
 Assert.assertEquals("Section 2 text.", doc.getText().trim());
 

Returns: Node - The last child of the node.

getLists()

public ListCollection getLists()

Provides access to the list formatting used in the document.

Remarks:

For more information see the description of the ListCollection class.

Examples:

Shows how to work with list levels.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 Assert.assertFalse(builder.getListFormat().isListItem());

 // A list allows us to organize and decorate sets of paragraphs with prefix symbols and indents.
 // We can create nested lists by increasing the indent level.
 // We can begin and end a list by using a document builder's "ListFormat" property.
 // Each paragraph that we add between a list's start and the end will become an item in the list.
 // Below are two types of lists that we can create using a document builder.
 // 1 -  A numbered list:
 // Numbered lists create a logical order for their paragraphs by numbering each item.
 builder.getListFormat().setList(doc.getLists().add(ListTemplate.NUMBER_DEFAULT));

 Assert.assertTrue(builder.getListFormat().isListItem());

 // By setting the "ListLevelNumber" property, we can increase the list level
 // to begin a self-contained sub-list at the current list item.
 // The Microsoft Word list template called "NumberDefault" uses numbers to create list levels for the first list level.
 // Deeper list levels use letters and lowercase Roman numerals.
 for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
     builder.getListFormat().setListLevelNumber(i);
     builder.writeln("Level " + i);
 }

 // 2 -  A bulleted list:
 // This list will apply an indent and a bullet symbol ("\ufffd") before each paragraph.
 // Deeper levels of this list will use different symbols, such as "\ufffd" and "?".
 builder.getListFormat().setList(doc.getLists().add(ListTemplate.BULLET_DEFAULT));

 for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
     builder.getListFormat().setListLevelNumber(i);
     builder.writeln("Level " + i);
 }

 // We can disable list formatting to not format any subsequent paragraphs as lists by un-setting the "List" flag.
 builder.getListFormat().setList(null);

 Assert.assertFalse(builder.getListFormat().isListItem());

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Lists.SpecifyListLevel.docx");
 

Returns: ListCollection - The corresponding ListCollection value.

getNextMatchingNode(Node curNode)

public Node getNextMatchingNode(Node curNode)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
curNodeNode

Returns: Node

getNextSibling()

public Node getNextSibling()

Gets the node immediately following this node.

Remarks:

If there is no next node, a null is returned.

Examples:

Shows how to use a node’s NextSibling property to enumerate through its immediate children.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Paragraphs.docx");

 for (Node node = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstChild(); node != null; node = node.getNextSibling()) {
     System.out.println(Node.nodeTypeToString(node.getNodeType()));
 }
 

Shows how to traverse a composite node’s tree of child nodes.


 public void recurseChildren() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Paragraphs.docx");

     // Any node that can contain child nodes, such as the document itself, is composite.
     Assert.assertTrue(doc.isComposite());

     // Invoke the recursive function that will go through and print all the child nodes of a composite node.
     traverseAllNodes(doc, 0);
 }

 /// 
 /// Recursively traverses a node tree while printing the type of each node
 /// with an indent depending on depth as well as the contents of all inline nodes.
 /// 
 public void traverseAllNodes(CompositeNode parentNode, int depth) {
     for (Node childNode = parentNode.getFirstChild(); childNode != null; childNode = childNode.getNextSibling()) {
         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}{1}", String.format("    ", depth), Node.nodeTypeToString(childNode.getNodeType())));

         // Recurse into the node if it is a composite node. Otherwise, print its contents if it is an inline node.
         if (childNode.isComposite()) {
             System.out.println();
             traverseAllNodes((CompositeNode) childNode, depth + 1);
         } else if (childNode instanceof Inline) {
             System.out.println(" - \"{childNode.GetText().Trim()}\"");
         } else {
             System.out.println();
         }
     }
 }
 

Returns: Node - The node immediately following this node.

getNodeChangingCallback()

public INodeChangingCallback getNodeChangingCallback()

Called when a node is inserted or removed in the document.

Examples:

Shows how customize node changing with a callback.


 public void fontChangeViaCallback() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document();
     DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

     // Set the node changing callback to custom implementation,
     // then add/remove nodes to get it to generate a log.
     HandleNodeChangingFontChanger callback = new HandleNodeChangingFontChanger();
     doc.setNodeChangingCallback(callback);

     builder.writeln("Hello world!");
     builder.writeln("Hello again!");
     builder.insertField(" HYPERLINK \"https://www.google.com/\" ");
     builder.insertShape(ShapeType.RECTANGLE, 300.0, 300.0);

     doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).remove();

     System.out.println(callback.getLog());
 }

 /// 
 /// Logs the date and time of each node insertion and removal.
 /// Sets a custom font name/size for the text contents of Run nodes.
 /// 
 public static class HandleNodeChangingFontChanger implements INodeChangingCallback {
     public void nodeInserted(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tType:\t{0}", args.getNode().getNodeType()));
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tHash:\t{0}", args.getNode().hashCode()));

         if (args.getNode().getNodeType() == NodeType.RUN) {
             Font font = ((Run) args.getNode()).getFont();
             mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tFont:\tChanged from \"{0}\" {1}pt", font.getName(), font.getSize()));

             font.setSize(24.0);
             font.setName("Arial");

             mLog.append(MessageFormat.format(" to \"{0}\" {1}pt", font.getName(), font.getSize()));
             mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tContents:\n\t\t\"{0}\"", args.getNode().getText()));
         }
     }

     public void nodeInserting(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\n{0}\tNode insertion:", new Date()));
     }

     public void nodeRemoved(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tType:\t{0}", args.getNode().getNodeType()));
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tHash code:\t{0}", args.getNode().hashCode()));
     }

     public void nodeRemoving(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\n{0}\tNode removal:", new Date()));
     }

     public String getLog() {
         return mLog.toString();
     }

     private final StringBuilder mLog = new StringBuilder();
 }
 

Returns: INodeChangingCallback - The corresponding INodeChangingCallback value.

getNodeType()

public abstract int getNodeType()

Gets the type of this node.

