Table

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

public class Table extends CompositeNode

Represents a table in a Word document.

To learn more, visit the Working with Tables documentation article.

Remarks:

Table is a block-level node and can be a child of classes derived from Story or InlineStory.

Table can contain one or more Row nodes.

A minimal valid table needs to have at least one Row.

Examples:

Shows how to create a table.


 Document doc = new Document();
 Table table = new Table(doc);
 doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(table);

 // Tables contain rows, which contain cells, which may have paragraphs
 // with typical elements such as runs, shapes, and even other tables.
 // Calling the "EnsureMinimum" method on a table will ensure that
 // the table has at least one row, cell, and paragraph.
 Row firstRow = new Row(doc);
 table.appendChild(firstRow);

 Cell firstCell = new Cell(doc);
 firstRow.appendChild(firstCell);

 Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph(doc);
 firstCell.appendChild(paragraph);

 // Add text to the first cell in the first row of the table.
 Run run = new Run(doc, "Hello world!");
 paragraph.appendChild(run);

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

Shows how to iterate through all tables in the document and print the contents of each cell.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");
 TableCollection tables = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables();

 Assert.assertEquals(2, tables.toArray().length);

 for (int i = 0; i < tables.getCount(); i++) {
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Start of Table {0}", i));

     RowCollection rows = tables.get(i).getRows();

     for (int j = 0; j < rows.getCount(); j++) {
         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("\tStart of Row {0}", j));

         CellCollection cells = rows.get(j).getCells();

         for (int k = 0; k < cells.getCount(); k++) {
             String cellText = cells.get(k).toString(SaveFormat.TEXT).trim();
             System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("\t\tContents of Cell:{0} = \"{1}\"", k, cellText));
         }

         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("\tEnd of Row {0}", j));
     }

     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("End of Table {0}\n", i));
 }
 

Shows how to build a nested table without using a document builder.


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

     // Create the outer table with three rows and four columns, and then add it to the document.
     Table outerTable = createTable(doc, 3, 4, "Outer Table");
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(outerTable);

     // Create another table with two rows and two columns and then insert it into the first table's first cell.
     Table innerTable = createTable(doc, 2, 2, "Inner Table");
     outerTable.getFirstRow().getFirstCell().appendChild(innerTable);

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.CreateNestedTable.docx");
 }

 // Creates a new table in the document with the given dimensions and text in each cell.
 private Table createTable(final Document doc, final int rowCount, final int cellCount, final String cellText) throws Exception {
     Table table = new Table(doc);

     for (int rowId = 1; rowId <= rowCount; rowId++) {
         Row row = new Row(doc);
         table.appendChild(row);

         for (int cellId = 1; cellId <= cellCount; cellId++) {
             Cell cell = new Cell(doc);
             cell.appendChild(new Paragraph(doc));
             cell.getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, cellText));

             row.appendChild(cell);
         }
     }

     // You can use the "Title" and "Description" properties to add a title and description respectively to your table.
     // The table must have at least one row before we can use these properties.
     // These properties are meaningful for ISO / IEC 29500 compliant .docx documents (see the OoxmlCompliance class).
     // If we save the document to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, Microsoft Word ignores these properties.
     table.setTitle("Aspose table title");
     table.setDescription("Aspose table description");

     return table;
 }
 

Shows how to build a formatted 2x2 table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endRow();

 // While building the table, the document builder will apply its current RowFormat/CellFormat property values
 // to the current row/cell that its cursor is in and any new rows/cells as it creates them.
 Assert.assertEquals(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER, table.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(0).getCellFormat().getVerticalAlignment());
 Assert.assertEquals(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER, table.getRows().get(0).getCells().get(1).getCellFormat().getVerticalAlignment());

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeight(100.0);
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeightRule(HeightRule.EXACTLY);
 builder.getCellFormat().setOrientation(TextOrientation.UPWARD);
 builder.write("Row 2, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getCellFormat().setOrientation(TextOrientation.DOWNWARD);
 builder.write("Row 2, cell 2.");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.endTable();

 // Previously added rows and cells are not retroactively affected by changes to the builder's formatting.
 Assert.assertEquals(0.0, table.getRows().get(0).getRowFormat().getHeight());
 Assert.assertEquals(HeightRule.AUTO, table.getRows().get(0).getRowFormat().getHeightRule());
 Assert.assertEquals(100.0, table.getRows().get(1).getRowFormat().getHeight());
 Assert.assertEquals(HeightRule.EXACTLY, table.getRows().get(1).getRowFormat().getHeightRule());
 Assert.assertEquals(TextOrientation.UPWARD, table.getRows().get(1).getCells().get(0).getCellFormat().getOrientation());
 Assert.assertEquals(TextOrientation.DOWNWARD, table.getRows().get(1).getCells().get(1).getCellFormat().getOrientation());

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.BuildTable.docx");
 

Constructors

ConstructorDescription
Table(DocumentBase doc)Initializes a new instance of the Table class.

