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Constructor Detail

• FieldIndex

  public FieldIndex()

Property Getters/Setters Detail

• getBookmarkName/setBookmarkName

  public java.lang.String getBookmarkName() / public void setBookmarkName(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the name of the bookmark that marks the portion of the document used to build the index.

  Example:

  Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side
  // and the page containing the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
  // of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "EntryType" attributes have a value of "A".
  // For both INDEX and XE fields, the "EntryType" attribute only uses the first character of its string value.
  index.setBookmarkName("MainBookmark");
  index.setEntryType("A");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\b MainBookmark \\f A", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
  // of the INDEX field's "BookmarkName" attribute.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  builder.startBookmark("MainBookmark");
  
  // The INDEX field will pick up this entry because it is inside the bookmark,
  // and its entry type also matches the INDEX field's entry type.
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Index entry 1");
  indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  \"Index entry 1\" \\f A", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Index entry 2");
  indexEntry.setEntryType("B");
  
  // End the bookmark and insert an XE field afterwards.
  // It is of the same type as the INDEX field, but will not appear
  // since it is outside the bookmark's boundaries.
  builder.endBookmark("MainBookmark");
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Index entry 3");
  indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Filtering.docx");

• getCrossReferenceSeparator/setCrossReferenceSeparator

  public java.lang.String getCrossReferenceSeparator() / public void setCrossReferenceSeparator(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the character sequence that is used to separate cross references and other entries.

  Example:

  Shows how to define cross references in an INDEX field.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // We can configure an XE field to get its INDEX entry to display a string instead of a page number.
  // First, for entries that substitute a page number with a string,
  // specify a custom separator between the XE field's Text attribute value and the string.
  index.setCrossReferenceSeparator(", see: ");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\k \", see: \"", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert an XE field, which creates a regular INDEX entry which displays this field's page number,
  // and does not invoke the CrossReferenceSeparator value.
  // The entry for this XE field will display "Apple, 2".
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apple");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apple", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert another XE field on page 3, and set a value for the PageNumberReplacement attribute.
  // This value will show up instead of the number of the page that this field is on,
  // and the INDEX field's CrossReferenceSeparator value will appear in front of it.
  // The entry for this XE field will display "Banana, see: Tropical fruit".
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Banana");
  indexEntry.setPageNumberReplacement("Tropical fruit");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Banana \\t \"Tropical fruit\"", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.CrossReferenceSeparator.docx");

• getDisplayResult

  public java.lang.String getDisplayResult()
  

  Gets the text that represents the displayed field result.

  The Document.updateListLabels() method must be called to obtain correct value for the FieldListNum, FieldAutoNum, FieldAutoNumOut and FieldAutoNumLgl fields.

  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");

• getEnd

  public FieldEnd getEnd()
  

  Gets the node that represents the field end.

  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;
  }

• getEntryType/setEntryType

  public java.lang.String getEntryType() / public void setEntryType(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets an index entry type used to build the index.

  Example:

  Shows how to create an INDEX field, and then use XE fields to populate it with entries.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side
  // and the page containing the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // Configure the INDEX field only to display XE fields that are within the bounds
  // of a bookmark named "MainBookmark", and whose "EntryType" attributes have a value of "A".
  // For both INDEX and XE fields, the "EntryType" attribute only uses the first character of its string value.
  index.setBookmarkName("MainBookmark");
  index.setEntryType("A");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\b MainBookmark \\f A", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // On a new page, start the bookmark with a name that matches the value
  // of the INDEX field's "BookmarkName" attribute.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  builder.startBookmark("MainBookmark");
  
  // The INDEX field will pick up this entry because it is inside the bookmark,
  // and its entry type also matches the INDEX field's entry type.
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Index entry 1");
  indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  \"Index entry 1\" \\f A", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert an XE field that will not appear in the INDEX because the entry types do not match.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Index entry 2");
  indexEntry.setEntryType("B");
  
  // End the bookmark and insert an XE field afterwards.
  // It is of the same type as the INDEX field, but will not appear
  // since it is outside the bookmark's boundaries.
  builder.endBookmark("MainBookmark");
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Index entry 3");
  indexEntry.setEntryType("A");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Filtering.docx");

• getFormat

  public FieldFormat getFormat()
  

  Gets a FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field's formatting.