Examples:

Shows how to use a node’s NextSibling property to enumerate through its immediate children.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Paragraphs.docx");

 for (Node node = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstChild(); node != null; node = node.getNextSibling()) {
     System.out.println(Node.nodeTypeToString(node.getNodeType()));
 }
 

Shows how to remove all child nodes of a specific type from a composite node.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");

 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.TABLE, true).getCount());

 Node curNode = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstChild();

 while (curNode != null) {
     // Save the next sibling node as a variable in case we want to move to it after deleting this node.
     Node nextNode = curNode.getNextSibling();

     // A section body can contain Paragraph and Table nodes.
     // If the node is a Table, remove it from the parent.
     if (curNode.getNodeType() == NodeType.TABLE) {
         curNode.remove();
     }

     curNode = nextNode;
 }

 Assert.assertEquals(0, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.TABLE, true).getCount());
 

Shows how to traverse a composite node’s tree of child nodes.


 public void recurseChildren() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Paragraphs.docx");

     // Any node that can contain child nodes, such as the document itself, is composite.
     Assert.assertTrue(doc.isComposite());

     // Invoke the recursive function that will go through and print all the child nodes of a composite node.
     traverseAllNodes(doc, 0);
 }

 /// 
 /// Recursively traverses a node tree while printing the type of each node
 /// with an indent depending on depth as well as the contents of all inline nodes.
 /// 
 public void traverseAllNodes(CompositeNode parentNode, int depth) {
     for (Node childNode = parentNode.getFirstChild(); childNode != null; childNode = childNode.getNextSibling()) {
         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}{1}", String.format("    ", depth), Node.nodeTypeToString(childNode.getNodeType())));

         // Recurse into the node if it is a composite node. Otherwise, print its contents if it is an inline node.
         if (childNode.isComposite()) {
             System.out.println();
             traverseAllNodes((CompositeNode) childNode, depth + 1);
         } else if (childNode instanceof Inline) {
             System.out.println(" - \"{childNode.GetText().Trim()}\"");
         } else {
             System.out.println();
         }
     }
 }
 

Returns: int - The type of this node. The returned value is one of NodeType constants.

getPageColor()

public Color getPageColor()

Gets the page color of the document. This property is a simpler version of getBackgroundShape() / setBackgroundShape(com.aspose.words.Shape).

Remarks:

This property provides a simple way to specify a solid page color for the document. Setting this property creates and sets an appropriate getBackgroundShape() / setBackgroundShape(com.aspose.words.Shape).

If the page color is not set (e.g. there is no background shape in the document) returns a zero color.

Examples:

Shows how to set the background color for all pages of a document.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 builder.writeln("Hello world!");

 doc.setPageColor(Color.lightGray);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.SetPageColor.docx");
 

Returns: java.awt.Color - The page color of the document.

getParentNode()

public CompositeNode getParentNode()

Gets the immediate parent of this node.

Remarks:

If a node has just been created and not yet added to the tree, or if it has been removed from the tree, the parent is null .

Examples:

Shows how to access a node’s parent node.


 Document doc = new Document();
 Paragraph para = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph();

 // Append a child Run node to the document's first paragraph.
 Run run = new Run(doc, "Hello world!");
 para.appendChild(run);

 // The paragraph is the parent node of the run node. We can trace this lineage
 // all the way to the document node, which is the root of the document's node tree.
 Assert.assertEquals(para, run.getParentNode());
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody(), para.getParentNode());
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection(), doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getParentNode());
 Assert.assertEquals(doc, doc.getFirstSection().getParentNode());
 

Shows how to create a node and set its owning document.


 Document doc = new Document();
 Paragraph para = new Paragraph(doc);
 para.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello world!"));

 // We have not yet appended this paragraph as a child to any composite node.
 Assert.assertNull(para.getParentNode());

 // If a node is an appropriate child node type of another composite node,
 // we can attach it as a child only if both nodes have the same owner document.
 // The owner document is the document we passed to the node's constructor.
 // We have not attached this paragraph to the document, so the document does not contain its text.
 Assert.assertEquals(para.getDocument(), doc);
 Assert.assertEquals("", doc.getText().trim());

 // Since the document owns this paragraph, we can apply one of its styles to the paragraph's contents.
 para.getParagraphFormat().setStyleName("Heading 1");

 // Add this node to the document, and then verify its contents.
 doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(para);

 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody(), para.getParentNode());
 Assert.assertEquals("Hello world!", doc.getText().trim());
 

Returns: CompositeNode - The immediate parent of this node.

getPreviousSibling()

public Node getPreviousSibling()

Gets the node immediately preceding this node.

Remarks:

If there is no preceding node, a null is returned.

Examples:

Shows how to use of methods of Node and CompositeNode to remove a section before the last section in the document.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 builder.writeln("Section 1 text.");
 builder.insertBreak(BreakType.SECTION_BREAK_CONTINUOUS);
 builder.writeln("Section 2 text.");

 // Both sections are siblings of each other.
 Section lastSection = (Section) doc.getLastChild();
 Section firstSection = (Section) lastSection.getPreviousSibling();

 // Remove a section based on its sibling relationship with another section.
 if (lastSection.getPreviousSibling() != null)
     doc.removeChild(firstSection);

 // The section we removed was the first one, leaving the document with only the second.
 Assert.assertEquals("Section 2 text.", doc.getText().trim());
 

Returns: Node - The node immediately preceding this node.

getRange()

public Range getRange()

Returns a Range object that represents the portion of a document that is contained in this node.

Examples:

Shows how to delete all the nodes from a range.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add text to the first section in the document, and then add another section.
 builder.write("Section 1. ");
 builder.insertBreak(BreakType.SECTION_BREAK_CONTINUOUS);
 builder.write("Section 2.");

 Assert.assertEquals("Section 1. \fSection 2.", doc.getText().trim());

 // Remove the first section entirely by removing all the nodes
 // within its range, including the section itself.
 doc.getSections().get(0).getRange().delete();

 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getSections().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals("Section 2.", doc.getText().trim());
 

Returns: Range - A Range object that represents the portion of a document that is contained in this node.

getResourceLoadingCallback()

public IResourceLoadingCallback getResourceLoadingCallback()

Allows to control how external resources are loaded.