Methods

MethodDescription
accept(DocumentVisitor visitor)Accepts a visitor.
acceptEnd(DocumentVisitor visitor)Accepts a visitor for visiting the end of the table.
acceptStart(DocumentVisitor visitor)Accepts a visitor for visiting the start of the table.
autoFit(int behavior)
clearBorders()Removes all table and cell borders on this table.
clearShading()Removes all shading on the table.
convertToHorizontallyMergedCells()Converts cells horizontally merged by width to cells merged by CellFormat.getHorizontalMerge() / CellFormat.setHorizontalMerge(int).
dd()
deepClone(boolean isCloneChildren)Creates a duplicate of the node.
ensureMinimum()If the table has no rows, creates and appends one Row.
getAbsoluteHorizontalDistance()Gets absolute horizontal floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.
getAbsoluteVerticalDistance()Gets absolute vertical floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.
getAlignment()Specifies how an inline table is aligned in the document.
getAllowAutoFit()Allows Microsoft Word and Aspose.Words to automatically resize cells in a table to fit their contents.
getAllowCellSpacing()Gets the “Allow spacing between cells” option.
getAllowOverlap()Gets whether a floating table shall allow other floating objects in the document to overlap its extents when displayed.
getAncestor(int ancestorType)
getAncestor(Class ancestorType)Gets the first ancestor of the specified object type.
getBidi()Gets whether this is a right-to-left table.
getBottomPadding()Gets the amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of cells.
getCellSpacing()Gets the amount of space (in points) between the cells.
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.
getDescription()Gets description of this table.
getDistanceBottom()Gets distance between table bottom and the surrounding text, in points.
getDistanceLeft()Gets distance between table left and the surrounding text, in points.
getDistanceRight()Gets distance between table right and the surrounding text, in points.
getDistanceTop()Gets distance between table top and the surrounding text, in points.
getDocument()Gets the document to which this node belongs.
getFirstChild()Gets the first child of the node.
getFirstRow()Returns the first Row node in the table.
getHorizontalAnchor()Gets the base object from which the horizontal positioning of floating table should be calculated.
getLastChild()Gets the last child of the node.
getLastRow()Returns the last Row node in the table.
getLeftIndent()Gets the value that represents the left indent of the table.
getLeftPadding()Gets the amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of cells.
getNextMatchingNode(Node curNode)
getNextSibling()Gets the node immediately following this node.
getNodeType()Returns NodeType.TABLE.
getParentNode()Gets the immediate parent of this node.
getPreferredWidth()Gets the table preferred width.
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.
getRelativeHorizontalAlignment()Gets floating table relative horizontal alignment.
getRelativeVerticalAlignment()Gets floating table relative vertical alignment.
getRightPadding()Gets the amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of cells.
getRows()Provides typed access to the rows of the table.
getStyle()Gets the table style applied to this table.
getStyleIdentifier()Gets the locale independent style identifier of the table style applied to this table.
getStyleName()Gets the name of the table style applied to this table.
getStyleOptions()Gets bit flags that specify how a table style is applied to this table.
getText()Gets the text of this node and of all its children.
getTextWrapping()Gets getTextWrapping() / setTextWrapping(int) for table.
getTitle()Gets title of this table.
getTopPadding()Gets the amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of cells.
getVerticalAnchor()Gets the base object from which the vertical positioning of floating table should be calculated.
hasChildNodes()Returns true if this node has any child nodes.
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.
setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(double value)Sets absolute horizontal floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.
setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(double value)Sets absolute vertical floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.
setAlignment(int value)Specifies how an inline table is aligned in the document.
setAllowAutoFit(boolean value)Allows Microsoft Word and Aspose.Words to automatically resize cells in a table to fit their contents.
setAllowCellSpacing(boolean value)Sets the “Allow spacing between cells” option.
setBidi(boolean value)Sets whether this is a right-to-left table.
setBorder(int borderType, int lineStyle, double lineWidth, Color color, boolean isOverrideCellBorders)
setBorders(int lineStyle, double lineWidth, Color color)
setBottomPadding(double value)Sets the amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of cells.
setCellSpacing(double value)Sets the amount of space (in points) between the cells.
setCustomNodeId(int value)Specifies custom node identifier.
setDescription(String value)Sets description of this table.
setDistanceBottom(double value)Sets distance between table bottom and the surrounding text, in points.
setDistanceLeft(double value)Sets distance between table left and the surrounding text, in points.
setDistanceRight(double value)Sets distance between table right and the surrounding text, in points.
setDistanceTop(double value)Sets distance between table top and the surrounding text, in points.
setHorizontalAnchor(int value)Gets the base object from which the horizontal positioning of floating table should be calculated.
setLeftIndent(double value)Sets the value that represents the left indent of the table.
setLeftPadding(double value)Sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of cells.
setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth value)Sets the table preferred width.
setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(int value)Sets floating table relative horizontal alignment.
setRelativeVerticalAlignment(int value)Sets floating table relative vertical alignment.
setRightPadding(double value)Sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of cells.
setShading(int texture, Color foregroundColor, Color backgroundColor)
setStyle(Style value)Sets the table style applied to this table.
setStyleIdentifier(int value)Sets the locale independent style identifier of the table style applied to this table.
setStyleName(String value)Sets the name of the table style applied to this table.
setStyleOptions(int value)Sets bit flags that specify how a table style is applied to this table.
setTextWrapping(int value)Sets getTextWrapping() / setTextWrapping(int) for table.
setTitle(String value)Sets title of this table.
setTopPadding(double value)Sets the amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of cells.
setVerticalAnchor(int value)Gets the base object from which the vertical positioning of floating table should be calculated.
toString()
toString(SaveOptions saveOptions)Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options.
toString(int saveFormat)

Table(DocumentBase doc)

public Table(DocumentBase doc)

Initializes a new instance of the Table class.

Remarks:

When Table is created, it belongs to the specified document, but is not yet part of the document and Node.getParentNode() is null .

To append Table to the document use M:Aspose.Words.CompositeNode.InsertAfter1(0,Aspose.Words.Node) or M:Aspose.Words.CompositeNode.InsertBefore1(0,Aspose.Words.Node) on the story where you want the table inserted.

Examples:

Shows how to create a table.


 Document doc = new Document();
 Table table = new Table(doc);
 doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(table);

 // Tables contain rows, which contain cells, which may have paragraphs
 // with typical elements such as runs, shapes, and even other tables.
 // Calling the "EnsureMinimum" method on a table will ensure that
 // the table has at least one row, cell, and paragraph.
 Row firstRow = new Row(doc);
 table.appendChild(firstRow);

 Cell firstCell = new Cell(doc);
 firstRow.appendChild(firstCell);

 Paragraph paragraph = new Paragraph(doc);
 firstCell.appendChild(paragraph);

 // Add text to the first cell in the first row of the table.
 Run run = new Run(doc, "Hello world!");
 paragraph.appendChild(run);

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

Shows how to build a nested table without using a document builder.


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

     // Create the outer table with three rows and four columns, and then add it to the document.
     Table outerTable = createTable(doc, 3, 4, "Outer Table");
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(outerTable);

     // Create another table with two rows and two columns and then insert it into the first table's first cell.
     Table innerTable = createTable(doc, 2, 2, "Inner Table");
     outerTable.getFirstRow().getFirstCell().appendChild(innerTable);

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.CreateNestedTable.docx");
 }

 // Creates a new table in the document with the given dimensions and text in each cell.
 private Table createTable(final Document doc, final int rowCount, final int cellCount, final String cellText) throws Exception {
     Table table = new Table(doc);

     for (int rowId = 1; rowId <= rowCount; rowId++) {
         Row row = new Row(doc);
         table.appendChild(row);

         for (int cellId = 1; cellId <= cellCount; cellId++) {
             Cell cell = new Cell(doc);
             cell.appendChild(new Paragraph(doc));
             cell.getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, cellText));

             row.appendChild(cell);
         }
     }

     // You can use the "Title" and "Description" properties to add a title and description respectively to your table.
     // The table must have at least one row before we can use these properties.
     // These properties are meaningful for ISO / IEC 29500 compliant .docx documents (see the OoxmlCompliance class).
     // If we save the document to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, Microsoft Word ignores these properties.
     table.setTitle("Aspose table title");
     table.setDescription("Aspose table description");

     return table;
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
docDocumentBaseThe owner document.

accept(DocumentVisitor visitor)

public 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.

Calls DocumentVisitor.visitTableStart(com.aspose.words.Table), then calls Node.accept(com.aspose.words.DocumentVisitor) for all child nodes of the section and calls DocumentVisitor.visitTableEnd(com.aspose.words.Table) at the end.

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 int acceptEnd(DocumentVisitor visitor)

Accepts a visitor for visiting the end of the table.

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
visitorDocumentVisitorThe document visitor.

Returns: int - The action to be taken by the visitor. The returned value is one of VisitorAction constants.

acceptStart(DocumentVisitor visitor)

public int acceptStart(DocumentVisitor visitor)

Accepts a visitor for visiting the start of the table.

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
visitorDocumentVisitorThe document visitor.

Returns: int - The action to be taken by the visitor. The returned value is one of VisitorAction constants.

autoFit(int behavior)

public void autoFit(int behavior)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
behaviorint

clearBorders()

public void clearBorders()

Removes all table and cell borders on this table.