  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());

• hasPageNumberSeparator

  public boolean hasPageNumberSeparator()
  

  Gets a value indicating whether a page number separator is overridden through the field's code.

  Example:

  Shows how to edit the page number separator in an INDEX field.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // The INDEX entry will group XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // If our INDEX field has an entry for a group of XE fields,
  // this entry will display the number of each page that contains an XE field that belongs to this group.
  // We can set custom separators to customize the appearance of these page numbers.
  index.setPageNumberSeparator(", on page(s) ");
  index.setPageNumberListSeparator(" & ");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\e \", on page(s) \" \\l \" & \"", index.getFieldCode());
  Assert.assertTrue(index.hasPageNumberSeparator());
  
  // After we insert these XE fields, the INDEX field will display "First entry, on page(s) 2 & 3 & 4".
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  \"First entry\"", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.PageNumberList.docx");

• hasSequenceName

  public boolean hasSequenceName()
  

  Gets a value indicating whether a sequence should be used while the field's result building.

  Example:

  Shows how to split a document into portions by combining INDEX and SEQ fields.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // In the SequenceName attribute, name a SEQ field sequence. Each entry of this INDEX field will now also display
  // the number that the sequence count is on at the XE field location that created this entry.
  index.setSequenceName("MySequence");
  
  // Set text that will around the sequence and page numbers to explain their meaning to the user.
  // An entry created with this configuration will display something like "MySequence at 1 on page 1" at its page number.
  // PageNumberSeparator and SequenceSeparator cannot be longer than 15 characters.
  index.setPageNumberSeparator("\tMySequence at ");
  index.setSequenceSeparator(" on page ");
  Assert.assertTrue(index.hasSequenceName());
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\s MySequence \\e \"\tMySequence at \" \\d \" on page \"", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // SEQ fields display a count that increments at each SEQ field.
  // These fields also maintain separate counts for each unique named sequence
  // identified by the SEQ field's "SequenceIdentifier" attribute.
  // Insert a SEQ field which moves the "MySequence" sequence to 1.
  // This field no different from normal document text. It will not appear on an INDEX field's table of contents.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldSeq sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" SEQ  MySequence", sequenceField.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert an XE field which will create an entry in the INDEX field.
  // Since "MySequence" is at 1 and this XE field is on page 2, along with the custom separators we defined above,
  // this field's INDEX entry will display "Cat" on the left side, and "MySequence at 1 on page 2" on the right.
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cat");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Cat", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert a page break, and use SEQ fields to advance "MySequence" to 3.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  
  // Insert an XE field with the same Text attribute as the one above.
  // The INDEX entry will group XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  // Since we are on page 2 with "MySequence" at 3, ", 3 on page 3" will be appended to the same INDEX entry as above.
  // The page number portion of that INDEX entry will now display "MySequence at 1 on page 2, 3 on page 3".
  indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cat");
  
  // Insert an XE field with a new and unique Text attribute value.
  // This will add a new entry, with MySequence at 3 on page 4.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Dog");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Sequence.docx");

• getHeading/setHeading

  public java.lang.String getHeading() / public void setHeading(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets a heading that appears at the start of each set of entries for any given letter.

  Example:

  Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  index.setLanguageId("1033");
  
  // Setting this attribute's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
  // and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
  index.setHeading("A");
  
  // Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
  index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
  
  // Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
  index.setLetterRange("a-c");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
  // with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apple");
  indexEntry.isItalic(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
  indexEntry.isBold(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Banana");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
  
  // INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
  
  // This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
  // which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange attribute defines.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Durian");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");

• isDirty/isDirty

  public boolean isDirty() / public void isDirty(boolean value)
  

  Gets or sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.

  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();
  }

• isLocked/isLocked

  public boolean isLocked() / public void isLocked(boolean value)
  

  Gets or sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).

