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    Class WordDocument

    Represents a Word document containing text, formatting, and other content elements.

    Inheritance
    System.Object
    WordDocument
    Implements
    IElementContainer
    ITextContainer
    IDrawContainer
    Namespace: IronWord
    Assembly: IronWord.dll
    Syntax
    public class WordDocument : Object, IElementContainer, ITextContainer, IDrawContainer

    Constructors

    WordDocument()

    Initializes a new instance of the WordDocument class, creating a new blank document.

    Declaration
    public WordDocument()

    WordDocument(ContentElement[])

    Initializes a new instance of the WordDocument class with the specified content elements.

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

    The child content elements to be added to the document.

    WordDocument(Byte[])

    Initializes a new instance of the WordDocument class from an existing document file.

    Declaration
    public WordDocument(byte[] bytes)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.Byte[] bytes

    The bytes of the document file.

    WordDocument(String)

    Initializes a new instance of the WordDocument class from an existing document file.

    Declaration
    public WordDocument(string filePath)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String filePath

    The path to the document file.

    Properties

    Children

    Declaration
    public ContentElementCollection Children { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    ContentElementCollection

    MultiLevelTextLists

    Gets a list of all MultiLevelTextList elements contained within the document.

    Declaration
    public List<MultiLevelTextList> MultiLevelTextLists { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.List<MultiLevelTextList>

    A List object containing all MultiLevelTextList elements.

    PageCount

    Declaration
    public int PageCount { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Int32

    Paragraphs

    Gets a list of all Paragraph elements contained within the document.

    Declaration
    public List<Paragraph> Paragraphs { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.List<Paragraph>

    A List object containing all Paragraph elements.

    Sections

    Gets a list of all DocumentSection elements contained within the document.

    Declaration
    public List<DocumentSection> Sections { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.List<DocumentSection>

    A List object containing all DocumentSection elements.

    Tables

    A list of all table elements contained within this element or its children

    Declaration
    public List<Table> Tables { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.List<Table>

    Texts

    A list of all text elements contained within this element or its children

    Declaration
    public List<TextContent> Texts { get; }
    Property Value
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.List<TextContent>

    Methods

    AddChild(ContentElement[])

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

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

    The content elements to be added as children.

    AddImage(AnyBitmap)

    Adds an image to this document from an IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap object.

    Declaration
    public ImageContent AddImage(AnyBitmap anyBitmap)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap anyBitmap
    Returns
    Type Description
    ImageContent

    AddImage(ImageContent)

    Adds a new Image object to the document.

    Declaration
    public ImageContent AddImage(ImageContent imageContent)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ImageContent imageContent

    The Image object to be added.

    Returns
    Type Description
    ImageContent

    AddImage(Stream)

    Adds an image to the document.

    Declaration
    public ImageContent AddImage(Stream imageStream)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.IO.Stream imageStream

    The stream image to be loaded.

    Returns
    Type Description
    ImageContent

    The added Image.

    AddImage(String)

    Adds an image to the document.

    Declaration
    public ImageContent AddImage(string imagePath)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String imagePath

    The physical path of Image to be loaded.

    Returns
    Type Description
    ImageContent

    The added Image.

    AddMultiLevelTextList(MultiLevelTextList)

    Adds a new multiLevelTextList object to the document.

    Declaration
    public MultiLevelTextList AddMultiLevelTextList(MultiLevelTextList multiLevelTextList)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    MultiLevelTextList multiLevelTextList

    The multiLevelTextList object to be added.

    Returns
    Type Description
    MultiLevelTextList

    A instance of the added MultiLevelTextList.

    AddParagraph(Paragraph)

    Adds a new Paragraph object to the document.

    Declaration
    public Paragraph AddParagraph(Paragraph paragraph)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    Paragraph paragraph

    The Paragraph object to be added.

    Returns
    Type Description
    Paragraph

    AddSection()

    Adds a new document section to this document.

    Declaration
    public void AddSection()

    AddSection(DocumentSection)

    Creates a new DocumentSection object with the specified type and adds it to the document.

    Declaration
    public void AddSection(DocumentSection documentSection)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    DocumentSection documentSection

    The type of the section to be added.

    AddShape(ShapeContent)

    Adds a new Shape object to the document.

    Declaration
    public ShapeContent AddShape(ShapeContent shapeContent)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    ShapeContent shapeContent

    The Shape object to be added.

    Returns
    Type Description
    ShapeContent

    AddTable(Table)

    Adds a new Table object to the document.

    Declaration
    public Table AddTable(Table table)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    Table table

    The Table object to be added.

    Returns
    Type Description
    Table

    AddText(TextContent)

    Adds a new TextRun object to the last paragraph of the document.

    Declaration
    public TextContent AddText(TextContent textContentRun)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    TextContent textContentRun

    The TextRun object to be added.

    Returns
    Type Description
    TextContent

    AddText(String)

    Adds a text to the last paragraph of document.

    Declaration
    public TextContent AddText(string text)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String text

    The text to be added.

    Returns
    Type Description
    TextContent

    ExtractImages()

    Extract all images from this container

    Declaration
    public List<AnyBitmap> ExtractImages()
    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.List<IronSoftware.Drawing.AnyBitmap>

    List of images

    ExtractShapes()

    Extract all shapes from this container

    Declaration
    public List<IReadOnlyCollection<IPathSegment>> ExtractShapes()
    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Collections.Generic.List<System.Collections.Generic.IReadOnlyCollection<IronSoftware.IPathSegment>>

    List of path segment collections

    ExtractText()

    Extract all text from the container

    Declaration
    public string ExtractText()
    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Extracted text

    ExtractTextFromPage(Int32)

    Declaration
    public string ExtractTextFromPage(int PageIndex)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.Int32 PageIndex
    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    ExtractTextFromPages(IEnumerable<Int32>)

    Declaration
    public string ExtractTextFromPages(IEnumerable<int> PageIndices)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<System.Int32> PageIndices
    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    FindText(String)

    Find the first text element which contains the specified text

    Declaration
    public TextContent FindText(string find)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String find

    Text to find

    Returns
    Type Description
    TextContent

    Text element containing the specified text

    LogObjectTree()

    Initiates logging of the object tree by traversing from the current object.

    Declaration
    public void LogObjectTree()

    Remove(TextContent)

    Remove the specified text element

    Declaration
    public bool Remove(TextContent element)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    TextContent element

    Text element to remove

    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Boolean

    True if the element was found and removed, False otherwise

    ReplaceText(String, String)

    Replace all instances of the specified text

    Declaration
    public void ReplaceText(string find, string replace)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String find

    Text to replace

    System.String replace

    Replacement text

    Save()

    Saves the current document to a file. If a file path is not provided, a new temporary file will be created.

    Declaration
    public byte[] Save()
    Returns
    Type Description
    System.Byte[]

    Save(String)

    Saves the current document to a specific file path.

    Declaration
    public void Save(string filePath)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String filePath

    The full path to the file where the document will be saved.

    SaveAs(String)

    Saves the current document as a new file with the specified name.

    Declaration
    public void SaveAs(string filePath)
    Parameters
    Type Name Description
    System.String filePath

    The file path for the new document file.

    ToJson()

    Declaration
    public string ToJson()
    Returns
    Type Description
    System.String

    Implements

    IElementContainer
    ITextContainer
    IDrawContainer
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