Examples:

Shows how to apply an outline border to a table.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");
 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 // Align the table to the center of the page.
 table.setAlignment(TableAlignment.CENTER);

 // Clear any existing borders and shading from the table.
 table.clearBorders();
 table.clearShading();

 // Add green borders to the outline of the table.
 table.setBorder(BorderType.LEFT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.RIGHT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.TOP, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.BOTTOM, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);

 // Fill the cells with a light green solid color.
 table.setShading(TextureIndex.TEXTURE_SOLID, Color.GREEN, Color.GREEN);

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

Shows how to remove all borders from a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Hello world!");
 builder.endTable();

 // Modify the color and thickness of the top border.
 Border topBorder = table.getFirstRow().getRowFormat().getBorders().getByBorderType(BorderType.TOP);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.TOP, LineStyle.DOUBLE, 1.5, Color.RED, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(1.5d, topBorder.getLineWidth());
 Assert.assertEquals(Color.RED.getRGB(), topBorder.getColor().getRGB());
 Assert.assertEquals(LineStyle.DOUBLE, topBorder.getLineStyle());

 // Clear the borders of all cells in the table, and then save the document.
 table.clearBorders();

 Border finalTopBorder = topBorder;
 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.ClearBorders.docx");

 // Verify the values of the table's properties after re-opening the document.
 doc = new Document(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.ClearBorders.docx");
 table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);
 topBorder = table.getFirstRow().getRowFormat().getBorders().getByBorderType(BorderType.TOP);

 Assert.assertEquals(0.0d, topBorder.getLineWidth());
 Assert.assertEquals(0, topBorder.getColor().getRGB());
 Assert.assertEquals(LineStyle.NONE, topBorder.getLineStyle());
 

clearShading()

public void clearShading()

Removes all shading on the table.

Examples:

Shows how to apply an outline border to a table.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");
 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 // Align the table to the center of the page.
 table.setAlignment(TableAlignment.CENTER);

 // Clear any existing borders and shading from the table.
 table.clearBorders();
 table.clearShading();

 // Add green borders to the outline of the table.
 table.setBorder(BorderType.LEFT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.RIGHT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.TOP, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.BOTTOM, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);

 // Fill the cells with a light green solid color.
 table.setShading(TextureIndex.TEXTURE_SOLID, Color.GREEN, Color.GREEN);

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

convertToHorizontallyMergedCells()

public void convertToHorizontallyMergedCells()

Converts cells horizontally merged by width to cells merged by CellFormat.getHorizontalMerge() / CellFormat.setHorizontalMerge(int).

Remarks:

Table cells can be horizontally merged either using merge flags CellFormat.getHorizontalMerge() / CellFormat.setHorizontalMerge(int) or using cell width CellFormat.getWidth() / CellFormat.setWidth(double).

When table cell is merged by width property CellFormat.getHorizontalMerge() / CellFormat.setHorizontalMerge(int) is meaningless but sometimes having merge flags is more convenient way.

Use this method to transforms table cells horizontally merged by width to cells merged by merge flags.

Examples:

Shows how to convert cells horizontally merged by width to cells merged by CellFormat.HorizontalMerge.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table with merged cells.docx");

 // Microsoft Word does not write merge flags anymore, defining merged cells by width instead.
 // Aspose.Words by default define only 5 cells in a row, and none of them have the horizontal merge flag,
 // even though there were 7 cells in the row before the horizontal merging took place.
 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);
 Row row = table.getRows().get(0);

 Assert.assertEquals(5, row.getCells().getCount());
 Assert.assertTrue(IterableUtils.matchesAll(row.getCells(), s -> s.getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge() == CellMerge.NONE));

 // Use the "ConvertToHorizontallyMergedCells" method to convert cells horizontally merged
 // by its width to the cell horizontally merged by flags.
 // Now, we have 7 cells, and some of them have horizontal merge values.
 table.convertToHorizontallyMergedCells();
 row = table.getRows().get(0);

 Assert.assertEquals(7, row.getCells().getCount());

 Assert.assertEquals(CellMerge.NONE, row.getCells().get(0).getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge());
 Assert.assertEquals(CellMerge.FIRST, row.getCells().get(1).getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge());
 Assert.assertEquals(CellMerge.PREVIOUS, row.getCells().get(2).getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge());
 Assert.assertEquals(CellMerge.NONE, row.getCells().get(3).getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge());
 Assert.assertEquals(CellMerge.FIRST, row.getCells().get(4).getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge());
 Assert.assertEquals(CellMerge.PREVIOUS, row.getCells().get(5).getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge());
 Assert.assertEquals(CellMerge.NONE, row.getCells().get(6).getCellFormat().getHorizontalMerge());
 

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.

ensureMinimum()

public void ensureMinimum()

If the table has no rows, creates and appends one Row.

Examples:

Shows how to ensure that a table node contains the nodes we need to add content.


 Document doc = new Document();
 Table table = new Table(doc);
 doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(table);

 // Tables contain rows, which contain cells, which may contain paragraphs
 // with typical elements such as runs, shapes, and even other tables.
 // Our new table has none of these nodes, and we cannot add contents to it until it does.
 Assert.assertEquals(0, table.getChildNodes(NodeType.ANY, true).getCount());

 // Calling the "EnsureMinimum" method on a table will ensure that
 // the table has at least one row and one cell with an empty paragraph.
 table.ensureMinimum();
 table.getFirstRow().getFirstCell().getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, "Hello world!"));
 

getAbsoluteHorizontalDistance()

public double getAbsoluteHorizontalDistance()

Gets absolute horizontal floating table position specified by the table properties, in points. Default value is 0.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Returns: double - Absolute horizontal floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.

getAbsoluteVerticalDistance()

public double getAbsoluteVerticalDistance()

Gets absolute vertical floating table position specified by the table properties, in points. Default value is 0.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Returns: double - Absolute vertical floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.

getAlignment()

public int getAlignment()

Specifies how an inline table is aligned in the document.

Remarks:

The default value is TableAlignment.LEFT.

Examples:

Shows how to apply an outline border to a table.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");
 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 // Align the table to the center of the page.
 table.setAlignment(TableAlignment.CENTER);

 // Clear any existing borders and shading from the table.
 table.clearBorders();
 table.clearShading();

 // Add green borders to the outline of the table.
 table.setBorder(BorderType.LEFT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.RIGHT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.TOP, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.BOTTOM, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);

 // Fill the cells with a light green solid color.
 table.setShading(TextureIndex.TEXTURE_SOLID, Color.GREEN, Color.GREEN);

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

Returns: int - The corresponding int value. The returned value is one of TableAlignment constants.

getAllowAutoFit()

public boolean getAllowAutoFit()

Allows Microsoft Word and Aspose.Words to automatically resize cells in a table to fit their contents.

Remarks:

The default value is true .

Examples:

Shows how to enable/disable automatic table cell resizing.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getCellFormat().setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(100.0));
 builder.write("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, " +
         "sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getCellFormat().setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.AUTO);
 builder.write("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, " +
         "sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.endTable();

 // Set the "AllowAutoFit" property to "false" to get the table to maintain the dimensions
 // of all its rows and cells, and truncate contents if they get too large to fit.
 // Set the "AllowAutoFit" property to "true" to allow the table to change its cells' width and height
 // to accommodate their contents.
 table.setAllowAutoFit(allowAutoFit);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.AllowAutoFitOnTable.html");
 

M:Aspose.Words.Tables.Table.AutoFit(Aspose.Words.Tables.AutoFitBehavior)

Returns: boolean - The corresponding boolean value.

getAllowCellSpacing()

public boolean getAllowCellSpacing()

Gets the “Allow spacing between cells” option.

