FieldDocVariable

FieldDocVariable class

Implements DOCVARIABLE field.

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

public class FieldDocVariable : Field

Constructors

NameDescription
FieldDocVariable()The default constructor.

Properties

NameDescription
DisplayResult { get; }Gets the text that represents the displayed field result.
End { get; }Gets the node that represents the field end.
Format { get; }Gets a FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field’s formatting.
IsDirty { get; set; }Gets or sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.
IsLocked { get; set; }Gets or sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).
LocaleId { get; set; }Gets or sets the LCID of the field.
Result { get; set; }Gets or sets text that is between the field separator and field end.
Separator { get; }Gets the node that represents the field separator. Can be null.
Start { get; }Gets the node that represents the start of the field.
virtual Type { get; }Gets the Microsoft Word field type.
VariableName { get; set; }Gets or sets the name of the document variable to retrieve.

Methods

NameDescription
GetFieldCode()Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator). Both field code and field result of child fields are included.
GetFieldCode(bool)Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator).
Remove()Removes the field from the document. Returns a node right after the field. If the field’s end is the last child of its parent node, returns its parent paragraph. If the field is already removed, returns null.
Unlink()Performs the field unlink.
Update()Performs the field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
Update(bool)Performs a field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.

Examples

Shows how to use DOCPROPERTY fields to display document properties and variables.

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

// Below are two ways of using DOCPROPERTY fields.
// 1 -  Display a built-in property:
// Set a custom value for the "Category" built-in property, then insert a DOCPROPERTY field that references it.
doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties.Category = "My category";

FieldDocProperty fieldDocProperty = (FieldDocProperty)builder.InsertField(" DOCPROPERTY Category ");
fieldDocProperty.Update();

Assert.AreEqual(" DOCPROPERTY Category ", fieldDocProperty.GetFieldCode());
Assert.AreEqual("My category", fieldDocProperty.Result);

builder.InsertParagraph();

// 2 -  Display a custom document variable:
// Define a custom variable, then reference that variable with a DOCPROPERTY field.
Assert.That(doc.Variables, Is.Empty);
doc.Variables.Add("My variable", "My variable's value");

FieldDocVariable fieldDocVariable = (FieldDocVariable)builder.InsertField(FieldType.FieldDocVariable, true);
fieldDocVariable.VariableName = "My Variable";
fieldDocVariable.Update();

Assert.AreEqual(" DOCVARIABLE  \"My Variable\"", fieldDocVariable.GetFieldCode());
Assert.AreEqual("My variable's value", fieldDocVariable.Result);

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Field.DOCPROPERTY.DOCVARIABLE.docx");

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