public class FieldDocVariable
Example:
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.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setCategory("My category");
FieldDocProperty fieldDocProperty = (FieldDocProperty)builder.insertField(" DOCPROPERTY Category ");
fieldDocProperty.update();
Assert.assertEquals(fieldDocProperty.getFieldCode(), " DOCPROPERTY Category ");
Assert.assertEquals(fieldDocProperty.getResult(), "My category");
builder.insertParagraph();
// 2 - Display a custom document variable:
// Define a custom variable, then reference that variable with a DOCPROPERTY field.
doc.getVariables().add("My variable", "My variable's value");
FieldDocVariable fieldDocVariable = (FieldDocVariable)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_DOC_VARIABLE, true);
fieldDocVariable.setVariableName("My Variable");
fieldDocVariable.update();
Assert.assertEquals(" DOCVARIABLE \"My Variable\"", fieldDocVariable.getFieldCode());
Assert.assertEquals("My variable's value", fieldDocVariable.getResult());
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.DOCPROPERTY.DOCVARIABLE.docx");
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Property Getters/Setters Summary | ||
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java.lang.String | getDisplayResult() | |
Gets the text that represents the displayed field result.
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FieldEnd | getEnd() | |
Gets the node that represents the field end.
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FieldFormat | getFormat() | |
Gets a |
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boolean | isDirty() | |
void | isDirty(booleanvalue) | |
Gets or sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document. | ||
boolean | isLocked() | |
void | isLocked(booleanvalue) | |
Gets or sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result). | ||
int | getLocaleId() | |
void | setLocaleId(intvalue) | |
Gets or sets the LCID of the field. | ||
java.lang.String | getResult() | |
void | setResult(java.lang.Stringvalue) | |
Gets or sets text that is between the field separator and field end. | ||
FieldSeparator | getSeparator() | |
Gets the node that represents the field separator. Can be null.
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FieldStart | getStart() | |
Gets the node that represents the start of the field.
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int | getType() | |
Gets the Microsoft Word field type.
The value of the property is FieldType integer constant. |
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java.lang.String | getVariableName() | |
void | setVariableName(java.lang.Stringvalue) | |
Gets or sets the name of the document variable to retrieve. |
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java.lang.String | 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.
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java.lang.String | getFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes) | |
Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator).
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Node | 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.
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boolean | unlink() | |
Performs the field unlink.
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void | update() | |
Performs the field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
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void | update(boolean ignoreMergeFormat) | |
Performs a field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
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public java.lang.String getDisplayResult()
Example:
Shows how to get the real text that a field displays in the document.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); builder.write("This document was written by "); FieldAuthor fieldAuthor = (FieldAuthor)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_AUTHOR, true); fieldAuthor.setAuthorName("John Doe"); // We can use the DisplayResult attribute to verify what exact text // a field would display in its place in the document. Assert.assertEquals("", fieldAuthor.getDisplayResult()); // Fields do not maintain accurate result values in real-time. // To make sure our fields display accurate results at any given time, // such as right before a save operation, we need to update them manually. fieldAuthor.update(); Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", fieldAuthor.getDisplayResult()); doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.DisplayResult.docx");
public FieldEnd getEnd()
Example:
Shows how to work with a collection of fields.public void fieldCollection() throws Exception { Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" "); builder.insertField(" TIME "); builder.insertField(" REVNUM "); builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" "); builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" "); builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" "); doc.updateFields(); // This collection stores all of a document's fields. FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields(); Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount()); // Iterate over the field collection, and print contents and type // of every field using a custom visitor implementation. FieldVisitor fieldVisitor = new FieldVisitor(); Iterator<Field> fieldEnumerator = fields.iterator(); while (fieldEnumerator.hasNext()) { if (fieldEnumerator.next() != null) { Field currentField = fieldEnumerator.next(); currentField.getStart().accept(fieldVisitor); if (currentField.getSeparator() != null) { currentField.getSeparator().accept(fieldVisitor); } currentField.getEnd().accept(fieldVisitor); } else { System.out.println("There are no fields in the document."); } } System.out.println(fieldVisitor.getText()); } /// <summary> /// Document visitor implementation that prints field info. /// </summary> public static class FieldVisitor extends DocumentVisitor { public FieldVisitor() { mBuilder = new StringBuilder(); } /// <summary> /// Gets the plain text of the document that was accumulated by the visitor. /// </summary> public String getText() { return mBuilder.toString(); } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldStart node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldStart(final FieldStart fieldStart) { mBuilder.append("Found field: " + fieldStart.getFieldType() + "\r\n"); mBuilder.append("\tField code: " + fieldStart.getField().getFieldCode() + "\r\n"); mBuilder.append("\tDisplayed as: " + fieldStart.getField().getResult() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldSeparator node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldSeparator(final FieldSeparator fieldSeparator) { mBuilder.append("\tFound separator: " + fieldSeparator.getText() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) { mBuilder.append("End of field: " + fieldEnd.getFieldType() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } private /*final*/ StringBuilder mBuilder; }