Examples:

Shows how to enable spacing between individual cells in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Animal");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Class");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Dog");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Mammal");
 builder.endTable();

 table.setCellSpacing(3.0);

 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "true" to enable spacing between cells
 // with a magnitude equal to the value of the "CellSpacing" property, in points.
 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "false" to disable cell spacing
 // and ignore the value of the "CellSpacing" property.
 table.setAllowCellSpacing(allowCellSpacing);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.AllowCellSpacing.html");

 // Adjusting the "CellSpacing" property will automatically enable cell spacing.
 table.setCellSpacing(5.0);

 Assert.assertTrue(table.getAllowCellSpacing());
 

Returns: boolean - The “Allow spacing between cells” option.

getAllowOverlap()

public boolean getAllowOverlap()

Gets whether a floating table shall allow other floating objects in the document to overlap its extents when displayed. Default value is true .

Examples:

Shows how to work with floating tables properties.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 if (table.getTextWrapping() == TextWrapping.AROUND) {
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeHorizontalPosition.MARGIN, table.getHorizontalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeVerticalPosition.PARAGRAPH, table.getVerticalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(false, table.getAllowOverlap());

     // Only Margin, Page, Column available in RelativeHorizontalPosition for HorizontalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setHorizontalAnchor(RelativeHorizontalPosition.COLUMN);

     // Only Margin, Page, Paragraph available in RelativeVerticalPosition for VerticalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setVerticalAnchor(RelativeVerticalPosition.PAGE);
 }
 

Returns: boolean - Whether a floating table shall allow other floating objects in the document to overlap its extents when displayed.

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.

getBidi()

public boolean getBidi()

Gets whether this is a right-to-left table.

Remarks:

When true , the cells in this row are laid out right to left.

The default value is false .

Examples:

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Returns: boolean - Whether this is a right-to-left table.

getBottomPadding()

public double getBottomPadding()

Gets the amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Returns: double - The amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of cells.

getCellSpacing()

public double getCellSpacing()

Gets the amount of space (in points) between the cells.

Examples:

Shows how to enable spacing between individual cells in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Animal");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Class");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Dog");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Mammal");
 builder.endTable();

 table.setCellSpacing(3.0);

 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "true" to enable spacing between cells
 // with a magnitude equal to the value of the "CellSpacing" property, in points.
 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "false" to disable cell spacing
 // and ignore the value of the "CellSpacing" property.
 table.setAllowCellSpacing(allowCellSpacing);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.AllowCellSpacing.html");

 // Adjusting the "CellSpacing" property will automatically enable cell spacing.
 table.setCellSpacing(5.0);

 Assert.assertTrue(table.getAllowCellSpacing());
 

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Returns: double - The amount of space (in points) between the cells.

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.

getDescription()

public String getDescription()

Gets description of this table. It provides an alternative text representation of the information contained in the table.

Remarks:

The default value is an empty string.

This property is meaningful for ISO/IEC 29500 compliant DOCX documents ( OoxmlCompliance). When saved to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, the property is ignored.

Examples:

Shows how to build a nested table without using a document builder.


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

     // Create the outer table with three rows and four columns, and then add it to the document.
     Table outerTable = createTable(doc, 3, 4, "Outer Table");
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(outerTable);

     // Create another table with two rows and two columns and then insert it into the first table's first cell.
     Table innerTable = createTable(doc, 2, 2, "Inner Table");
     outerTable.getFirstRow().getFirstCell().appendChild(innerTable);

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.CreateNestedTable.docx");
 }

 // Creates a new table in the document with the given dimensions and text in each cell.
 private Table createTable(final Document doc, final int rowCount, final int cellCount, final String cellText) throws Exception {
     Table table = new Table(doc);

     for (int rowId = 1; rowId <= rowCount; rowId++) {
         Row row = new Row(doc);
         table.appendChild(row);

         for (int cellId = 1; cellId <= cellCount; cellId++) {
             Cell cell = new Cell(doc);
             cell.appendChild(new Paragraph(doc));
             cell.getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, cellText));

             row.appendChild(cell);
         }
     }

     // You can use the "Title" and "Description" properties to add a title and description respectively to your table.
     // The table must have at least one row before we can use these properties.
     // These properties are meaningful for ISO / IEC 29500 compliant .docx documents (see the OoxmlCompliance class).
     // If we save the document to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, Microsoft Word ignores these properties.
     table.setTitle("Aspose table title");
     table.setDescription("Aspose table description");

     return table;
 }
 

Returns: java.lang.String - Description of this table.

getDistanceBottom()

public double getDistanceBottom()

Gets distance between table bottom and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Returns: double - Distance between table bottom and the surrounding text, in points.

getDistanceLeft()

public double getDistanceLeft()

Gets distance between table left and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Returns: double - Distance between table left and the surrounding text, in points.

getDistanceRight()

public double getDistanceRight()

Gets distance between table right and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Returns: double - Distance between table right and the surrounding text, in points.

getDistanceTop()

public double getDistanceTop()

Gets distance between table top and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Returns: double - Distance between table top and the surrounding text, in points.

getDocument()

public DocumentBase getDocument()

Gets the document to which this node belongs.

Remarks:

The node always belongs to a document even if it has just been created and not yet added to the tree, or if it has been removed from the tree.

Examples:

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: DocumentBase - The document to which this node belongs.

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.

getFirstRow()

public Row getFirstRow()

Returns the first Row node in the table.

Examples:

Shows how to remove the first and last rows of all tables in a document.


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

 TableCollection tables = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables();

 Assert.assertEquals(5, tables.get(0).getRows().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(4, tables.get(1).getRows().getCount());

 for (Table table : tables) {
     if (table.getFirstRow() != null) {
         table.getFirstRow().remove();
     }

     if (table.getLastRow() != null) {
         table.getLastRow().remove();
     }
 }

 Assert.assertEquals(3, tables.get(0).getRows().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(2, tables.get(1).getRows().getCount());
 

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: Row - The first Row node in the table.

getHorizontalAnchor()

public int getHorizontalAnchor()

Gets the base object from which the horizontal positioning of floating table should be calculated. Default value is RelativeHorizontalPosition.COLUMN.

Examples:

Shows how to work with floating tables properties.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 if (table.getTextWrapping() == TextWrapping.AROUND) {
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeHorizontalPosition.MARGIN, table.getHorizontalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeVerticalPosition.PARAGRAPH, table.getVerticalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(false, table.getAllowOverlap());

     // Only Margin, Page, Column available in RelativeHorizontalPosition for HorizontalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setHorizontalAnchor(RelativeHorizontalPosition.COLUMN);

     // Only Margin, Page, Paragraph available in RelativeVerticalPosition for VerticalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setVerticalAnchor(RelativeVerticalPosition.PAGE);
 }
 

Returns: int - The base object from which the horizontal positioning of floating table should be calculated. The returned value is one of RelativeHorizontalPosition constants.

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.

getLastRow()

public Row getLastRow()

Returns the last Row node in the table.

Examples:

Shows how to remove the first and last rows of all tables in a document.


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

 TableCollection tables = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables();

 Assert.assertEquals(5, tables.get(0).getRows().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(4, tables.get(1).getRows().getCount());

 for (Table table : tables) {
     if (table.getFirstRow() != null) {
         table.getFirstRow().remove();
     }

     if (table.getLastRow() != null) {
         table.getLastRow().remove();
     }
 }

 Assert.assertEquals(3, tables.get(0).getRows().getCount());
 Assert.assertEquals(2, tables.get(1).getRows().getCount());
 

Returns: Row - The last Row node in the table.

getLeftIndent()

public double getLeftIndent()

Gets the value that represents the left indent of the table.

