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    Class Container

    Represents a container element within a Word document, which can hold other content elements like paragraphs, tables, and images.

    Inheritance
    System.Object
    ContentElement
    ParentElement
    Container
    Implements
    IronSoftware.Abstractions.Word.IWordDocumentObject
    IronSoftware.Abstractions.IDocumentObject
    System.ICloneable
    IronSoftware.Abstractions.IParent<IronSoftware.Abstractions.Word.IWordDocumentObjectCollection, IronSoftware.Abstractions.Word.IWordDocumentObject>
    Inherited Members
    ParentElement.InsertChildToIndex(Int32, IWordDocumentObject[])
    ParentElement.Remove()
    ParentElement.RemoveChildren(IWordDocumentObject[])
    ParentElement.RemoveAllChildren()
    ParentElement.ExtractElements<T>()
    ParentElement.GetChildByIndex<T>(Int32)
    ParentElement.Clone()
    ParentElement.CloneObject()
    ParentElement.LogObjectTree()
    ParentElement.Texts
    ParentElement.Tables
    ParentElement.Children
    ContentElement.Replace(IWordDocumentObject)
    ContentElement.GetIndex<T>()
    ContentElement.Parent
    ContentElement.Status
    Namespace: IronWord.Models
    Assembly: IronWord.dll
    Syntax
    public class Container : ParentElement, IWordDocumentObject, IDocumentObject, ICloneable, IParent<IWordDocumentObjectCollection, IWordDocumentObject>
    Remarks

    Equivalent to the "body" of a Word document.

    Constructors

    Container()

    Initializes a new instance of the Container class.

    Declaration
    public Container()

    Container(ContentElement[])

    Initializes a new instance of the Container class with the specified child elements.

    Declaration
    public Container(params ContentElement[] children)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ContentElement[] children

    The child elements to be added.

    Properties

    BuiltInColors

    Gets or sets the list of built-in and custom colors in the document.

    Declaration
    public Dictionary<string, Dictionary<string, Color>> BuiltInColors { get; set; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, Color>>

    BuiltInStyles

    Gets or sets the list of built-in and custom styles in the document.

    Declaration
    public Dictionary<string, BaseStyle> BuiltInStyles { get; set; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.Dictionary<System.String, BaseStyle>

    DefaultParagraphStyle

    Gets or sets the document paragraph default style.

    Declaration
    public ParagraphStyle DefaultParagraphStyle { get; set; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    ParagraphStyle

    DefaultTableStyle

    Gets or sets the document default table style.

    Declaration
    public TableStyle DefaultTableStyle { get; set; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    TableStyle

    DefaultTextStyle

    Gets or sets the document default text style.

    Declaration
    public TextStyle DefaultTextStyle { get; set; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    TextStyle

    Methods

    AddChild(IWordDocumentObject[])

    Adds one or more child content elements to the current content element.

    Declaration
    public override void AddChild(params IWordDocumentObject[] children)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    IronSoftware.Abstractions.Word.IWordDocumentObject[] children

    The content elements to be added as children.

    Overrides
    ParentElement.AddChild(IWordDocumentObject[])
    Remarks

    Paragraphs, runs, images, shapes, and text will automatically be added to the last section in the document.

    Implements

    IronSoftware.Abstractions.Word.IWordDocumentObject
    IronSoftware.Abstractions.IDocumentObject
    System.ICloneable
    IronSoftware.Abstractions.IParent<, >

    Inherited members

    InsertChildToIndex(Int32, IWordDocumentObject[])
    Remove()
    RemoveChildren(IWordDocumentObject[])
    RemoveAllChildren()
    ExtractElements<T>()
    GetChildByIndex<T>(Int32)
    Clone()
    CloneObject()
    LogObjectTree()
    Texts
    Tables
    Children
    Replace(IWordDocumentObject)
    GetIndex<T>()
    Parent
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