public FieldFormat getFormat()
Example:
Shows how to format field results.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); // Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied. Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3"); Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult()); // We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's attributes. // Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result. // 1 - Numeric format: FieldFormat format = field.getFormat(); format.setNumericFormat("$###.00"); field.update(); Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("$ 5.00", field.getResult()); // 2 - Date/time format: field = builder.insertField("DATE"); format = field.getFormat(); format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy"); field.update(); Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode()); System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}"); // 3 - General format: field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33"); format = field.getFormat(); format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN); format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER); field.update(); int index = 0; Iterator<Integer> generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator(); while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) { int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next(); System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value)); } Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult()); Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount()); Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0)); // We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form. format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN); format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0); Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount()); field.update(); Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 ", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult()); Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
public boolean isDirty() / public void isDirty(boolean value)
Example:
Shows how to use special property for updating field result.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); // Give the document's built-in "Author" property value, and then display it with a field. doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John Doe"); FieldAuthor field = (FieldAuthor)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_AUTHOR, true); Assert.assertFalse(field.isDirty()); Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult()); // Update the property. The field still displays the old value. doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John & Jane Doe"); Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult()); // Since the field's value is out of date, we can mark it as "dirty". // This value will stay out of date until we update the field manually with the Field.Update() method. field.isDirty(true); OutputStream docStream = new FileOutputStream(getArtifactsDir() + "Filed.UpdateDirtyFields.docx"); try { // If we save without calling an update method, // the field will keep displaying the out of date value in the output document. doc.save(docStream, SaveFormat.DOCX); // The LoadOptions object has an option to update all fields // marked as "dirty" when loading the document. LoadOptions options = new LoadOptions(); options.setUpdateDirtyFields(updateDirtyFields); doc = new Document(String.valueOf(docStream), options); Assert.assertEquals("John & Jane Doe", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getAuthor()); field = (FieldAuthor) doc.getRange().getFields().get(0); // Updating dirty fields like this automatically set their "IsDirty" flag to false. if (updateDirtyFields) { Assert.assertEquals("John & Jane Doe", field.getResult()); Assert.assertFalse(field.isDirty()); } else { Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", field.getResult()); Assert.assertTrue(field.isDirty()); } } finally { if (docStream != null) docStream.close(); }
public boolean isLocked() / public void isLocked(boolean value)
Example:
Shows how to work with a FieldStart node.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); FieldDate field = (FieldDate) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, true); field.getFormat().setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy"); field.update(); FieldChar fieldStart = field.getStart(); Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, fieldStart.getFieldType()); Assert.assertEquals(false, fieldStart.isDirty()); Assert.assertEquals(false, fieldStart.isLocked()); // Retrieve the facade object which represents the field in the document. field = (FieldDate)fieldStart.getField(); Assert.assertEquals(false, field.isLocked()); Assert.assertEquals(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode()); // Update the field to show the current date. field.update();
public int getLocaleId() / public void setLocaleId(int value)
Example:
Shows how to insert a field and work with its locale.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); // Insert a DATE field, and then print the date it will display. // Your thread's current culture determines the formatting of the date. Field field = builder.insertField("DATE"); System.out.println("Today's date, as displayed in the \"{CultureInfo.CurrentCulture.EnglishName}\" culture: {field.Result}"); Assert.assertEquals(1033, field.getLocaleId()); // Changing the culture of our thread will impact the result of the DATE field. // Another way to get the DATE field to display a date in a different culture is to use its LocaleId attribute. // This way allows us to avoid changing the thread's culture to get this effect. doc.getFieldOptions().setFieldUpdateCultureSource(FieldUpdateCultureSource.FIELD_CODE); CultureInfo de = new CultureInfo("de-DE"); field.setLocaleId(1031); field.update(); System.out.println("Today's date, as displayed according to the \"{CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo(field.LocaleId).EnglishName}\" culture: {field.Result}");