Examples:

Shows how to create a formatted table using DocumentBuilder.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 table.setLeftIndent(20.0);

 // Set some formatting options for text and table appearance.
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeight(40.0);
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeightRule(HeightRule.AT_LEAST);
 builder.getCellFormat().getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(new Color((198), (217), (241)));

 builder.getParagraphFormat().setAlignment(ParagraphAlignment.CENTER);
 builder.getFont().setSize(16.0);
 builder.getFont().setName("Arial");
 builder.getFont().setBold(true);

 // Configuring the formatting options in a document builder will apply them
 // to the current cell/row its cursor is in,
 // as well as any new cells and rows created using that builder.
 builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 1");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 2");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 3");
 builder.endRow();

 // Reconfigure the builder's formatting objects for new rows and cells that we are about to make.
 // The builder will not apply these to the first row already created so that it will stand out as a header row.
 builder.getCellFormat().getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeight(30.0);
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeightRule(HeightRule.AUTO);
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getFont().setSize(12.0);
 builder.getFont().setBold(false);

 builder.write("Row 1, Cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, Cell 2.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, Cell 3.");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 2, Cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 2, Cell 2.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 2, Cell 3.");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.endTable();

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.CreateFormattedTable.docx");
 

Returns: double - The value that represents the left indent of the table.

getLeftPadding()

public double getLeftPadding()

Gets the amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Returns: double - The amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of cells.

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.

getNodeType()

public int getNodeType()

Returns NodeType.TABLE.

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();
         }
     }
 }
 

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;
 }
 

Returns: int - NodeType.TABLE. The returned value is one of NodeType constants.

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.

getPreferredWidth()

public PreferredWidth getPreferredWidth()

Gets the table preferred width.

Remarks:

The default value is PreferredWidth.AUTO.

Examples:

Shows how to set a table to auto fit to 50% of the width of the page.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell #1");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell #2");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell #3");

 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPercent(50.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.InsertTableWithPreferredWidth.docx");
 

Returns: PreferredWidth - The table preferred width.

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.

getRelativeHorizontalAlignment()

public int getRelativeHorizontalAlignment()

Gets floating table relative horizontal alignment.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Returns: int - Floating table relative horizontal alignment. The returned value is one of HorizontalAlignment constants.

getRelativeVerticalAlignment()

public int getRelativeVerticalAlignment()

Gets floating table relative vertical alignment.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Returns: int - Floating table relative vertical alignment. The returned value is one of VerticalAlignment constants.

getRightPadding()

public double getRightPadding()

Gets the amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Returns: double - The amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of cells.

getRows()

public RowCollection getRows()

Provides typed access to the rows of the table.

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");
 

Shows how to iterate through all tables in the document and print the contents of each cell.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");
 TableCollection tables = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables();

 Assert.assertEquals(2, tables.toArray().length);

 for (int i = 0; i < tables.getCount(); i++) {
     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Start of Table {0}", i));

     RowCollection rows = tables.get(i).getRows();

     for (int j = 0; j < rows.getCount(); j++) {
         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("\tStart of Row {0}", j));

         CellCollection cells = rows.get(j).getCells();

         for (int k = 0; k < cells.getCount(); k++) {
             String cellText = cells.get(k).toString(SaveFormat.TEXT).trim();
             System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("\t\tContents of Cell:{0} = \"{1}\"", k, cellText));
         }

         System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("\tEnd of Row {0}", j));
     }

     System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("End of Table {0}\n", i));
 }
 

Returns: RowCollection - The corresponding RowCollection value.

getStyle()

public Style getStyle()

Gets the table style applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Returns: Style - The table style applied to this table.

getStyleIdentifier()

public int getStyleIdentifier()

Gets the locale independent style identifier of the table style applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to build a new table while applying a style.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 Table table = builder.startTable();

 // We must insert at least one row before setting any table formatting.
 builder.insertCell();

 // Set the table style used based on the style identifier.
 // Note that not all table styles are available when saving to .doc format.
 table.setStyleIdentifier(StyleIdentifier.MEDIUM_SHADING_1_ACCENT_1);

 // Partially apply the style to features of the table based on predicates, then build the table.
 table.setStyleOptions(TableStyleOptions.FIRST_COLUMN | TableStyleOptions.ROW_BANDS | TableStyleOptions.FIRST_ROW);
 table.autoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AUTO_FIT_TO_CONTENTS);

 builder.writeln("Item");
 builder.getCellFormat().setRightPadding(40.0);
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Quantity (kg)");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Apples");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("20");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Bananas");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("40");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Carrots");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("50");
 builder.endRow();

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.InsertTableWithStyle.docx");
 

Returns: int - The locale independent style identifier of the table style applied to this table. The returned value is one of StyleIdentifier constants.

getStyleName()

public String getStyleName()

Gets the name of the table style applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Returns: java.lang.String - The name of the table style applied to this table.

getStyleOptions()

public int getStyleOptions()

Gets bit flags that specify how a table style is applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to build a new table while applying a style.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 Table table = builder.startTable();

 // We must insert at least one row before setting any table formatting.
 builder.insertCell();

 // Set the table style used based on the style identifier.
 // Note that not all table styles are available when saving to .doc format.
 table.setStyleIdentifier(StyleIdentifier.MEDIUM_SHADING_1_ACCENT_1);

 // Partially apply the style to features of the table based on predicates, then build the table.
 table.setStyleOptions(TableStyleOptions.FIRST_COLUMN | TableStyleOptions.ROW_BANDS | TableStyleOptions.FIRST_ROW);
 table.autoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AUTO_FIT_TO_CONTENTS);

 builder.writeln("Item");
 builder.getCellFormat().setRightPadding(40.0);
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Quantity (kg)");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Apples");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("20");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Bananas");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("40");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Carrots");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("50");
 builder.endRow();

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.InsertTableWithStyle.docx");
 

Returns: int - Bit flags that specify how a table style is applied to this table. The returned value is a bitwise combination of TableStyleOptions constants.

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

getTextWrapping()

public int getTextWrapping()

Gets getTextWrapping() / setTextWrapping(int) for table.

Examples:

Shows how to work with table text wrapping.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell 1");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell 2");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 builder.getFont().setSize(16.0);
 builder.writeln("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");

 // Set the "TextWrapping" property to "TextWrapping.Around" to get the table to wrap text around it,
 // and push it down into the paragraph below by setting the position.
 table.setTextWrapping(TextWrapping.AROUND);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(20.0);

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

Returns: int - getTextWrapping() / setTextWrapping(int) for table. The returned value is one of TextWrapping constants.

getTitle()

public String getTitle()

Gets title of this table. It provides an alternative text representation of the information contained in the table.

Remarks:

The default value is an empty string.

This property is meaningful for ISO/IEC 29500 compliant DOCX documents ( OoxmlCompliance). When saved to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, the property is ignored.

Examples:

Shows how to build a nested table without using a document builder.