Examples:

Shows how to customize the process of loading external resources into a document.


 public void resourceLoadingCallback() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document();
     doc.setResourceLoadingCallback(new ImageNameHandler());

     DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

     // Images usually are inserted using a URI, or a byte array.
     // Every instance of a resource load will call our callback's ResourceLoading method.
     builder.insertImage("Google logo");
     builder.insertImage("Aspose logo");
     builder.insertImage("Watermark");

     Assert.assertEquals(3, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true).getCount());

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.ResourceLoadingCallback.docx");
 }

 /// 
 /// Allows us to load images into a document using predefined shorthands, as opposed to URIs.
 /// This will separate image loading logic from the rest of the document construction.
 /// 
 private static class ImageNameHandler implements IResourceLoadingCallback {
     public int resourceLoading(final ResourceLoadingArgs args) throws URISyntaxException, IOException {
         if (args.getResourceType() == ResourceType.IMAGE) {
             // If this callback encounters one of the image shorthands while loading an image,
             // it will apply unique logic for each defined shorthand instead of treating it as a URI.
             if ("Google logo".equals(args.getOriginalUri())) {
                 args.setData(DocumentHelper.getBytesFromStream(new URI("http://www.google.com/images/logos/ps_logo2.png").toURL().openStream()));

                 return ResourceLoadingAction.USER_PROVIDED;
             }

             if ("Aspose logo".equals(args.getOriginalUri())) {
                 args.setData(DocumentHelper.getBytesFromStream(getAsposelogoUri().toURL().openStream()));

                 return ResourceLoadingAction.USER_PROVIDED;
             }

             if ("Watermark".equals(args.getOriginalUri())) {
                 InputStream imageStream = new FileInputStream(getImageDir() + "Transparent background logo.png");
                 args.setData(DocumentHelper.getBytesFromStream(imageStream));

                 return ResourceLoadingAction.USER_PROVIDED;
             }
         }

         return ResourceLoadingAction.DEFAULT;
     }
 }
 

Returns: IResourceLoadingCallback - The corresponding IResourceLoadingCallback value.

getStyles()

public StyleCollection getStyles()

Returns a collection of styles defined in the document.

Remarks:

For more information see the description of the StyleCollection class.

Examples:

Shows how to access a document’s style collection.


 Document doc = new Document();

 Assert.assertEquals(4, doc.getStyles().getCount());

 // Enumerate and list all the styles that a document created using Aspose.Words contains by default.
 Iterator

Returns: StyleCollection - A collection of styles defined in the document.

getText()

public String getText()

Gets the text of this node and of all its children.

Remarks:

The returned string includes all control and special characters as described in ControlChar.

Examples:

Shows the difference between calling the GetText and ToString methods on a node.


 Document doc = new Document();

 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 builder.insertField("MERGEFIELD Field");

 // GetText will retrieve the visible text as well as field codes and special characters.
 Assert.assertEquals("MERGEFIELD FieldField\f", doc.getText());

 // ToString will give us the document's appearance if saved to a passed save format.
 Assert.assertEquals("Field\r\n", doc.toString(SaveFormat.TEXT));
 

Shows how to output all paragraphs in a document that are list items.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 builder.getListFormat().applyNumberDefault();
 builder.writeln("Numbered list item 1");
 builder.writeln("Numbered list item 2");
 builder.writeln("Numbered list item 3");
 builder.getListFormat().removeNumbers();

 builder.getListFormat().applyBulletDefault();
 builder.writeln("Bulleted list item 1");
 builder.writeln("Bulleted list item 2");
 builder.writeln("Bulleted list item 3");
 builder.getListFormat().removeNumbers();

 NodeCollection paras = doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true);
 for (Paragraph para : (Iterable) paras) {
     if (para.getListFormat().isListItem()) {
         System.out.println(java.text.MessageFormat.format("*** A paragraph belongs to list {0}", para.getListFormat().getList().getListId()));
         System.out.println(para.getText());
     }
 }
 

Returns: java.lang.String

getWarningCallback()

public IWarningCallback getWarningCallback()

Called during various document processing procedures when an issue is detected that might result in data or formatting fidelity loss.

Remarks:

Document may generate warnings at any stage of its existence, so it’s important to setup warning callback as early as possible to avoid the warnings loss. E.g. such properties as Document.getPageCount() actually build the document layout which is used later for rendering, and the layout warnings may be lost if warning callback is specified just for the rendering calls later.

Examples:

Shows how to use the IWarningCallback interface to monitor font substitution warnings.


 public void substitutionWarning() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document();
     DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

     builder.getFont().setName("Times New Roman");
     builder.writeln("Hello world!");

     FontSubstitutionWarningCollector callback = new FontSubstitutionWarningCollector();
     doc.setWarningCallback(callback);

     // Store the current collection of font sources, which will be the default font source for every document
     // for which we do not specify a different font source.
     FontSourceBase[] originalFontSources = FontSettings.getDefaultInstance().getFontsSources();

     // For testing purposes, we will set Aspose.Words to look for fonts only in a folder that does not exist.
     FontSettings.getDefaultInstance().setFontsFolder("", false);

     // When rendering the document, there will be no place to find the "Times New Roman" font.
     // This will cause a font substitution warning, which our callback will detect.
     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "FontSettings.SubstitutionWarning.pdf");

     FontSettings.getDefaultInstance().setFontsSources(originalFontSources);

     Assert.assertTrue(callback.FontSubstitutionWarnings.get(0).getWarningType() == WarningType.FONT_SUBSTITUTION);
     Assert.assertTrue(callback.FontSubstitutionWarnings.get(0).getDescription()
             .equals("Font 'Times New Roman' has not been found. Using 'Fanwood' font instead. Reason: first available font."));
 }

 private static class FontSubstitutionWarningCollector implements IWarningCallback {
     /// 
     /// Called every time a warning occurs during loading/saving.
     /// 
     public void warning(WarningInfo info) {
         if (info.getWarningType() == WarningType.FONT_SUBSTITUTION)
             FontSubstitutionWarnings.warning(info);
     }

     public WarningInfoCollection FontSubstitutionWarnings = new WarningInfoCollection();
 }
 

Shows how to set the property for finding the closest match for a missing font from the available font sources.


 public void enableFontSubstitution() throws Exception {
     // Open a document that contains text formatted with a font that does not exist in any of our font sources.
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Missing font.docx");

     // Assign a callback for handling font substitution warnings.
     HandleDocumentSubstitutionWarnings substitutionWarningHandler = new HandleDocumentSubstitutionWarnings();
     doc.setWarningCallback(substitutionWarningHandler);

     // Set a default font name and enable font substitution.
     FontSettings fontSettings = new FontSettings();
     fontSettings.getSubstitutionSettings().getDefaultFontSubstitution().setDefaultFontName("Arial");
     fontSettings.getSubstitutionSettings().getFontInfoSubstitution().setEnabled(true);

     // Original font metrics should be used after font substitution.
     doc.getLayoutOptions().setKeepOriginalFontMetrics(true);

     // We will get a font substitution warning if we save a document with a missing font.
     doc.setFontSettings(fontSettings);
     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "FontSettings.EnableFontSubstitution.pdf");

     Iterator warnings = substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.iterator();

     while (warnings.hasNext())
         System.out.println(warnings.next().getDescription());

     // We can also verify warnings in the collection and clear them.
     Assert.assertEquals(WarningSource.LAYOUT, substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.get(0).getSource());
     Assert.assertEquals("Font '28 Days Later' has not been found. Using 'Calibri' font instead. Reason: alternative name from document.",
             substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.get(0).getDescription());

     substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.clear();

     Assert.assertTrue(substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.getCount() == 0);
 }

 public static class HandleDocumentSubstitutionWarnings implements IWarningCallback {
     /// 
     /// Called every time a warning occurs during loading/saving.
     /// 
     public void warning(WarningInfo info) {
         if (info.getWarningType() == WarningType.FONT_SUBSTITUTION)
             FontWarnings.warning(info);
     }

     public WarningInfoCollection FontWarnings = new WarningInfoCollection();
 }
 

Returns: IWarningCallback - The corresponding IWarningCallback value.

hasChildNodes()

public boolean hasChildNodes()

Returns true if this node has any child nodes.