public java.lang.String getResult() / public void setResult(java.lang.String value)
Example:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using a field code.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT"); Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, dateField.getType()); Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.getFieldCode());
public FieldSeparator getSeparator()
Example:
Shows how to work with a collection of fields.public void fieldCollection() throws Exception { Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" "); builder.insertField(" TIME "); builder.insertField(" REVNUM "); builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" "); builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" "); builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" "); doc.updateFields(); // This collection stores all of a document's fields. FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields(); Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount()); // Iterate over the field collection, and print contents and type // of every field using a custom visitor implementation. FieldVisitor fieldVisitor = new FieldVisitor(); Iterator<Field> fieldEnumerator = fields.iterator(); while (fieldEnumerator.hasNext()) { if (fieldEnumerator.next() != null) { Field currentField = fieldEnumerator.next(); currentField.getStart().accept(fieldVisitor); if (currentField.getSeparator() != null) { currentField.getSeparator().accept(fieldVisitor); } currentField.getEnd().accept(fieldVisitor); } else { System.out.println("There are no fields in the document."); } } System.out.println(fieldVisitor.getText()); } /// <summary> /// Document visitor implementation that prints field info. /// </summary> public static class FieldVisitor extends DocumentVisitor { public FieldVisitor() { mBuilder = new StringBuilder(); } /// <summary> /// Gets the plain text of the document that was accumulated by the visitor. /// </summary> public String getText() { return mBuilder.toString(); } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldStart node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldStart(final FieldStart fieldStart) { mBuilder.append("Found field: " + fieldStart.getFieldType() + "\r\n"); mBuilder.append("\tField code: " + fieldStart.getField().getFieldCode() + "\r\n"); mBuilder.append("\tDisplayed as: " + fieldStart.getField().getResult() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldSeparator node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldSeparator(final FieldSeparator fieldSeparator) { mBuilder.append("\tFound separator: " + fieldSeparator.getText() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) { mBuilder.append("End of field: " + fieldEnd.getFieldType() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } private /*final*/ StringBuilder mBuilder; }
public FieldStart getStart()
Example:
Shows how to work with a collection of fields.public void fieldCollection() throws Exception { Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" "); builder.insertField(" TIME "); builder.insertField(" REVNUM "); builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" "); builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" "); builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" "); doc.updateFields(); // This collection stores all of a document's fields. FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields(); Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount()); // Iterate over the field collection, and print contents and type // of every field using a custom visitor implementation. FieldVisitor fieldVisitor = new FieldVisitor(); Iterator<Field> fieldEnumerator = fields.iterator(); while (fieldEnumerator.hasNext()) { if (fieldEnumerator.next() != null) { Field currentField = fieldEnumerator.next(); currentField.getStart().accept(fieldVisitor); if (currentField.getSeparator() != null) { currentField.getSeparator().accept(fieldVisitor); } currentField.getEnd().accept(fieldVisitor); } else { System.out.println("There are no fields in the document."); } } System.out.println(fieldVisitor.getText()); } /// <summary> /// Document visitor implementation that prints field info. /// </summary> public static class FieldVisitor extends DocumentVisitor { public FieldVisitor() { mBuilder = new StringBuilder(); } /// <summary> /// Gets the plain text of the document that was accumulated by the visitor. /// </summary> public String getText() { return mBuilder.toString(); } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldStart node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldStart(final FieldStart fieldStart) { mBuilder.append("Found field: " + fieldStart.getFieldType() + "\r\n"); mBuilder.append("\tField code: " + fieldStart.getField().getFieldCode() + "\r\n"); mBuilder.append("\tDisplayed as: " + fieldStart.getField().getResult() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldSeparator node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldSeparator(final FieldSeparator fieldSeparator) { mBuilder.append("\tFound separator: " + fieldSeparator.getText() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document. /// </summary> public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) { mBuilder.append("End of field: " + fieldEnd.getFieldType() + "\r\n"); return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } private /*final*/ StringBuilder mBuilder; }
public int getType()
Example:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using a field code.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT"); Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, dateField.getType()); Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.getFieldCode());
public java.lang.String getVariableName() / public void setVariableName(java.lang.String value)
Example:
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.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setCategory("My category"); FieldDocProperty fieldDocProperty = (FieldDocProperty)builder.insertField(" DOCPROPERTY Category "); fieldDocProperty.update(); Assert.assertEquals(fieldDocProperty.getFieldCode(), " DOCPROPERTY Category "); Assert.assertEquals(fieldDocProperty.getResult(), "My category"); builder.insertParagraph(); // 2 - Display a custom document variable: // Define a custom variable, then reference that variable with a DOCPROPERTY field. doc.getVariables().add("My variable", "My variable's value"); FieldDocVariable fieldDocVariable = (FieldDocVariable)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_DOC_VARIABLE, true); fieldDocVariable.setVariableName("My Variable"); fieldDocVariable.update(); Assert.assertEquals(" DOCVARIABLE \"My Variable\"", fieldDocVariable.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("My variable's value", fieldDocVariable.getResult()); doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.DOCPROPERTY.DOCVARIABLE.docx");
public java.lang.String getFieldCode()
Example:
Shows how to get a field's field code.// Open a document which contains a MERGEFIELD inside an IF field. Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Nested fields.docx"); FieldIf fieldIf = (FieldIf)doc.getRange().getFields().get(0); // There are two ways of getting a field's field code: // 1 - Omit its inner fields: Assert.assertEquals(" IF > 0 \" (surplus of ) \" \"\" ", fieldIf.getFieldCode(false)); // 2 - Include its inner fields: Assert.assertEquals(" IF \u0013 MERGEFIELD NetIncome \u0014\u0015 > 0 \" (surplus of \u0013 MERGEFIELD NetIncome \\f $ \u0014\u0015) \" \"\" ", fieldIf.getFieldCode(true)); // By default, the GetFieldCode method displays inner fields. Assert.assertEquals(fieldIf.getFieldCode(), fieldIf.getFieldCode(true));
Example:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using a field code.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT"); Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_DATE, dateField.getType()); Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT", dateField.getFieldCode());
public java.lang.String getFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes)
includeChildFieldCodes
- True
if child field codes should be included.
Example:
Shows how to get a field's field code.// Open a document which contains a MERGEFIELD inside an IF field. Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Nested fields.docx"); FieldIf fieldIf = (FieldIf)doc.getRange().getFields().get(0); // There are two ways of getting a field's field code: // 1 - Omit its inner fields: Assert.assertEquals(" IF > 0 \" (surplus of ) \" \"\" ", fieldIf.getFieldCode(false)); // 2 - Include its inner fields: Assert.assertEquals(" IF \u0013 MERGEFIELD NetIncome \u0014\u0015 > 0 \" (surplus of \u0013 MERGEFIELD NetIncome \\f $ \u0014\u0015) \" \"\" ", fieldIf.getFieldCode(true)); // By default, the GetFieldCode method displays inner fields. Assert.assertEquals(fieldIf.getFieldCode(), fieldIf.getFieldCode(true));
public Node remove() throws java.lang.Exception
Example:
Shows how to process PRIVATE fields.public void fieldPrivate() throws Exception { // Open a Corel WordPerfect document which we have converted to .docx format. Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Field sample - PRIVATE.docx"); // WordPerfect 5.x/6.x documents like the one we have loaded may contain PRIVATE fields. // Microsoft Word preserves PRIVATE fields during load/save operations, // but provides no functionality for them. FieldPrivate field = (FieldPrivate)doc.getRange().getFields().get(0); Assert.assertEquals(" PRIVATE \"My value\" ", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals(FieldType.FIELD_PRIVATE, field.getType()); // We can also insert PRIVATE fields using a document builder. DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_PRIVATE, true); // These fields are not a viable way of protecting sensitive information. // Unless backward compatibility with older versions of WordPerfect is essential, // we can safely remove these fields. We can do this using a DocumentVisiitor implementation. Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getRange().getFields().getCount()); FieldPrivateRemover remover = new FieldPrivateRemover(); doc.accept(remover); Assert.assertEquals(remover.getFieldsRemovedCount(), 2); Assert.assertEquals(doc.getRange().getFields().getCount(), 0); } /// <summary> /// Removes all encountered PRIVATE fields. /// </summary> public static class FieldPrivateRemover extends DocumentVisitor { public FieldPrivateRemover() { mFieldsRemovedCount = 0; } public int getFieldsRemovedCount() { return mFieldsRemovedCount; } /// <summary> /// Called when a FieldEnd node is encountered in the document. /// If the node belongs to a PRIVATE field, the entire field is removed. /// </summary> public int visitFieldEnd(final FieldEnd fieldEnd) throws Exception { if (fieldEnd.getFieldType() == FieldType.FIELD_PRIVATE) { fieldEnd.getField().remove(); mFieldsRemovedCount++; } return VisitorAction.CONTINUE; } private int mFieldsRemovedCount; }
Example:
Shows how to remove fields from a field collection.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); builder.insertField(" DATE \\@ \"dddd, d MMMM yyyy\" "); builder.insertField(" TIME "); builder.insertField(" REVNUM "); builder.insertField(" AUTHOR \"John Doe\" "); builder.insertField(" SUBJECT \"My Subject\" "); builder.insertField(" QUOTE \"Hello world!\" "); doc.updateFields(); // This collection stores all of a document's fields. FieldCollection fields = doc.getRange().getFields(); Assert.assertEquals(6, fields.getCount()); // Below are four ways of removing fields from a field collection. // 1 - Get a field to remove itself: fields.get(0).remove(); Assert.assertEquals(5, fields.getCount()); // 2 - Get the collection to remove a field that we pass to its removal method: Field lastField = fields.get(3); fields.remove(lastField); Assert.assertEquals(4, fields.getCount()); // 3 - Remove a field from a collection at an index: fields.removeAt(2); Assert.assertEquals(3, fields.getCount()); // 4 - Remove all the fields from the collection at once: fields.clear(); Assert.assertEquals(0, fields.getCount());
public boolean unlink() throws java.lang.Exception
Replaces the field with its most recent result.
