GlossaryDocument Class

Represents the root element for a glossary document within a Word document. A glossary document is a storage for AutoText, AutoCorrect entries and Building Blocks.
Inheritance Hierarchy

Namespace:  Aspose.Words.BuildingBlocks
Assembly:  Aspose.Words (in Aspose.Words.dll) Version: 20.3
Syntax
public class GlossaryDocument : DocumentBase

The GlossaryDocument type exposes the following members.

Constructors
  NameDescription
Public methodGlossaryDocument
Initializes a new instance of the GlossaryDocument class
Properties
  NameDescription
Public propertyCode exampleBackgroundShape
Gets or sets the background shape of the document. Can be null.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleBuildingBlocks
Returns a typed collection that represents all building blocks in the glossary document.
Public propertyCode exampleChildNodes
Gets all immediate child nodes of this node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public propertyCode exampleCount
Gets the number of immediate children of this node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public propertyDocument (Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleFirstBuildingBlock
Gets the first building block in the glossary document.
Public propertyCode exampleFirstChild
Gets the first child of the node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public propertyCode exampleFontInfos
Provides access to properties of fonts used in this document.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleHasChildNodes
Returns true if this node has any child nodes.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public propertyCode exampleIsComposite
Returns true as this node can have child nodes.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public propertyCode exampleLastBuildingBlock
Gets the last building block in the glossary document.
Public propertyCode exampleLastChild
Gets the last child of the node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public propertyCode exampleLists
Provides access to the list formatting used in the document.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleNextSibling
Gets the node immediately following this node.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public propertyCode exampleNodeChangingCallback
Called when a node is inserted or removed in the document.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleNodeType
Returns the GlossaryDocument value.
(Overrides NodeNodeType.)
Public propertyCode examplePageColor
Gets or sets the page color of the document. This property is a simpler version of BackgroundShape.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleParentNode
Gets the immediate parent of this node.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public propertyCode examplePreviousSibling
Gets the node immediately preceding this node.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public propertyCode exampleRange
Returns a Range object that represents the portion of a document that is contained in this node.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public propertyCode exampleResourceLoadingCallback
Allows to control how external resources are loaded.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleStyles
Returns a collection of styles defined in the document.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public propertyCode exampleWarningCallback
Called during various document processing procedures when an issue is detected that might result in data or formatting fidelity loss.
(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Methods
  NameDescription
Public methodCode exampleAccept
Accepts a visitor.
(Overrides NodeAccept(DocumentVisitor).)
Public methodCode exampleAppendChild
Adds the specified node to the end of the list of child nodes for this node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleClone (Inherited from Node.)
Public methodEquals (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodCode exampleGetAncestor(Type)
Gets the first ancestor of the specified object type.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public methodCode exampleGetAncestor(NodeType)
Gets the first ancestor of the specified NodeType.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public methodCode exampleGetBuildingBlock
Finds a building block using the specified gallery, category and name.
Public methodCode exampleGetChild
Returns an Nth child node that matches the specified type.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleGetChildNodes
Returns a live collection of child nodes that match the specified type.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleGetEnumerator
Provides support for the for each style iteration over the child nodes of this node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodGetHashCode (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodCode exampleGetText
Gets the text of this node and of all its children.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodGetType (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodCode exampleImportNode(Node, Boolean)

Imports a node from another document to the current document.

(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public methodCode exampleImportNode(Node, Boolean, ImportFormatMode)

Imports a node from another document to the current document with an option to control formatting.

(Inherited from DocumentBase.)
Public methodCode exampleIndexOf
Returns the index of the specified child node in the child node array.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleInsertAfter
Inserts the specified node immediately after the specified reference node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleInsertBefore
Inserts the specified node immediately before the specified reference node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleNextPreOrder
Gets next node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public methodCode examplePrependChild
Adds the specified node to the beginning of the list of child nodes for this node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode examplePreviousPreOrder
Gets the previous node according to the pre-order tree traversal algorithm.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public methodCode exampleRemove
Removes itself from the parent.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public methodCode exampleRemoveAllChildren
Removes all the child nodes of the current node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleRemoveChild
Removes the specified child node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleRemoveSmartTags
Removes all SmartTag descendant nodes of the current node.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleSelectNodes
Selects a list of nodes matching the XPath expression.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodCode exampleSelectSingleNode
Selects the first Node that matches the XPath expression.
(Inherited from CompositeNode.)
Public methodToString (Inherited from Object.)
Public methodCode exampleToString(SaveFormat)
Exports the content of the node into a string in the specified format.
(Inherited from Node.)
Public methodCode exampleToString(SaveOptions)
Exports the content of the node into a string using the specified save options.
(Inherited from Node.)
Remarks

Some documents, usually templates, can contain AutoText, AutoCorrect entries and/or Building Blocks (also known as glossary document entries, document parts or building blocks).