Examples:

Shows how to combine the rows from two tables into one.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");

 // Below are two ways of getting a table from a document.
 // 1 -  From the "Tables" collection of a Body node:
 Table firstTable = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 // 2 -  Using the "GetChild" method:
 Table secondTable = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 1, true);

 // Append all rows from the current table to the next.
 while (secondTable.hasChildNodes())
     firstTable.getRows().add(secondTable.getFirstRow());

 // Remove the empty table container.
 secondTable.remove();

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.CombineTables.docx");
 

Returns: boolean - true if this node has any child nodes.

importNode(Node srcNode, boolean isImportChildren)

public Node importNode(Node srcNode, boolean isImportChildren)

Imports a node from another document to the current document.

Imports a node from another document to the current document.

Remarks:

This method uses the ImportFormatMode.USE_DESTINATION_STYLES option to resolve formatting.

Importing a node creates a copy of the source node belonging to the importing document. The returned node has no parent. The source node is not altered or removed from the original document.

Before a node from another document can be inserted into this document, it must be imported. During import, document-specific properties such as references to styles and lists are translated from the original to the importing document. After the node was imported, it can be inserted into the appropriate place in the document using M:Aspose.Words.CompositeNode.InsertBefore1(0,Aspose.Words.Node) or M:Aspose.Words.CompositeNode.InsertAfter1(0,Aspose.Words.Node).

If the source node already belongs to the destination document, then simply a deep clone of the source node is created.

Examples:

Shows how to import a node from one document to another.


 Document srcDoc = new Document();
 Document dstDoc = new Document();

 srcDoc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph().appendChild(
         new Run(srcDoc, "Source document first paragraph text."));
 dstDoc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph().appendChild(
         new Run(dstDoc, "Destination document first paragraph text."));

 // Every node has a parent document, which is the document that contains the node.
 // Inserting a node into a document that the node does not belong to will throw an exception.
 Assert.assertNotEquals(dstDoc, srcDoc.getFirstSection().getDocument());
 Assert.assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> dstDoc.appendChild(srcDoc.getFirstSection()));

 // Use the ImportNode method to create a copy of a node, which will have the document
 // that called the ImportNode method set as its new owner document.
 Section importedSection = (Section) dstDoc.importNode(srcDoc.getFirstSection(), true);

 Assert.assertEquals(dstDoc, importedSection.getDocument());

 // We can now insert the node into the document.
 dstDoc.appendChild(importedSection);

 Assert.assertEquals("Destination document first paragraph text.\r\nSource document first paragraph text.\r\n",
         dstDoc.toString(SaveFormat.TEXT));
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
srcNodeNodeThe node being imported.
isImportChildrenbooleantrue to import all child nodes recursively; otherwise, false .

Returns: Node - The cloned node that belongs to the current document.

importNode(Node srcNode, boolean isImportChildren, int importFormatMode)

public Node importNode(Node srcNode, boolean isImportChildren, int importFormatMode)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
srcNodeNode
isImportChildrenboolean
importFormatModeint

Returns: Node

indexOf(Node child)

public int indexOf(Node child)

Returns the index of the specified child node in the child node array.

Remarks:

Returns -1 if the node is not found in the child nodes.

Examples:

Shows how to get the index of a given child node from its parent.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Rendering.docx");

 Body body = doc.getFirstSection().getBody();

 // Retrieve the index of the last paragraph in the body of the first section.
 Assert.assertEquals(24, body.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, false).indexOf(body.getLastParagraph()));
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
childNode

Returns: int

isComposite()

public boolean isComposite()

Returns true as this node can have child nodes.

Examples:

Shows how to traverse a composite node’s tree of child nodes.


 public void recurseChildren() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Paragraphs.docx");

     // Any node that can contain child nodes, such as the document itself, is composite.
     Assert.assertTrue(doc.isComposite());

     // Invoke the recursive function that will go through and print all the child nodes of a composite node.
     traverseAllNodes(doc, 0);
 }

 /// 
 /// Recursively traverses a node tree while printing the type of each node
 /// with an indent depending on depth as well as the contents of all inline nodes.
 /// 
 public void traverseAllNodes(CompositeNode parentNode, int depth) {
     for (Node childNode = parentNode.getFirstChild(); childNode != null; childNode = childNode.getNextSibling()) {
         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}{1}", String.format("    ", depth), Node.nodeTypeToString(childNode.getNodeType())));

         // Recurse into the node if it is a composite node. Otherwise, print its contents if it is an inline node.
         if (childNode.isComposite()) {
             System.out.println();
             traverseAllNodes((CompositeNode) childNode, depth + 1);
         } else if (childNode instanceof Inline) {
             System.out.println(" - \"{childNode.GetText().Trim()}\"");
         } else {
             System.out.println();
         }
     }
 }
 

Returns: boolean - true as this node can have child nodes.

iterator()

public Iterator iterator()

Provides support for the for each style iteration over the child nodes of this node.

Examples:

Shows how to traverse through a composite node’s collection of child nodes.


 Document doc = new Document();

 // Add two runs and one shape as child nodes to the first paragraph of this document.
 Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph) doc.getChild(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, 0, true);
 paragraph.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello world! "));

 Shape shape = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.RECTANGLE);
 shape.setWidth(200.0);
 shape.setHeight(200.0);
 // Note that the 'CustomNodeId' is not saved to an output file and exists only during the node lifetime.
 shape.setCustomNodeId(100);
 shape.setWrapType(WrapType.INLINE);
 paragraph.appendChild(shape);

 paragraph.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello again!"));

 // Iterate through the paragraph's collection of immediate children,
 // and print any runs or shapes that we find within.
 NodeCollection children = paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, false);

 Assert.assertEquals(3, paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, false).getCount());

 for (Node child : (Iterable) children)
     switch (child.getNodeType()) {
         case NodeType.RUN:
             System.out.println("Run contents:");
             System.out.println("\t\"{child.GetText().Trim()}\"");
             break;
         case NodeType.SHAPE:
             Shape childShape = (Shape) child;
             System.out.println("Shape:");
             System.out.println("\t{childShape.ShapeType}, {childShape.Width}x{childShape.Height}");
             break;
     }
 

Returns: java.util.Iterator

nextPreOrder(Node rootNode)

public Node nextPreOrder(Node rootNode)

Gets next node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.