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

     // Create the outer table with three rows and four columns, and then add it to the document.
     Table outerTable = createTable(doc, 3, 4, "Outer Table");
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(outerTable);

     // Create another table with two rows and two columns and then insert it into the first table's first cell.
     Table innerTable = createTable(doc, 2, 2, "Inner Table");
     outerTable.getFirstRow().getFirstCell().appendChild(innerTable);

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.CreateNestedTable.docx");
 }

 // Creates a new table in the document with the given dimensions and text in each cell.
 private Table createTable(final Document doc, final int rowCount, final int cellCount, final String cellText) throws Exception {
     Table table = new Table(doc);

     for (int rowId = 1; rowId <= rowCount; rowId++) {
         Row row = new Row(doc);
         table.appendChild(row);

         for (int cellId = 1; cellId <= cellCount; cellId++) {
             Cell cell = new Cell(doc);
             cell.appendChild(new Paragraph(doc));
             cell.getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, cellText));

             row.appendChild(cell);
         }
     }

     // You can use the "Title" and "Description" properties to add a title and description respectively to your table.
     // The table must have at least one row before we can use these properties.
     // These properties are meaningful for ISO / IEC 29500 compliant .docx documents (see the OoxmlCompliance class).
     // If we save the document to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, Microsoft Word ignores these properties.
     table.setTitle("Aspose table title");
     table.setDescription("Aspose table description");

     return table;
 }
 

Returns: java.lang.String - Title of this table.

getTopPadding()

public double getTopPadding()

Gets the amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Returns: double - The amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of cells.

getVerticalAnchor()

public int getVerticalAnchor()

Gets the base object from which the vertical positioning of floating table should be calculated. Default value is RelativeVerticalPosition.MARGIN.

Examples:

Shows how to work with floating tables properties.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 if (table.getTextWrapping() == TextWrapping.AROUND) {
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeHorizontalPosition.MARGIN, table.getHorizontalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeVerticalPosition.PARAGRAPH, table.getVerticalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(false, table.getAllowOverlap());

     // Only Margin, Page, Column available in RelativeHorizontalPosition for HorizontalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setHorizontalAnchor(RelativeHorizontalPosition.COLUMN);

     // Only Margin, Page, Paragraph available in RelativeVerticalPosition for VerticalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setVerticalAnchor(RelativeVerticalPosition.PAGE);
 }
 

Returns: int - The base object from which the vertical positioning of floating table should be calculated. The returned value is one of RelativeVerticalPosition constants.

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.

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.

setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(double value)

public void setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(double value)

Sets absolute horizontal floating table position specified by the table properties, in points. Default value is 0.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleAbsolute horizontal floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.

setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(double value)

public void setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(double value)

Sets absolute vertical floating table position specified by the table properties, in points. Default value is 0.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleAbsolute vertical floating table position specified by the table properties, in points.

setAlignment(int value)

public void setAlignment(int value)

Specifies how an inline table is aligned in the document.

Remarks:

The default value is TableAlignment.LEFT.

Examples:

Shows how to apply an outline border to a table.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Tables.docx");
 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 // Align the table to the center of the page.
 table.setAlignment(TableAlignment.CENTER);

 // Clear any existing borders and shading from the table.
 table.clearBorders();
 table.clearShading();

 // Add green borders to the outline of the table.
 table.setBorder(BorderType.LEFT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.RIGHT, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.TOP, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);
 table.setBorder(BorderType.BOTTOM, LineStyle.SINGLE, 1.5, Color.GREEN, true);

 // Fill the cells with a light green solid color.
 table.setShading(TextureIndex.TEXTURE_SOLID, Color.GREEN, Color.GREEN);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintThe corresponding int value. The value must be one of TableAlignment constants.

setAllowAutoFit(boolean value)

public void setAllowAutoFit(boolean value)

Allows Microsoft Word and Aspose.Words to automatically resize cells in a table to fit their contents.

Remarks:

The default value is true .

Examples:

Shows how to enable/disable automatic table cell resizing.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getCellFormat().setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(100.0));
 builder.write("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, " +
         "sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getCellFormat().setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.AUTO);
 builder.write("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, " +
         "sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.endTable();

 // Set the "AllowAutoFit" property to "false" to get the table to maintain the dimensions
 // of all its rows and cells, and truncate contents if they get too large to fit.
 // Set the "AllowAutoFit" property to "true" to allow the table to change its cells' width and height
 // to accommodate their contents.
 table.setAllowAutoFit(allowAutoFit);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.AllowAutoFitOnTable.html");
 

M:Aspose.Words.Tables.Table.AutoFit(Aspose.Words.Tables.AutoFitBehavior)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuebooleanThe corresponding boolean value.

setAllowCellSpacing(boolean value)

public void setAllowCellSpacing(boolean value)

Sets the “Allow spacing between cells” option.

Examples:

Shows how to enable spacing between individual cells in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Animal");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Class");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Dog");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Mammal");
 builder.endTable();

 table.setCellSpacing(3.0);

 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "true" to enable spacing between cells
 // with a magnitude equal to the value of the "CellSpacing" property, in points.
 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "false" to disable cell spacing
 // and ignore the value of the "CellSpacing" property.
 table.setAllowCellSpacing(allowCellSpacing);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.AllowCellSpacing.html");

 // Adjusting the "CellSpacing" property will automatically enable cell spacing.
 table.setCellSpacing(5.0);

 Assert.assertTrue(table.getAllowCellSpacing());
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuebooleanThe “Allow spacing between cells” option.

setBidi(boolean value)

public void setBidi(boolean value)

Sets whether this is a right-to-left table.

Remarks:

When true , the cells in this row are laid out right to left.

The default value is false .

Examples:

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuebooleanWhether this is a right-to-left table.

setBorder(int borderType, int lineStyle, double lineWidth, Color color, boolean isOverrideCellBorders)

public void setBorder(int borderType, int lineStyle, double lineWidth, Color color, boolean isOverrideCellBorders)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
borderTypeint
lineStyleint
lineWidthdouble
colorjava.awt.Color
isOverrideCellBordersboolean

setBorders(int lineStyle, double lineWidth, Color color)

public void setBorders(int lineStyle, double lineWidth, Color color)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
lineStyleint
lineWidthdouble
colorjava.awt.Color

setBottomPadding(double value)

public void setBottomPadding(double value)

Sets the amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleThe amount of space (in points) to add below the contents of cells.

setCellSpacing(double value)

public void setCellSpacing(double value)

Sets the amount of space (in points) between the cells.

Examples:

Shows how to enable spacing between individual cells in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Animal");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Class");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Dog");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Mammal");
 builder.endTable();

 table.setCellSpacing(3.0);

 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "true" to enable spacing between cells
 // with a magnitude equal to the value of the "CellSpacing" property, in points.
 // Set the "AllowCellSpacing" property to "false" to disable cell spacing
 // and ignore the value of the "CellSpacing" property.
 table.setAllowCellSpacing(allowCellSpacing);

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.AllowCellSpacing.html");

 // Adjusting the "CellSpacing" property will automatically enable cell spacing.
 table.setCellSpacing(5.0);

 Assert.assertTrue(table.getAllowCellSpacing());
 

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleThe amount of space (in points) between the cells.

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.

setDescription(String value)

public void setDescription(String value)

Sets description of this table. It provides an alternative text representation of the information contained in the table.

Remarks:

The default value is an empty string.

This property is meaningful for ISO/IEC 29500 compliant DOCX documents ( OoxmlCompliance). When saved to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, the property is ignored.

Examples:

Shows how to build a nested table without using a document builder.