Some fields, such as XE (Index Entry) fields and SEQ (Sequence) fields, cannot be unlinked.
True
if the field has been unlinked, otherwise false
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Example:
Shows how to unlink a field.Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Linked fields.docx"); doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).unlink();
public void update() throws java.lang.Exception
Example:
Shows how to format field results.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); // Use a document builder to insert a field that displays a result with no format applied. Field field = builder.insertField("= 2 + 3"); Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("5", field.getResult()); // We can apply a format to a field's result using the field's attributes. // Below are three types of formats that we can apply to a field's result. // 1 - Numeric format: FieldFormat format = field.getFormat(); format.setNumericFormat("$###.00"); field.update(); Assert.assertEquals("= 2 + 3 \\# $###.00", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("$ 5.00", field.getResult()); // 2 - Date/time format: field = builder.insertField("DATE"); format = field.getFormat(); format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy"); field.update(); Assert.assertEquals("DATE \\@ \"dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy\"", field.getFieldCode()); System.out.println("Today's date, in {format.DateTimeFormat} format:\n\t{field.Result}"); // 3 - General format: field = builder.insertField("= 25 + 33"); format = field.getFormat(); format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN); format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.UPPER); field.update(); int index = 0; Iterator<Integer> generalFormatEnumerator = format.getGeneralFormats().iterator(); while (generalFormatEnumerator.hasNext()) { int value = generalFormatEnumerator.next(); System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("General format index {0}: {1}", index++, value)); } Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 \\* roman \\* Upper", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("LVIII", field.getResult()); Assert.assertEquals(2, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount()); Assert.assertEquals(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN, format.getGeneralFormats().get(0)); // We can remove our formats to revert the field's result to its original form. format.getGeneralFormats().remove(GeneralFormat.LOWERCASE_ROMAN); format.getGeneralFormats().removeAt(0); Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount()); field.update(); Assert.assertEquals("= 25 + 33 ", field.getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals("58", field.getResult()); Assert.assertEquals(0, format.getGeneralFormats().getCount());
Example:
Shows how to insert a field into a document using FieldType.Document doc = new Document(); DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc); // Insert two fields while passing a flag which determines whether to update them as the builder inserts them. // In some cases, updating fields could be computationally expensive, and it may be a good idea to defer the update. // Not all field types require updating, exceptions include BARCODE and MERGEFIELD. doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().setAuthor("John Doe"); builder.write("This document was written by "); builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_AUTHOR, updateInsertedFieldsImmediately); builder.insertParagraph(); builder.write("\nThis is page "); builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_PAGE, updateInsertedFieldsImmediately); Assert.assertEquals(" AUTHOR ", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getFieldCode()); Assert.assertEquals(" PAGE ", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getFieldCode()); if (updateInsertedFieldsImmediately) { Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getResult()); Assert.assertEquals("1", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getResult()); } else { Assert.assertEquals("", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getResult()); Assert.assertEquals("", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getResult()); // We will need to update these fields using the update methods manually. doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).update(); Assert.assertEquals("John Doe", doc.getRange().getFields().get(0).getResult()); doc.updateFields(); Assert.assertEquals("1", doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).getResult()); }
public void update(boolean ignoreMergeFormat) throws java.lang.Exception
ignoreMergeFormat
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If true
then direct field result formatting is abandoned, regardless of the MERGEFORMAT switch, otherwise normal update is performed.