Examples:

Shows how to traverse the document’s node tree using the pre-order traversal algorithm, and delete any encountered shape with an image.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Images.docx");
 ArrayList shapes = (ArrayList) IterableUtils.toList(doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true));

 Assert.assertEquals(9, IterableUtils.countMatches(shapes, s -> {
     try {
         return s.hasImage();
     } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
     }
     return false;
 }));

 Node curNode = doc;
 while (curNode != null) {
     Node nextNode = curNode.nextPreOrder(doc);

     if (curNode.previousPreOrder(doc) != null && nextNode != null)
         Assert.assertEquals(curNode, nextNode.previousPreOrder(doc));

     if (curNode.getNodeType() == NodeType.SHAPE && ((Shape) curNode).hasImage())
         curNode.remove();

     curNode = nextNode;
 }

 shapes = (ArrayList) IterableUtils.toList(doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true));

 Assert.assertEquals(0, IterableUtils.countMatches(shapes, s -> {
     try {
         return s.hasImage();
     } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
     }
     return false;
 }));
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
rootNodeNodeThe top node (limit) of traversal.

Returns: Node - Next node in pre-order order. Null if reached the rootNode .

nodeTypeToString(int nodeType)

public static String nodeTypeToString(int nodeType)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
nodeTypeint

Returns: java.lang.String

previousPreOrder(Node rootNode)

public Node previousPreOrder(Node rootNode)

Gets the previous node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.

Examples:

Shows how to traverse the document’s node tree using the pre-order traversal algorithm, and delete any encountered shape with an image.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Images.docx");
 ArrayList shapes = (ArrayList) IterableUtils.toList(doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true));

 Assert.assertEquals(9, IterableUtils.countMatches(shapes, s -> {
     try {
         return s.hasImage();
     } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
     }
     return false;
 }));

 Node curNode = doc;
 while (curNode != null) {
     Node nextNode = curNode.nextPreOrder(doc);

     if (curNode.previousPreOrder(doc) != null && nextNode != null)
         Assert.assertEquals(curNode, nextNode.previousPreOrder(doc));

     if (curNode.getNodeType() == NodeType.SHAPE && ((Shape) curNode).hasImage())
         curNode.remove();

     curNode = nextNode;
 }

 shapes = (ArrayList) IterableUtils.toList(doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true));

 Assert.assertEquals(0, IterableUtils.countMatches(shapes, s -> {
     try {
         return s.hasImage();
     } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
     }
     return false;
 }));
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
rootNodeNodeThe top node (limit) of traversal.

Returns: Node - Previous node in pre-order order. Null if reached the rootNode .

remove()

public void remove()

Removes itself from the parent.

Examples:

Shows how to remove all child nodes of a specific type from a composite node.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");

 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.TABLE, true).getCount());

 Node curNode = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstChild();

 while (curNode != null) {
     // Save the next sibling node as a variable in case we want to move to it after deleting this node.
     Node nextNode = curNode.getNextSibling();

     // A section body can contain Paragraph and Table nodes.
     // If the node is a Table, remove it from the parent.
     if (curNode.getNodeType() == NodeType.TABLE) {
         curNode.remove();
     }

     curNode = nextNode;
 }

 Assert.assertEquals(0, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.TABLE, true).getCount());
 

Shows how to delete all shapes with images from a document.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Images.docx");
 ArrayList shapes = (ArrayList) IterableUtils.toList(doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true));

 Assert.assertEquals(9, IterableUtils.countMatches(shapes, s -> {
     try {
         return s.hasImage();
     } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
     }
     return false;
 }));

 for (Shape shape : shapes)
     if (shape.hasImage())
         shape.remove();

 shapes = (ArrayList) IterableUtils.toList(doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true));

 Assert.assertEquals(0, IterableUtils.countMatches(shapes, s -> {
     try {
         return s.hasImage();
     } catch (Exception e) {
         e.printStackTrace();
     }
     return false;
 }));
 

removeAllChildren()

public void removeAllChildren()

Removes all the child nodes of the current node.

Examples:

Shows how to construct an Aspose.Words document by hand.


 Document doc = new Document();

 // A blank document contains one section, one body and one paragraph.
 // Call the "RemoveAllChildren" method to remove all those nodes,
 // and end up with a document node with no children.
 doc.removeAllChildren();

 // 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 section = new Section(doc);
 doc.appendChild(section);

 // Set some page setup properties for the section.
 section.getPageSetup().setSectionStart(SectionStart.NEW_PAGE);
 section.getPageSetup().setPaperSize(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 body = new Body(doc);
 section.appendChild(body);

 // Create a paragraph, set some formatting properties, and then append it as a child to the body.
 Paragraph para = new Paragraph(doc);

 para.getParagraphFormat().setStyleName("Heading 1");
 para.getParagraphFormat().setAlignment(ParagraphAlignment.CENTER);

 body.appendChild(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 run = new Run(doc);
 run.setText("Hello World!");
 run.getFont().setColor(Color.RED);
 para.appendChild(run);

 Assert.assertEquals("Hello World!", doc.getText().trim());

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Section.CreateManually.docx");
 

removeSmartTags()

public void removeSmartTags()

Removes all SmartTag descendant nodes of the current node.

Remarks:

This method does not remove the content of the smart tags.

