com.aspose.words

Class ComparisonTargetType

  • java.lang.Object
    • com.aspose.words.ComparisonTargetType
public class ComparisonTargetType 
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class containing constants. Allows to specify base document which will be used during comparison. Default value is CURRENT.
Relates to Microsoft Word "Show changes in" option in "Compare Documents" dialog box.

Example:

Shows how to filter specific types of document elements when making a comparison.
// Create the original document, and populate it with various kinds of elements.
Document docOriginal = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(docOriginal);

// Paragraph text referenced with an endnote:
builder.writeln("Hello world! This is the first paragraph.");
builder.insertFootnote(FootnoteType.ENDNOTE, "Original endnote text.");

// Table:
builder.startTable();
builder.insertCell();
builder.write("Original cell 1 text");
builder.insertCell();
builder.write("Original cell 2 text");
builder.endTable();

// Textbox:
Shape textBox = builder.insertShape(ShapeType.TEXT_BOX, 150.0, 20.0);
builder.moveTo(textBox.getFirstParagraph());
builder.write("Original textbox contents");

// DATE field:
builder.moveTo(docOriginal.getFirstSection().getBody().appendParagraph(""));
builder.insertField(" DATE ");

// Comment:
Comment newComment = new Comment(docOriginal, "John Doe", "J.D.", new Date());
newComment.setText("Original comment.");
builder.getCurrentParagraph().appendChild(newComment);

// Header:
builder.moveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HEADER_PRIMARY);
builder.writeln("Original header contents.");

// Create a clone of our document, and perform a quick edit on each of the cloned document's elements.
Document docEdited = (Document)docOriginal.deepClone(true);
Paragraph firstParagraph = docEdited.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph();

firstParagraph.getRuns().get(0).setText("hello world! this is the first paragraph, after editing.");
firstParagraph.getParagraphFormat().setStyle(docEdited.getStyles().getByStyleIdentifier(StyleIdentifier.HEADING_1));
((Footnote)docEdited.getChild(NodeType.FOOTNOTE, 0, true)).getFirstParagraph().getRuns().get(1).setText("Edited endnote text.");
((Table)docEdited.getChild(NodeType.TABLE, 0, true)).getFirstRow().getCells().get(1).getFirstParagraph().getRuns().get(0).setText("Edited Cell 2 contents");
((Shape)docEdited.getChild(NodeType.SHAPE, 0, true)).getFirstParagraph().getRuns().get(0).setText("Edited textbox contents");
((FieldDate)docEdited.getRange().getFields().get(0)).setUseLunarCalendar(true); 
((Comment)docEdited.getChild(NodeType.COMMENT, 0, true)).getFirstParagraph().getRuns().get(0).setText("Edited comment.");
docEdited.getFirstSection().getHeadersFooters().getByHeaderFooterType(HeaderFooterType.HEADER_PRIMARY).getFirstParagraph().getRuns().get(0).setText("Edited header contents.");

// Comparing documents creates a revision for every edit in the edited document.
// A CompareOptions object has a series of flags that can suppress revisions
// on each respective type of element, effectively ignoring their change.
CompareOptions compareOptions = new CompareOptions();
compareOptions.setIgnoreFormatting(false);
compareOptions.setIgnoreCaseChanges(false);
compareOptions.setIgnoreComments(false);
compareOptions.setIgnoreTables(false);
compareOptions.setIgnoreFields(false);
compareOptions.setIgnoreFootnotes(false);
compareOptions.setIgnoreTextboxes(false);
compareOptions.setIgnoreHeadersAndFooters(false);
compareOptions.setTarget(ComparisonTargetType.NEW);

docOriginal.compare(docEdited, "John Doe", new Date(), compareOptions);
docOriginal.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Document.CompareOptions.docx");

Field Summary
static final intCURRENT = 0
This document is used as a base during comparison.
static final intNEW = 1
Other document is used as a base during comparison.
 

    • Field Detail

      • CURRENT = 0

        public static final int CURRENT
        This document is used as a base during comparison.
      • NEW = 1

        public static final int NEW
        Other document is used as a base during comparison.