To access building blocks, you need to load a document into a Document object. Building blocks will be available via the GlossaryDocument property.

GlossaryDocument can contain any number of BuildingBlock objects. Each BuildingBlock represents one document part.

Corresponds to the glossaryDocument and docParts elements in OOXML.

Examples
Shows how to use GlossaryDocument and BuildingBlockCollection.
public void GlossaryDocument()
{
    Document doc = new Document();

    GlossaryDocument glossaryDoc = new GlossaryDocument();
    glossaryDoc.AppendChild(new BuildingBlock(glossaryDoc) { Name = "Block 1" });
    glossaryDoc.AppendChild(new BuildingBlock(glossaryDoc) { Name = "Block 2" });
    glossaryDoc.AppendChild(new BuildingBlock(glossaryDoc) { Name = "Block 3" });
    glossaryDoc.AppendChild(new BuildingBlock(glossaryDoc) { Name = "Block 4" });
    glossaryDoc.AppendChild(new BuildingBlock(glossaryDoc) { Name = "Block 5" });

    Assert.AreEqual(5, glossaryDoc.BuildingBlocks.Count);

    doc.GlossaryDocument = glossaryDoc;

    // There is a different ways how to get created building blocks
    Assert.AreEqual("Block 1", glossaryDoc.FirstBuildingBlock.Name);
    Assert.AreEqual("Block 2", glossaryDoc.BuildingBlocks[1].Name);
    Assert.AreEqual("Block 3", glossaryDoc.BuildingBlocks.ToArray()[2].Name);
    Assert.AreEqual("Block 5", glossaryDoc.LastBuildingBlock.Name);

    // Get a block by gallery, category and name
    BuildingBlock block4 =
        glossaryDoc.GetBuildingBlock(BuildingBlockGallery.All, "(Empty Category)", "Block 4");

    // All GUIDs are the same by default
    Assert.AreEqual("00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", block4.Guid.ToString());

    // To be able to uniquely identify blocks by GUID, each GUID must be unique
    // We will do that using a custom visitor
    GlossaryDocVisitor visitor = new GlossaryDocVisitor();
    glossaryDoc.Accept(visitor);

    Assert.AreEqual(5, visitor.GetDictionary().Count);

    Console.WriteLine(visitor.GetText());

    // We can find our new blocks in Microsoft Word via Insert > Quick Parts > Building Blocks Organizer...
    doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "BuildingBlocks.GlossaryDocument.dotx"); 
}

/// <summary>
/// Simple implementation of giving each building block in a glossary document a unique GUID. Implemented as a Visitor.
/// </summary>
public class GlossaryDocVisitor : DocumentVisitor
{
    public GlossaryDocVisitor()
    {
        mBlocksByGuid = new Dictionary<Guid, BuildingBlock>();
        mBuilder = new StringBuilder();
    }

    public string GetText()
    {
        return mBuilder.ToString();
    }

    public Dictionary<Guid, BuildingBlock> GetDictionary()
    {
        return mBlocksByGuid;
    }

    public override VisitorAction VisitGlossaryDocumentStart(GlossaryDocument glossary)
    {
        mBuilder.AppendLine("Glossary document found!");
        return VisitorAction.Continue;
    }

    public override VisitorAction VisitGlossaryDocumentEnd(GlossaryDocument glossary)
    {
        mBuilder.AppendLine("Reached end of glossary!");
        mBuilder.AppendLine("BuildingBlocks found: " + mBlocksByGuid.Count);
        return VisitorAction.Continue;
    }

    public override VisitorAction VisitBuildingBlockStart(BuildingBlock block)
    {
        block.Guid = Guid.NewGuid();
        mBlocksByGuid.Add(block.Guid, block);
        return VisitorAction.Continue;
    }

    public override VisitorAction VisitBuildingBlockEnd(BuildingBlock block)
    {
        mBuilder.AppendLine("\tVisited block \"" + block.Name + "\"");
        mBuilder.AppendLine("\t Type: " + block.Type);
        mBuilder.AppendLine("\t Gallery: " + block.Gallery);
        mBuilder.AppendLine("\t Behavior: " + block.Behavior);
        mBuilder.AppendLine("\t Description: " + block.Description);

        return VisitorAction.Continue;
    }

    private readonly Dictionary<Guid, BuildingBlock> mBlocksByGuid;
    private readonly StringBuilder mBuilder;
}
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