Examples:

Removes all smart tags from descendant nodes of a composite node.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Smart tags.doc");

 Assert.assertEquals(8, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SMART_TAG, true).getCount());

 doc.removeSmartTags();

 Assert.assertEquals(0, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SMART_TAG, true).getCount());
 

Shows how to create smart tags.


 public void create() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document();

     // A smart tag appears in a document with Microsoft Word recognizes a part of its text as some form of data,
     // such as a name, date, or address, and converts it to a hyperlink that displays a purple dotted underline.
     SmartTag smartTag = new SmartTag(doc);

     // Smart tags are composite nodes that contain their recognized text in its entirety.
     // Add contents to this smart tag manually.
     smartTag.appendChild(new Run(doc, "May 29, 2019"));

     // Microsoft Word may recognize the above contents as being a date.
     // Smart tags use the "Element" property to reflect the type of data they contain.
     smartTag.setElement("date");

     // Some smart tag types process their contents further into custom XML properties.
     smartTag.getProperties().add(new CustomXmlProperty("Day", "", "29"));
     smartTag.getProperties().add(new CustomXmlProperty("Month", "", "5"));
     smartTag.getProperties().add(new CustomXmlProperty("Year", "", "2019"));

     // Set the smart tag's URI to the default value.
     smartTag.setUri("urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags");

     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph().appendChild(smartTag);
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, " is a date. "));

     // Create another smart tag for a stock ticker.
     smartTag = new SmartTag(doc);
     smartTag.setElement("stockticker");
     smartTag.setUri("urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags");

     smartTag.appendChild(new Run(doc, "MSFT"));

     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph().appendChild(smartTag);
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, " is a stock ticker."));

     // Print all the smart tags in our document using a document visitor.
     doc.accept(new SmartTagPrinter());

     // Older versions of Microsoft Word support smart tags.
     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "SmartTag.Create.doc");

     // Use the "RemoveSmartTags" method to remove all smart tags from a document.
     Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SMART_TAG, true).getCount());

     doc.removeSmartTags();

     Assert.assertEquals(0, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SMART_TAG, true).getCount());
 }

 /// 
 /// Prints visited smart tags and their contents.
 /// 
 private static class SmartTagPrinter extends DocumentVisitor {
     /// 
     /// Called when a SmartTag node is encountered in the document.
     /// 
     public int visitSmartTagStart(SmartTag smartTag) {
         System.out.println("Smart tag type: {smartTag.Element}");
         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }

     /// 
     /// Called when the visiting of a SmartTag node is ended.
     /// 
     public int visitSmartTagEnd(SmartTag smartTag) {
         System.out.println("\tContents: \"{smartTag.ToString(SaveFormat.Text)}\"");

         if (smartTag.getProperties().getCount() == 0) {
             System.out.println("\tContains no properties");
         } else {
             System.out.println("\tProperties: ");
             String[] properties = new String[smartTag.getProperties().getCount()];
             int index = 0;

             for (CustomXmlProperty cxp : smartTag.getProperties())
                 properties[index++] = MessageFormat.format("\"{0}\" = \"{1}\"", cxp.getName(), cxp.getValue());

             System.out.println(StringUtils.join(properties, ", "));
         }

         return VisitorAction.CONTINUE;
     }
 }
 

selectNodes(String xpath)

public NodeList selectNodes(String xpath)

Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression.

Remarks:

Only expressions with element names are supported at the moment. Expressions that use attribute names are not supported.

Examples:

Shows how to use an XPath expression to test whether a node is inside a field.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Mail merge destination - Northwind employees.docx");

 // The NodeList that results from this XPath expression will contain all nodes we find inside a field.
 // However, FieldStart and FieldEnd nodes can be on the list if there are nested fields in the path.
 // Currently does not find rare fields in which the FieldCode or FieldResult spans across multiple paragraphs.
 NodeList resultList =
         doc.selectNodes("//FieldStart/following-sibling::node()[following-sibling::FieldEnd]");

 // Check if the specified run is one of the nodes that are inside the field.
 System.out.println("Contents of the first Run node that's part of a field: {resultList.First(n => n.NodeType == NodeType.Run).GetText().Trim()}");
 

Shows how to select certain nodes by using an XPath expression.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");

 // This expression will extract all paragraph nodes,
 // which are descendants of any table node in the document.
 NodeList nodeList = doc.selectNodes("//Table//Paragraph");

 // Iterate through the list with an enumerator and print the contents of every paragraph in each cell of the table.
 int index = 0;

 Iterator e = nodeList.iterator();
 while (e.hasNext()) {
     Node currentNode = e.next();
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Table paragraph index {0}, contents: \"{1}\"", index++, currentNode.getText().trim()));
 }

 // This expression will select any paragraphs that are direct children of any Body node in the document.
 nodeList = doc.selectNodes("//Body/Paragraph");

 // We can treat the list as an array.
 Assert.assertEquals(nodeList.toArray().length, 4);

 // Use SelectSingleNode to select the first result of the same expression as above.
 Node node = doc.selectSingleNode("//Body/Paragraph");

 Assert.assertEquals(Paragraph.class, node.getClass());
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
xpathjava.lang.StringThe XPath expression.

Returns: NodeList - A list of nodes matching the XPath query.

selectSingleNode(String xpath)

public Node selectSingleNode(String xpath)

Selects the first Node that matches the XPath expression.

Remarks:

Only expressions with element names are supported at the moment. Expressions that use attribute names are not supported.

Examples:

Shows how to select certain nodes by using an XPath expression.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");

 // This expression will extract all paragraph nodes,
 // which are descendants of any table node in the document.
 NodeList nodeList = doc.selectNodes("//Table//Paragraph");

 // Iterate through the list with an enumerator and print the contents of every paragraph in each cell of the table.
 int index = 0;

 Iterator e = nodeList.iterator();
 while (e.hasNext()) {
     Node currentNode = e.next();
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Table paragraph index {0}, contents: \"{1}\"", index++, currentNode.getText().trim()));
 }

 // This expression will select any paragraphs that are direct children of any Body node in the document.
 nodeList = doc.selectNodes("//Body/Paragraph");

 // We can treat the list as an array.
 Assert.assertEquals(nodeList.toArray().length, 4);

 // Use SelectSingleNode to select the first result of the same expression as above.
 Node node = doc.selectSingleNode("//Body/Paragraph");

 Assert.assertEquals(Paragraph.class, node.getClass());
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
xpathjava.lang.StringThe XPath expression.

Returns: Node - The first Node that matches the XPath query or null if no matching node is found.

setBackgroundShape(Shape value)

public void setBackgroundShape(Shape value)

Sets the background shape of the document. Can be null .

Remarks:

Microsoft Word allows only a shape that has its ShapeBase.getShapeType() property equal to ShapeType.RECTANGLE to be used as a background shape for a document.

Microsoft Word supports only the fill properties of a background shape. All other properties are ignored.

Setting this property to a non-null value will also set the ViewOptions.getDisplayBackgroundShape() / ViewOptions.setDisplayBackgroundShape(boolean) to true .

Examples:

Shows how to set a background shape for every page of a document.