  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();

• getLanguageId/setLanguageId

  public java.lang.String getLanguageId() / public void setLanguageId(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the language ID used to generate the index.

  Example:

  Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  index.setLanguageId("1033");
  
  // Setting this attribute's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
  // and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
  index.setHeading("A");
  
  // Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
  index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
  
  // Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
  index.setLetterRange("a-c");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
  // with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apple");
  indexEntry.isItalic(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
  indexEntry.isBold(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Banana");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
  
  // INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
  
  // This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
  // which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange attribute defines.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Durian");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");

• getLetterRange/setLetterRange

  public java.lang.String getLetterRange() / public void setLetterRange(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets a range of letters to which limit the index.

  Example:

  Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  index.setLanguageId("1033");
  
  // Setting this attribute's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
  // and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
  index.setHeading("A");
  
  // Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
  index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
  
  // Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
  index.setLetterRange("a-c");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
  // with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apple");
  indexEntry.isItalic(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
  indexEntry.isBold(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Banana");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
  
  // INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
  
  // This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
  // which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange attribute defines.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Durian");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");

• getLocaleId/setLocaleId

  public int getLocaleId() / public void setLocaleId(int value)
  

  Gets or sets the LCID of the field.

  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}");

  See Also:

  FieldUpdateCultureSource.FIELD_CODE

• getNumberOfColumns/setNumberOfColumns

  public java.lang.String getNumberOfColumns() / public void setNumberOfColumns(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the number of columns per page used when building the index.

  Example:

  Shows how to populate an INDEX field with entries using XE fields, and also modify its appearance.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  index.setLanguageId("1033");
  
  // Setting this attribute's value to "A" will group all the entries by their first letter,
  // and place that letter in uppercase above each group.
  index.setHeading("A");
  
  // Set the table created by the INDEX field to span over 2 columns.
  index.setNumberOfColumns("2");
  
  // Set any entries with starting letters outside the "a-c" character range to be omitted.
  index.setLetterRange("a-c");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\z 1033 \\h A \\c 2 \\p a-c", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // These next two XE fields will show up under the "A" heading,
  // with their respective text stylings also applied to their page numbers.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apple");
  indexEntry.isItalic(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apple \\i", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Apricot");
  indexEntry.isBold(true);
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Apricot \\b", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Both the next two XE fields will be under a "B" and "C" heading in the INDEX fields table of contents.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Banana");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cherry");
  
  // INDEX fields sort all entries alphabetically, so this entry will show up under "A" with the other two.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Avocado");
  
  // This entry will not appear because it starts with the letter "D",
  // which is outside the "a-c" character range that the INDEX field's LetterRange attribute defines.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Durian");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Formatting.docx");

• getPageNumberListSeparator/setPageNumberListSeparator

  public java.lang.String getPageNumberListSeparator() / public void setPageNumberListSeparator(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the character sequence that is used to separate two page numbers in a page number list.

  Example:

  Shows how to edit the page number separator in an INDEX field.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // The INDEX entry will group XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // If our INDEX field has an entry for a group of XE fields,
  // this entry will display the number of each page that contains an XE field that belongs to this group.
  // We can set custom separators to customize the appearance of these page numbers.
  index.setPageNumberSeparator(", on page(s) ");
  index.setPageNumberListSeparator(" & ");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\e \", on page(s) \" \\l \" & \"", index.getFieldCode());
  Assert.assertTrue(index.hasPageNumberSeparator());
  
  // After we insert these XE fields, the INDEX field will display "First entry, on page(s) 2 & 3 & 4".
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  \"First entry\"", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.PageNumberList.docx");

• getPageNumberSeparator/setPageNumberSeparator

  public java.lang.String getPageNumberSeparator() / public void setPageNumberSeparator(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the character sequence that is used to separate an index entry and its page number.