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

     // Create the outer table with three rows and four columns, and then add it to the document.
     Table outerTable = createTable(doc, 3, 4, "Outer Table");
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(outerTable);

     // Create another table with two rows and two columns and then insert it into the first table's first cell.
     Table innerTable = createTable(doc, 2, 2, "Inner Table");
     outerTable.getFirstRow().getFirstCell().appendChild(innerTable);

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.CreateNestedTable.docx");
 }

 // Creates a new table in the document with the given dimensions and text in each cell.
 private Table createTable(final Document doc, final int rowCount, final int cellCount, final String cellText) throws Exception {
     Table table = new Table(doc);

     for (int rowId = 1; rowId <= rowCount; rowId++) {
         Row row = new Row(doc);
         table.appendChild(row);

         for (int cellId = 1; cellId <= cellCount; cellId++) {
             Cell cell = new Cell(doc);
             cell.appendChild(new Paragraph(doc));
             cell.getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, cellText));

             row.appendChild(cell);
         }
     }

     // You can use the "Title" and "Description" properties to add a title and description respectively to your table.
     // The table must have at least one row before we can use these properties.
     // These properties are meaningful for ISO / IEC 29500 compliant .docx documents (see the OoxmlCompliance class).
     // If we save the document to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, Microsoft Word ignores these properties.
     table.setTitle("Aspose table title");
     table.setDescription("Aspose table description");

     return table;
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuejava.lang.StringDescription of this table.

setDistanceBottom(double value)

public void setDistanceBottom(double value)

Sets distance between table bottom and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleDistance between table bottom and the surrounding text, in points.

setDistanceLeft(double value)

public void setDistanceLeft(double value)

Sets distance between table left and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleDistance between table left and the surrounding text, in points.

setDistanceRight(double value)

public void setDistanceRight(double value)

Sets distance between table right and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleDistance between table right and the surrounding text, in points.

setDistanceTop(double value)

public void setDistanceTop(double value)

Sets distance between table top and the surrounding text, in points.

Examples:

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = (Table) doc.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true);

 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceTop(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceBottom(), 25.9d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceLeft(), 17.3d);
 Assert.assertEquals(table.getDistanceRight(), 17.3d);

 // Set distance between table and surrounding text.
 table.setDistanceLeft(24.0);
 table.setDistanceRight(24.0);
 table.setDistanceTop(3.0);
 table.setDistanceBottom(3.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleDistance between table top and the surrounding text, in points.

setHorizontalAnchor(int value)

public void setHorizontalAnchor(int value)

Gets the base object from which the horizontal positioning of floating table should be calculated. Default value is RelativeHorizontalPosition.COLUMN.

Examples:

Shows how to work with floating tables properties.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 if (table.getTextWrapping() == TextWrapping.AROUND) {
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeHorizontalPosition.MARGIN, table.getHorizontalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeVerticalPosition.PARAGRAPH, table.getVerticalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(false, table.getAllowOverlap());

     // Only Margin, Page, Column available in RelativeHorizontalPosition for HorizontalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setHorizontalAnchor(RelativeHorizontalPosition.COLUMN);

     // Only Margin, Page, Paragraph available in RelativeVerticalPosition for VerticalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setVerticalAnchor(RelativeVerticalPosition.PAGE);
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintThe base object from which the horizontal positioning of floating table should be calculated. The value must be one of RelativeHorizontalPosition constants.

setLeftIndent(double value)

public void setLeftIndent(double value)

Sets the value that represents the left indent of the table.

Examples:

Shows how to create a formatted table using DocumentBuilder.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 table.setLeftIndent(20.0);

 // Set some formatting options for text and table appearance.
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeight(40.0);
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeightRule(HeightRule.AT_LEAST);
 builder.getCellFormat().getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(new Color((198), (217), (241)));

 builder.getParagraphFormat().setAlignment(ParagraphAlignment.CENTER);
 builder.getFont().setSize(16.0);
 builder.getFont().setName("Arial");
 builder.getFont().setBold(true);

 // Configuring the formatting options in a document builder will apply them
 // to the current cell/row its cursor is in,
 // as well as any new cells and rows created using that builder.
 builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 1");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 2");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Header Row,\n Cell 3");
 builder.endRow();

 // Reconfigure the builder's formatting objects for new rows and cells that we are about to make.
 // The builder will not apply these to the first row already created so that it will stand out as a header row.
 builder.getCellFormat().getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 builder.getCellFormat().setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeight(30.0);
 builder.getRowFormat().setHeightRule(HeightRule.AUTO);
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.getFont().setSize(12.0);
 builder.getFont().setBold(false);

 builder.write("Row 1, Cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, Cell 2.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, Cell 3.");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 2, Cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 2, Cell 2.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 2, Cell 3.");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.endTable();

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.CreateFormattedTable.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleThe value that represents the left indent of the table.

setLeftPadding(double value)

public void setLeftPadding(double value)

Sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleThe amount of space (in points) to add to the left of the contents of cells.

setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth value)

public void setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth value)

Sets the table preferred width.

Remarks:

The default value is PreferredWidth.AUTO.

Examples:

Shows how to set a table to auto fit to 50% of the width of the page.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell #1");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell #2");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell #3");

 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPercent(50.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.InsertTableWithPreferredWidth.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuePreferredWidthThe table preferred width.

setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(int value)

public void setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(int value)

Sets floating table relative horizontal alignment.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintFloating table relative horizontal alignment. The value must be one of HorizontalAlignment constants.

setRelativeVerticalAlignment(int value)

public void setRelativeVerticalAlignment(int value)

Sets floating table relative vertical alignment.

Examples:

Shows how set the location of floating tables.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 1, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // Set the table's location to a place on the page, such as, in this case, the bottom right corner.
 table.setRelativeVerticalAlignment(VerticalAlignment.BOTTOM);
 table.setRelativeHorizontalAlignment(HorizontalAlignment.RIGHT);

 table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Table 2, cell 1");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 // We can also set a horizontal and vertical offset in points from the paragraph's location where we inserted the table.
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(50.0);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintFloating table relative vertical alignment. The value must be one of VerticalAlignment constants.

setRightPadding(double value)

public void setRightPadding(double value)

Sets the amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleThe amount of space (in points) to add to the right of the contents of cells.

setShading(int texture, Color foregroundColor, Color backgroundColor)

public void setShading(int texture, Color foregroundColor, Color backgroundColor)

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
textureint
foregroundColorjava.awt.Color
backgroundColorjava.awt.Color

setStyle(Style value)

public void setStyle(Style value)

Sets the table style applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueStyleThe table style applied to this table.

setStyleIdentifier(int value)

public void setStyleIdentifier(int value)

Sets the locale independent style identifier of the table style applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to build a new table while applying a style.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 Table table = builder.startTable();

 // We must insert at least one row before setting any table formatting.
 builder.insertCell();

 // Set the table style used based on the style identifier.
 // Note that not all table styles are available when saving to .doc format.
 table.setStyleIdentifier(StyleIdentifier.MEDIUM_SHADING_1_ACCENT_1);

 // Partially apply the style to features of the table based on predicates, then build the table.
 table.setStyleOptions(TableStyleOptions.FIRST_COLUMN | TableStyleOptions.ROW_BANDS | TableStyleOptions.FIRST_ROW);
 table.autoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AUTO_FIT_TO_CONTENTS);

 builder.writeln("Item");
 builder.getCellFormat().setRightPadding(40.0);
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Quantity (kg)");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Apples");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("20");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Bananas");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("40");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Carrots");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("50");
 builder.endRow();