 Document doc = new Document();

 Assert.assertNull(doc.getBackgroundShape());

 // The only shape type that we can use as a background is a rectangle.
 Shape shapeRectangle = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.RECTANGLE);

 // There are two ways of using this shape as a page background.
 // 1 -  A flat color:
 shapeRectangle.setFillColor(Color.BLUE);
 doc.setBackgroundShape(shapeRectangle);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.BackgroundShape.FlatColor.docx");

 // 2 -  An image:
 shapeRectangle = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.RECTANGLE);
 shapeRectangle.getImageData().setImage(getImageDir() + "Transparent background logo.png");

 // Adjust the image's appearance to make it more suitable as a watermark.
 shapeRectangle.getImageData().setContrast(0.2);
 shapeRectangle.getImageData().setBrightness(0.7);

 doc.setBackgroundShape(shapeRectangle);

 Assert.assertTrue(doc.getBackgroundShape().hasImage());

 PdfSaveOptions saveOptions = new PdfSaveOptions();
 saveOptions.setCacheBackgroundGraphics(false);

 // Microsoft Word does not support shapes with images as backgrounds,
 // but we can still see these backgrounds in other save formats such as .pdf.
 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.BackgroundShape.Image.pdf", saveOptions);
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueShapeThe background shape of the document.

setCustomNodeId(int value)

public void setCustomNodeId(int value)

Specifies custom node identifier.

Remarks:

Default is zero.

This identifier can be set and used arbitrarily. For example, as a key to get external data.

Important note, specified value is not saved to an output file and exists only during the node lifetime.

Examples:

Shows how to traverse through a composite node’s collection of child nodes.


 Document doc = new Document();

 // Add two runs and one shape as child nodes to the first paragraph of this document.
 Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph) doc.getChild(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, 0, true);
 paragraph.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello world! "));

 Shape shape = new Shape(doc, ShapeType.RECTANGLE);
 shape.setWidth(200.0);
 shape.setHeight(200.0);
 // Note that the 'CustomNodeId' is not saved to an output file and exists only during the node lifetime.
 shape.setCustomNodeId(100);
 shape.setWrapType(WrapType.INLINE);
 paragraph.appendChild(shape);

 paragraph.appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello again!"));

 // Iterate through the paragraph's collection of immediate children,
 // and print any runs or shapes that we find within.
 NodeCollection children = paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, false);

 Assert.assertEquals(3, paragraph.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, false).getCount());

 for (Node child : (Iterable) children)
     switch (child.getNodeType()) {
         case NodeType.RUN:
             System.out.println("Run contents:");
             System.out.println("\t\"{child.GetText().Trim()}\"");
             break;
         case NodeType.SHAPE:
             Shape childShape = (Shape) child;
             System.out.println("Shape:");
             System.out.println("\t{childShape.ShapeType}, {childShape.Width}x{childShape.Height}");
             break;
     }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintThe corresponding int value.

setNodeChangingCallback(INodeChangingCallback value)

public void setNodeChangingCallback(INodeChangingCallback value)

Called when a node is inserted or removed in the document.

Examples:

Shows how customize node changing with a callback.


 public void fontChangeViaCallback() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document();
     DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

     // Set the node changing callback to custom implementation,
     // then add/remove nodes to get it to generate a log.
     HandleNodeChangingFontChanger callback = new HandleNodeChangingFontChanger();
     doc.setNodeChangingCallback(callback);

     builder.writeln("Hello world!");
     builder.writeln("Hello again!");
     builder.insertField(" HYPERLINK \"https://www.google.com/\" ");
     builder.insertShape(ShapeType.RECTANGLE, 300.0, 300.0);

     doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).remove();

     System.out.println(callback.getLog());
 }

 /// 
 /// Logs the date and time of each node insertion and removal.
 /// Sets a custom font name/size for the text contents of Run nodes.
 /// 
 public static class HandleNodeChangingFontChanger implements INodeChangingCallback {
     public void nodeInserted(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tType:\t{0}", args.getNode().getNodeType()));
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tHash:\t{0}", args.getNode().hashCode()));

         if (args.getNode().getNodeType() == NodeType.RUN) {
             Font font = ((Run) args.getNode()).getFont();
             mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tFont:\tChanged from \"{0}\" {1}pt", font.getName(), font.getSize()));

             font.setSize(24.0);
             font.setName("Arial");

             mLog.append(MessageFormat.format(" to \"{0}\" {1}pt", font.getName(), font.getSize()));
             mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tContents:\n\t\t\"{0}\"", args.getNode().getText()));
         }
     }

     public void nodeInserting(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\n{0}\tNode insertion:", new Date()));
     }

     public void nodeRemoved(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tType:\t{0}", args.getNode().getNodeType()));
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\tHash code:\t{0}", args.getNode().hashCode()));
     }

     public void nodeRemoving(NodeChangingArgs args) {
         mLog.append(MessageFormat.format("\n{0}\tNode removal:", new Date()));
     }

     public String getLog() {
         return mLog.toString();
     }

     private final StringBuilder mLog = new StringBuilder();
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueINodeChangingCallbackThe corresponding INodeChangingCallback value.

setPageColor(Color value)

public void setPageColor(Color value)

Sets the page color of the document. This property is a simpler version of getBackgroundShape() / setBackgroundShape(com.aspose.words.Shape).

Remarks:

This property provides a simple way to specify a solid page color for the document. Setting this property creates and sets an appropriate getBackgroundShape() / setBackgroundShape(com.aspose.words.Shape).

If the page color is not set (e.g. there is no background shape in the document) returns a zero color.

Examples:

Shows how to set the background color for all pages of a document.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 builder.writeln("Hello world!");

 doc.setPageColor(Color.lightGray);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.SetPageColor.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuejava.awt.ColorThe page color of the document.

setResourceLoadingCallback(IResourceLoadingCallback value)

public void setResourceLoadingCallback(IResourceLoadingCallback value)

Allows to control how external resources are loaded.