  Example:

  Shows how to edit the page number separator in an INDEX field.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // The INDEX entry will group XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // If our INDEX field has an entry for a group of XE fields,
  // this entry will display the number of each page that contains an XE field that belongs to this group.
  // We can set custom separators to customize the appearance of these page numbers.
  index.setPageNumberSeparator(", on page(s) ");
  index.setPageNumberListSeparator(" & ");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\e \", on page(s) \" \\l \" & \"", index.getFieldCode());
  Assert.assertTrue(index.hasPageNumberSeparator());
  
  // After we insert these XE fields, the INDEX field will display "First entry, on page(s) 2 & 3 & 4".
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  \"First entry\"", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("First entry");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.PageNumberList.docx");

• getPageRangeSeparator/setPageRangeSeparator

  public java.lang.String getPageRangeSeparator() / public void setPageRangeSeparator(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the character sequence that is used to separate the start and end of a page range.

  Example:

  Shows how to specify a bookmark's spanned pages as a page range for an INDEX field entry.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // For INDEX entries that display page ranges, we can specify a separator string
  // which will appear between the number of the first page, and the number of the last.
  index.setPageNumberSeparator(", on page(s) ");
  index.setPageRangeSeparator(" to ");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\e \", on page(s) \" \\g \" to \"", index.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("My entry");
  
  // If an XE field names a bookmark using the PageRangeBookmarkName attribute,
  // its INDEX entry will show the range of pages that the bookmark spans
  // instead of the number of the page that contains the XE field.
  indexEntry.setPageRangeBookmarkName("MyBookmark");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  \"My entry\" \\r MyBookmark", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  Assert.assertTrue(indexEntry.hasPageRangeBookmarkName());
  
  // Insert a bookmark that starts on page 3, and ends on page 5.
  // The INDEX entry for the XE field that references this bookmark will display this page range.
  // In our table, the INDEX entry will display "My entry, on page(s) 3 to 5".
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  builder.startBookmark("MyBookmark");
  builder.write("Start of MyBookmark");
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  builder.write("End of MyBookmark");
  builder.endBookmark("MyBookmark");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.PageRangeBookmark.docx");

• getResult/setResult

  public java.lang.String getResult() / public void setResult(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets text that is between the field separator and field end.

  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());

• getRunSubentriesOnSameLine/setRunSubentriesOnSameLine

  public boolean getRunSubentriesOnSameLine() / public void setRunSubentriesOnSameLine(boolean value)
  

  Gets or sets whether run subentries into the same line as the main entry.

  Example:

  Shows how to work with subentries in an INDEX field.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  index.setPageNumberSeparator(", see page ");
  index.setHeading("A");
  
  // XE fields that have a Text attribute whose value becomes the heading of the INDEX entry.
  // If this value contains two string segments split by a colon (the INDEX entry will treat :) delimiter,
  // the first segment is heading, and the second segment will become the subheading.
  // The INDEX field first groups entries alphabetically, then, if there are multiple XE fields with the same
  // headings, the INDEX field will further subgroup them by the values of these headings.
  // There can be multiple subgrouping layers, depending on how many times
  // the Text attributes of XE fields get segmented like this.
  // By default, an INDEX field entry group will create a new line for every subheading within this group. 
  // We can set the RunSubentriesOnSameLine flag to true to keep the heading,
  // and every subheading for the group on one line instead, which will make the INDEX field more compact.
  index.setRunSubentriesOnSameLine(runSubentriesOnTheSameLine);
  
  if (runSubentriesOnTheSameLine)
      Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\e \", see page \" \\h A \\r", index.getFieldCode());
  else
      Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\e \", see page \" \\h A", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert two XE fields, each on a new page, and with the same heading named "Heading 1",
  // which the INDEX field will use to group them.
  // If RunSubentriesOnSameLine is false, then the INDEX table will create three lines;
  // one line for the grouping heading "Heading 1", and one more line for each subheading.
  // If RunSubentriesOnSameLine is true, then the INDEX table will create a one-line
  // entry that encompasses the heading and every subheading.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Heading 1:Subheading 1");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  \"Heading 1:Subheading 1\"", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Heading 1:Subheading 2");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Subheading.docx");

• getSeparator

  public FieldSeparator getSeparator()
  

  Gets the node that represents the field separator. Can be null.

