FieldRef

FieldRef class

Implements the REF field.

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

public class FieldRef : Field

Constructors

NameDescription
FieldRef()The default constructor.

Properties

NameDescription
BookmarkName { get; set; }Gets or sets the referenced bookmark’s name.
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.
IncludeNoteOrComment { get; set; }Gets or sets whether to increment footnote, endnote, and annotation numbers that are marked by the bookmark, and insert the corresponding footnote, endnote, and comment text.
InsertHyperlink { get; set; }Gets or sets whether to create a hyperlink to the bookmarked paragraph.
InsertParagraphNumber { get; set; }Gets or sets whether to insert the paragraph number of the referenced paragraph exactly as it appears in the document.
InsertParagraphNumberInFullContext { get; set; }Gets or sets whether to insert the paragraph number of the referenced paragraph in full context.
InsertParagraphNumberInRelativeContext { get; set; }Gets or sets whether to insert the paragraph number of the referenced paragraph in relative context.
InsertRelativePosition { get; set; }Gets or sets whether to insert the relative position of the referenced paragraph.
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.
NumberSeparator { get; set; }Gets or sets the character sequence that is used to separate sequence numbers and page numbers.
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.
SuppressNonDelimiters { get; set; }Gets or sets whether to suppress non-delimiter characters.
virtual Type { get; }Gets the Microsoft Word field type.

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.

Remarks

Inserts the text or graphics represented by the specified bookmark.

Examples

Shows how to create bookmarked text with a SET field, and then display it in the document using a REF field.

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

// Name bookmarked text with a SET field. 
// This field refers to the "bookmark" not a bookmark structure that appears within the text, but a named variable.
FieldSet fieldSet = (FieldSet)builder.InsertField(FieldType.FieldSet, false);
fieldSet.BookmarkName = "MyBookmark";
fieldSet.BookmarkText = "Hello world!";
fieldSet.Update();

Assert.AreEqual(" SET  MyBookmark \"Hello world!\"", fieldSet.GetFieldCode());

// Refer to the bookmark by name in a REF field and display its contents.
FieldRef fieldRef = (FieldRef)builder.InsertField(FieldType.FieldRef, true);
fieldRef.BookmarkName = "MyBookmark";
fieldRef.Update();

Assert.AreEqual(" REF  MyBookmark", fieldRef.GetFieldCode());
Assert.AreEqual("Hello world!", fieldRef.Result);

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Field.SET.REF.docx");

Shows how to insert REF fields to reference bookmarks.

public void FieldRef()
{
    Document doc = new Document();
    DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

    builder.StartBookmark("MyBookmark");
    builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "MyBookmark footnote #1");
    builder.Write("Text that will appear in REF field");
    builder.InsertFootnote(FootnoteType.Footnote, "MyBookmark footnote #2");
    builder.EndBookmark("MyBookmark");
    builder.MoveToDocumentStart();

    // We will apply a custom list format, where the amount of angle brackets indicates the list level we are currently at.
    builder.ListFormat.ApplyNumberDefault();
    builder.ListFormat.ListLevel.NumberFormat = "> \x0000";

    // Insert a REF field that will contain the text within our bookmark, act as a hyperlink, and clone the bookmark's footnotes.
    FieldRef field = InsertFieldRef(builder, "MyBookmark", "", "\n");
    field.IncludeNoteOrComment = true;
    field.InsertHyperlink = true;

    Assert.AreEqual(" REF  MyBookmark \\f \\h", field.GetFieldCode());

    // Insert a REF field, and display whether the referenced bookmark is above or below it.
    field = InsertFieldRef(builder, "MyBookmark", "The referenced paragraph is ", " this field.\n");
    field.InsertRelativePosition = true;

    Assert.AreEqual(" REF  MyBookmark \\p", field.GetFieldCode());

    // Display the list number of the bookmark as it appears in the document.
    field = InsertFieldRef(builder, "MyBookmark", "The bookmark's paragraph number is ", "\n");
    field.InsertParagraphNumber = true;

    Assert.AreEqual(" REF  MyBookmark \\n", field.GetFieldCode());

    // Display the bookmark's list number, but with non-delimiter characters, such as the angle brackets, omitted.
    field = InsertFieldRef(builder, "MyBookmark", "The bookmark's paragraph number, non-delimiters suppressed, is ", "\n");
    field.InsertParagraphNumber = true;
    field.SuppressNonDelimiters = true;

    Assert.AreEqual(" REF  MyBookmark \\n \\t", field.GetFieldCode());

    // Move down one list level.
    builder.ListFormat.ListLevelNumber++;
    builder.ListFormat.ListLevel.NumberFormat = ">> \x0001";

    // Display the list number of the bookmark and the numbers of all the list levels above it.
    field = InsertFieldRef(builder, "MyBookmark", "The bookmark's full context paragraph number is ", "\n");
    field.InsertParagraphNumberInFullContext = true;

    Assert.AreEqual(" REF  MyBookmark \\w", field.GetFieldCode());

    builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.PageBreak);

    // Display the list level numbers between this REF field, and the bookmark that it is referencing.
    field = InsertFieldRef(builder, "MyBookmark", "The bookmark's relative paragraph number is ", "\n");
    field.InsertParagraphNumberInRelativeContext = true;

    Assert.AreEqual(" REF  MyBookmark \\r", field.GetFieldCode());

    // At the end of the document, the bookmark will show up as a list item here.
    builder.Writeln("List level above bookmark");
    builder.ListFormat.ListLevelNumber++;
    builder.ListFormat.ListLevel.NumberFormat = ">>> \x0002";

    doc.UpdateFields();
    doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Field.REF.docx");
}

/// <summary>
/// Get the document builder to insert a REF field, reference a bookmark with it, and add text before and after it.
/// </summary>
private static FieldRef InsertFieldRef(DocumentBuilder builder, string bookmarkName, string textBefore, string textAfter)
{
    builder.Write(textBefore);
    FieldRef field = (FieldRef)builder.InsertField(FieldType.FieldRef, true);
    field.BookmarkName = bookmarkName;
    builder.Write(textAfter);
    return field;
}

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