Examples:

Shows how to customize the process of loading external resources into a document.


 public void resourceLoadingCallback() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document();
     doc.setResourceLoadingCallback(new ImageNameHandler());

     DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

     // Images usually are inserted using a URI, or a byte array.
     // Every instance of a resource load will call our callback's ResourceLoading method.
     builder.insertImage("Google logo");
     builder.insertImage("Aspose logo");
     builder.insertImage("Watermark");

     Assert.assertEquals(3, doc.getChildNodes(NodeType.SHAPE, true).getCount());

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBase.ResourceLoadingCallback.docx");
 }

 /// 
 /// Allows us to load images into a document using predefined shorthands, as opposed to URIs.
 /// This will separate image loading logic from the rest of the document construction.
 /// 
 private static class ImageNameHandler implements IResourceLoadingCallback {
     public int resourceLoading(final ResourceLoadingArgs args) throws URISyntaxException, IOException {
         if (args.getResourceType() == ResourceType.IMAGE) {
             // If this callback encounters one of the image shorthands while loading an image,
             // it will apply unique logic for each defined shorthand instead of treating it as a URI.
             if ("Google logo".equals(args.getOriginalUri())) {
                 args.setData(DocumentHelper.getBytesFromStream(new URI("http://www.google.com/images/logos/ps_logo2.png").toURL().openStream()));

                 return ResourceLoadingAction.USER_PROVIDED;
             }

             if ("Aspose logo".equals(args.getOriginalUri())) {
                 args.setData(DocumentHelper.getBytesFromStream(getAsposelogoUri().toURL().openStream()));

                 return ResourceLoadingAction.USER_PROVIDED;
             }

             if ("Watermark".equals(args.getOriginalUri())) {
                 InputStream imageStream = new FileInputStream(getImageDir() + "Transparent background logo.png");
                 args.setData(DocumentHelper.getBytesFromStream(imageStream));

                 return ResourceLoadingAction.USER_PROVIDED;
             }
         }

         return ResourceLoadingAction.DEFAULT;
     }
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueIResourceLoadingCallbackThe corresponding IResourceLoadingCallback value.

setWarningCallback(IWarningCallback value)

public void setWarningCallback(IWarningCallback value)

Called during various document processing procedures when an issue is detected that might result in data or formatting fidelity loss.

Remarks:

Document may generate warnings at any stage of its existence, so it’s important to setup warning callback as early as possible to avoid the warnings loss. E.g. such properties as Document.getPageCount() actually build the document layout which is used later for rendering, and the layout warnings may be lost if warning callback is specified just for the rendering calls later.

Examples:

Shows how to use the IWarningCallback interface to monitor font substitution warnings.


 public void substitutionWarning() throws Exception {
     Document doc = new Document();
     DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

     builder.getFont().setName("Times New Roman");
     builder.writeln("Hello world!");

     FontSubstitutionWarningCollector callback = new FontSubstitutionWarningCollector();
     doc.setWarningCallback(callback);

     // Store the current collection of font sources, which will be the default font source for every document
     // for which we do not specify a different font source.
     FontSourceBase[] originalFontSources = FontSettings.getDefaultInstance().getFontsSources();

     // For testing purposes, we will set Aspose.Words to look for fonts only in a folder that does not exist.
     FontSettings.getDefaultInstance().setFontsFolder("", false);

     // When rendering the document, there will be no place to find the "Times New Roman" font.
     // This will cause a font substitution warning, which our callback will detect.
     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "FontSettings.SubstitutionWarning.pdf");

     FontSettings.getDefaultInstance().setFontsSources(originalFontSources);

     Assert.assertTrue(callback.FontSubstitutionWarnings.get(0).getWarningType() == WarningType.FONT_SUBSTITUTION);
     Assert.assertTrue(callback.FontSubstitutionWarnings.get(0).getDescription()
             .equals("Font 'Times New Roman' has not been found. Using 'Fanwood' font instead. Reason: first available font."));
 }

 private static class FontSubstitutionWarningCollector implements IWarningCallback {
     /// 
     /// Called every time a warning occurs during loading/saving.
     /// 
     public void warning(WarningInfo info) {
         if (info.getWarningType() == WarningType.FONT_SUBSTITUTION)
             FontSubstitutionWarnings.warning(info);
     }

     public WarningInfoCollection FontSubstitutionWarnings = new WarningInfoCollection();
 }
 

Shows how to set the property for finding the closest match for a missing font from the available font sources.


 public void enableFontSubstitution() throws Exception {
     // Open a document that contains text formatted with a font that does not exist in any of our font sources.
     Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Missing font.docx");

     // Assign a callback for handling font substitution warnings.
     HandleDocumentSubstitutionWarnings substitutionWarningHandler = new HandleDocumentSubstitutionWarnings();
     doc.setWarningCallback(substitutionWarningHandler);

     // Set a default font name and enable font substitution.
     FontSettings fontSettings = new FontSettings();
     fontSettings.getSubstitutionSettings().getDefaultFontSubstitution().setDefaultFontName("Arial");
     fontSettings.getSubstitutionSettings().getFontInfoSubstitution().setEnabled(true);

     // Original font metrics should be used after font substitution.
     doc.getLayoutOptions().setKeepOriginalFontMetrics(true);

     // We will get a font substitution warning if we save a document with a missing font.
     doc.setFontSettings(fontSettings);
     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "FontSettings.EnableFontSubstitution.pdf");

     Iterator warnings = substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.iterator();

     while (warnings.hasNext())
         System.out.println(warnings.next().getDescription());

     // We can also verify warnings in the collection and clear them.
     Assert.assertEquals(WarningSource.LAYOUT, substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.get(0).getSource());
     Assert.assertEquals("Font '28 Days Later' has not been found. Using 'Calibri' font instead. Reason: alternative name from document.",
             substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.get(0).getDescription());

     substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.clear();

     Assert.assertTrue(substitutionWarningHandler.FontWarnings.getCount() == 0);
 }

 public static class HandleDocumentSubstitutionWarnings implements IWarningCallback {
     /// 
     /// Called every time a warning occurs during loading/saving.
     /// 
     public void warning(WarningInfo info) {
         if (info.getWarningType() == WarningType.FONT_SUBSTITUTION)
             FontWarnings.warning(info);
     }

     public WarningInfoCollection FontWarnings = new WarningInfoCollection();
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueIWarningCallbackThe corresponding IWarningCallback value.

toString()

public String toString()

Returns: java.lang.String

toString(SaveOptions saveOptions)

public String toString(SaveOptions saveOptions)

Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options.

Examples:

Exports the content of a node to String in HTML format.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Document.docx");

 Node node = doc.getLastSection().getBody().getLastParagraph();

 // When we call the ToString method using the html SaveFormat overload,
 // it converts the node's contents to their raw html representation.
 Assert.assertEquals(" " +
         "Hello World!" +
         "", node.toString(SaveFormat.HTML));

 // We can also modify the result of this conversion using a SaveOptions object.
 HtmlSaveOptions saveOptions = new HtmlSaveOptions();
 saveOptions.setExportRelativeFontSize(true);

 Assert.assertEquals(" " +
         "Hello World!" +
         "", node.toString(saveOptions));
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
saveOptionsSaveOptionsSpecifies the options that control how the node is saved.

Returns: java.lang.String - The content of the node in the specified format.

toString(int saveFormat)

public String toString(int saveFormat)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
saveFormatint

Returns: java.lang.String