  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;
  }

• getSequenceName/setSequenceName

  public java.lang.String getSequenceName() / public void setSequenceName(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the name of a sequence whose number is included with the page number.

  Example:

  Shows how to split a document into portions by combining INDEX and SEQ fields.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // In the SequenceName attribute, name a SEQ field sequence. Each entry of this INDEX field will now also display
  // the number that the sequence count is on at the XE field location that created this entry.
  index.setSequenceName("MySequence");
  
  // Set text that will around the sequence and page numbers to explain their meaning to the user.
  // An entry created with this configuration will display something like "MySequence at 1 on page 1" at its page number.
  // PageNumberSeparator and SequenceSeparator cannot be longer than 15 characters.
  index.setPageNumberSeparator("\tMySequence at ");
  index.setSequenceSeparator(" on page ");
  Assert.assertTrue(index.hasSequenceName());
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\s MySequence \\e \"\tMySequence at \" \\d \" on page \"", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // SEQ fields display a count that increments at each SEQ field.
  // These fields also maintain separate counts for each unique named sequence
  // identified by the SEQ field's "SequenceIdentifier" attribute.
  // Insert a SEQ field which moves the "MySequence" sequence to 1.
  // This field no different from normal document text. It will not appear on an INDEX field's table of contents.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldSeq sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" SEQ  MySequence", sequenceField.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert an XE field which will create an entry in the INDEX field.
  // Since "MySequence" is at 1 and this XE field is on page 2, along with the custom separators we defined above,
  // this field's INDEX entry will display "Cat" on the left side, and "MySequence at 1 on page 2" on the right.
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cat");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Cat", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert a page break, and use SEQ fields to advance "MySequence" to 3.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  
  // Insert an XE field with the same Text attribute as the one above.
  // The INDEX entry will group XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  // Since we are on page 2 with "MySequence" at 3, ", 3 on page 3" will be appended to the same INDEX entry as above.
  // The page number portion of that INDEX entry will now display "MySequence at 1 on page 2, 3 on page 3".
  indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cat");
  
  // Insert an XE field with a new and unique Text attribute value.
  // This will add a new entry, with MySequence at 3 on page 4.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Dog");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Sequence.docx");

• getSequenceSeparator/setSequenceSeparator

  public java.lang.String getSequenceSeparator() / public void setSequenceSeparator(java.lang.String value)
  

  Gets or sets the character sequence that is used to separate sequence numbers and page numbers.

  Example:

  Shows how to split a document into portions by combining INDEX and SEQ fields.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // If the XE fields have the same value in their "Text" property,
  // the INDEX field will group them into one entry.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // In the SequenceName attribute, name a SEQ field sequence. Each entry of this INDEX field will now also display
  // the number that the sequence count is on at the XE field location that created this entry.
  index.setSequenceName("MySequence");
  
  // Set text that will around the sequence and page numbers to explain their meaning to the user.
  // An entry created with this configuration will display something like "MySequence at 1 on page 1" at its page number.
  // PageNumberSeparator and SequenceSeparator cannot be longer than 15 characters.
  index.setPageNumberSeparator("\tMySequence at ");
  index.setSequenceSeparator(" on page ");
  Assert.assertTrue(index.hasSequenceName());
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\s MySequence \\e \"\tMySequence at \" \\d \" on page \"", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // SEQ fields display a count that increments at each SEQ field.
  // These fields also maintain separate counts for each unique named sequence
  // identified by the SEQ field's "SequenceIdentifier" attribute.
  // Insert a SEQ field which moves the "MySequence" sequence to 1.
  // This field no different from normal document text. It will not appear on an INDEX field's table of contents.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldSeq sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" SEQ  MySequence", sequenceField.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert an XE field which will create an entry in the INDEX field.
  // Since "MySequence" is at 1 and this XE field is on page 2, along with the custom separators we defined above,
  // this field's INDEX entry will display "Cat" on the left side, and "MySequence at 1 on page 2" on the right.
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cat");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  Cat", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert a page break, and use SEQ fields to advance "MySequence" to 3.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  sequenceField = (FieldSeq) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_SEQUENCE, true);
  sequenceField.setSequenceIdentifier("MySequence");
  