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.InsertTableWithStyle.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintThe locale independent style identifier of the table style applied to this table. The value must be one of StyleIdentifier constants.

setStyleName(String value)

public void setStyleName(String value)

Sets the name of the table style applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to create custom style settings for the table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Name");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("\u0645\u0631\u062d\u0628\u064b\u0627");
 builder.endRow();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.endTable();

 TableStyle tableStyle = (TableStyle) doc.getStyles().add(StyleType.TABLE, "MyTableStyle1");
 tableStyle.setAllowBreakAcrossPages(true);
 tableStyle.setBidi(true);
 tableStyle.setCellSpacing(5.0);
 tableStyle.setBottomPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.setLeftPadding(5.0);
 tableStyle.setRightPadding(10.0);
 tableStyle.setTopPadding(20.0);
 tableStyle.getShading().setBackgroundPatternColor(Color.WHITE);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setColor(Color.BLACK);
 tableStyle.getBorders().setLineStyle(LineStyle.DOT_DASH);
 tableStyle.setVerticalAlignment(CellVerticalAlignment.CENTER);

 table.setStyle(tableStyle);

 // Setting the style properties of a table may affect the properties of the table itself.
 Assert.assertTrue(table.getBidi());
 Assert.assertEquals(5.0d, table.getCellSpacing());
 Assert.assertEquals("MyTableStyle1", table.getStyleName());

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuejava.lang.StringThe name of the table style applied to this table.

setStyleOptions(int value)

public void setStyleOptions(int value)

Sets bit flags that specify how a table style is applied to this table.

Examples:

Shows how to build a new table while applying a style.


 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
 Table table = builder.startTable();

 // We must insert at least one row before setting any table formatting.
 builder.insertCell();

 // Set the table style used based on the style identifier.
 // Note that not all table styles are available when saving to .doc format.
 table.setStyleIdentifier(StyleIdentifier.MEDIUM_SHADING_1_ACCENT_1);

 // Partially apply the style to features of the table based on predicates, then build the table.
 table.setStyleOptions(TableStyleOptions.FIRST_COLUMN | TableStyleOptions.ROW_BANDS | TableStyleOptions.FIRST_ROW);
 table.autoFit(AutoFitBehavior.AUTO_FIT_TO_CONTENTS);

 builder.writeln("Item");
 builder.getCellFormat().setRightPadding(40.0);
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Quantity (kg)");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Apples");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("20");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Bananas");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("40");
 builder.endRow();

 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("Carrots");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.writeln("50");
 builder.endRow();

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.InsertTableWithStyle.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintBit flags that specify how a table style is applied to this table. The value must be a bitwise combination of TableStyleOptions constants.

setTextWrapping(int value)

public void setTextWrapping(int value)

Sets getTextWrapping() / setTextWrapping(int) for table.

Examples:

Shows how to work with table text wrapping.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell 1");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Cell 2");
 builder.endTable();
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(300.0));

 builder.getFont().setSize(16.0);
 builder.writeln("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");

 // Set the "TextWrapping" property to "TextWrapping.Around" to get the table to wrap text around it,
 // and push it down into the paragraph below by setting the position.
 table.setTextWrapping(TextWrapping.AROUND);
 table.setAbsoluteHorizontalDistance(100.0);
 table.setAbsoluteVerticalDistance(20.0);

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

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintgetTextWrapping() / setTextWrapping(int) for table. The value must be one of TextWrapping constants.

setTitle(String value)

public void setTitle(String value)

Sets title of this table. It provides an alternative text representation of the information contained in the table.

Remarks:

The default value is an empty string.

This property is meaningful for ISO/IEC 29500 compliant DOCX documents ( OoxmlCompliance). When saved to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, the property is ignored.

Examples:

Shows how to build a nested table without using a document builder.


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

     // Create the outer table with three rows and four columns, and then add it to the document.
     Table outerTable = createTable(doc, 3, 4, "Outer Table");
     doc.getFirstSection().getBody().appendChild(outerTable);

     // Create another table with two rows and two columns and then insert it into the first table's first cell.
     Table innerTable = createTable(doc, 2, 2, "Inner Table");
     outerTable.getFirstRow().getFirstCell().appendChild(innerTable);

     doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Table.CreateNestedTable.docx");
 }

 // Creates a new table in the document with the given dimensions and text in each cell.
 private Table createTable(final Document doc, final int rowCount, final int cellCount, final String cellText) throws Exception {
     Table table = new Table(doc);

     for (int rowId = 1; rowId <= rowCount; rowId++) {
         Row row = new Row(doc);
         table.appendChild(row);

         for (int cellId = 1; cellId <= cellCount; cellId++) {
             Cell cell = new Cell(doc);
             cell.appendChild(new Paragraph(doc));
             cell.getFirstParagraph().appendChild(new Run(doc, cellText));

             row.appendChild(cell);
         }
     }

     // You can use the "Title" and "Description" properties to add a title and description respectively to your table.
     // The table must have at least one row before we can use these properties.
     // These properties are meaningful for ISO / IEC 29500 compliant .docx documents (see the OoxmlCompliance class).
     // If we save the document to pre-ISO/IEC 29500 formats, Microsoft Word ignores these properties.
     table.setTitle("Aspose table title");
     table.setDescription("Aspose table description");

     return table;
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuejava.lang.StringTitle of this table.

setTopPadding(double value)

public void setTopPadding(double value)

Sets the amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of cells.

Examples:

Shows how to configure content padding in a table.


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

 Table table = builder.startTable();
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 1.");
 builder.insertCell();
 builder.write("Row 1, cell 2.");
 builder.endTable();

 // For every cell in the table, set the distance between its contents and each of its borders.
 // This table will maintain the minimum padding distance by wrapping text.
 table.setLeftPadding(30.0);
 table.setRightPadding(60.0);
 table.setTopPadding(10.0);
 table.setBottomPadding(90.0);
 table.setPreferredWidth(PreferredWidth.fromPoints(250.0));

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "DocumentBuilder.SetRowFormatting.docx");
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valuedoubleThe amount of space (in points) to add above the contents of cells.

setVerticalAnchor(int value)

public void setVerticalAnchor(int value)

Gets the base object from which the vertical positioning of floating table should be calculated. Default value is RelativeVerticalPosition.MARGIN.

Examples:

Shows how to work with floating tables properties.


 Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

 Table table = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getTables().get(0);

 if (table.getTextWrapping() == TextWrapping.AROUND) {
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeHorizontalPosition.MARGIN, table.getHorizontalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(RelativeVerticalPosition.PARAGRAPH, table.getVerticalAnchor());
     Assert.assertEquals(false, table.getAllowOverlap());

     // Only Margin, Page, Column available in RelativeHorizontalPosition for HorizontalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setHorizontalAnchor(RelativeHorizontalPosition.COLUMN);

     // Only Margin, Page, Paragraph available in RelativeVerticalPosition for VerticalAnchor setter.
     // The ArgumentException will be thrown for any other values.
     table.setVerticalAnchor(RelativeVerticalPosition.PAGE);
 }
 

Parameters:

ParameterTypeDescription
valueintThe base object from which the vertical positioning of floating table should be calculated. The value must be one of RelativeVerticalPosition constants.

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