  // Insert an XE field with the same Text attribute as the one above.
  // The INDEX entry will group XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  // Since we are on page 2 with "MySequence" at 3, ", 3 on page 3" will be appended to the same INDEX entry as above.
  // The page number portion of that INDEX entry will now display "MySequence at 1 on page 2, 3 on page 3".
  indexEntry = (FieldXE)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Cat");
  
  // Insert an XE field with a new and unique Text attribute value.
  // This will add a new entry, with MySequence at 3 on page 4.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("Dog");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Sequence.docx");

• getStart

  public FieldStart getStart()
  

  Gets the node that represents the start of the field.

  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;
  }

• getType

  public int getType()
  

  Gets the Microsoft Word field type. The value of the property is FieldType integer constant.

  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());

• getUseYomi/setUseYomi

  public boolean getUseYomi() / public void setUseYomi(boolean value)
  

  Gets or sets whether to enable the use of yomi text for index entries.

  Example:

  Shows how to sort INDEX field entries phonetically.

  Document doc = new Document();
  DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
  
  // Create an INDEX field which will display an entry for each XE field found in the document.
  // Each entry will display the XE field's Text attribute value on the left side,
  // and the number of the page that contains the XE field on the right.
  // The INDEX entry will collect all XE fields with matching valeus in the "Text" property
  // into one entry as opposed to making an entry for each XE field.
  FieldIndex index = (FieldIndex)builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX, true);
  
  // The INDEX table automatically sorts its entries by the values of their Text attributes in alphabetic order.
  // Set the INDEX table to sort entries phonetically using Hiragana instead.
  index.setUseYomi(sortEntriesUsingYomi);
  
  if (sortEntriesUsingYomi)
      Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX  \\y", index.getFieldCode());
  else
      Assert.assertEquals(" INDEX ", index.getFieldCode());
  
  // Insert 4 XE fields, which would show up as entries in the INDEX field's table of contents.
  // The "Text" attribute may contain a word's spelling in Kanji, whose pronunciation may be ambiguous,
  // while the "Yomi" version of the word will spell exactly how it is pronounced using Hiragana.
  // If we set our INDEX field to use Yomi, it will sort these entries
  // by the value of their Yomi attributes, instead of their Text values.
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  FieldXE indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("愛子");
  indexEntry.setYomi("あ");
  
  Assert.assertEquals(" XE  愛子 \\y あ", indexEntry.getFieldCode());
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("明美");
  indexEntry.setYomi("あ");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("恵美");
  indexEntry.setYomi("え");
  
  builder.insertBreak(BreakType.PAGE_BREAK);
  indexEntry = (FieldXE) builder.insertField(FieldType.FIELD_INDEX_ENTRY, true);
  indexEntry.setText("愛美");
  indexEntry.setYomi("え");
  
  doc.updateFields();
  doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.INDEX.XE.Yomi.docx");

Method Detail

• getFieldCode

  public 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.

  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());

• getFieldCode

  public java.lang.String getFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes)

  Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator).

  Parameters:

  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));

• remove

  public Node remove()
             throws java.lang.Exception

  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.

  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());

• unlink

  public boolean unlink()
                throws java.lang.Exception

  Performs the field unlink.

  Replaces the field with its most recent result.

  Some fields, such as XE (Index Entry) fields and SEQ (Sequence) fields, cannot be unlinked.

  Returns:

  True if the field has been unlinked, otherwise false.

  Example:

  Shows how to unlink a field.

  Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Linked fields.docx");
  doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).unlink();

• update

  public void update()
             throws java.lang.Exception

  Performs the field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.

  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());
  }

• update

  public void update(boolean ignoreMergeFormat)
             throws java.lang.Exception

  Performs a field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.

  Parameters:

  ignoreMergeFormat - If true then direct field result formatting is abandoned, regardless of the MERGEFORMAT switch, otherwise normal update is performed.