public void DocumentPropertyCollection()
{
//ExStart
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,String)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,Boolean)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,int)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,DateTime)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,Double)
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.Clear
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.Contains(System.String)
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.GetEnumerator
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.IndexOf(System.String)
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.RemoveAt(System.Int32)
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.Remove
//ExSummary:Shows how to add custom properties to a document.
// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.CustomDocumentProperties;
// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.AreEqual(0, properties.Count);
// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.Add("Authorized", true);
properties.Add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.Add("Authorized Date", DateTime.Today);
properties.Add("Authorized Revision", doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties.RevisionNumber);
properties.Add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);
// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.AreEqual(1, properties.IndexOf("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.AreEqual(5, properties.Count);
// Enumerate and print all custom properties
using (IEnumerator <DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.GetEnumerator())
{
while (enumerator.MoveNext())
{
Console.WriteLine($"Name: \"{enumerator.Current.Name}\", Type: \"{enumerator.Current.Type}\", Value: \"{enumerator.Current.Value}\"");
}
}
// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");
// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.RemoveAt(1);
Assert.False(properties.Contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.AreEqual(4, properties.Count);
properties.Remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.False(properties.Contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.AreEqual(3, properties.Count);
// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.Clear();
Assert.AreEqual(0, properties.Count);
//ExEnd
}
public void DocumentPropertyCollection()
{
//ExStart
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,String)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,Boolean)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,int)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,DateTime)
//ExFor:CustomDocumentProperties.Add(String,Double)
//ExFor:DocumentProperty.Type
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.Clear
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.Contains(System.String)
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.GetEnumerator
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.IndexOf(System.String)
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.RemoveAt(System.Int32)
//ExFor:Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.Remove
//ExFor:PropertyType
//ExSummary:Shows how to work with a document's custom properties.
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.CustomDocumentProperties;
Assert.AreEqual(0, properties.Count);
// Custom document properties are key-value pairs that we can add to the document.
properties.Add("Authorized", true);
properties.Add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.Add("Authorized Date", DateTime.Today);
properties.Add("Authorized Revision", doc.BuiltInDocumentProperties.RevisionNumber);
properties.Add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);
// The collection sorts the custom properties in alphabetic order.
Assert.AreEqual(1, properties.IndexOf("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.AreEqual(5, properties.Count);
// Print every custom property in the document.
using (IEnumerator <DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.GetEnumerator())
{
while (enumerator.MoveNext())
{
Console.WriteLine($"Name: \"{enumerator.Current.Name}\"\n\tType: \"{enumerator.Current.Type}\"\n\tValue: \"{enumerator.Current.Value}\"");
}
}
// Display the value of a custom property using a DOCPROPERTY field.
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
FieldDocProperty field = (FieldDocProperty)builder.InsertField(" DOCPROPERTY \"Authorized By\"");
field.Update();
Assert.AreEqual("John Doe", field.Result);
// We can find these custom properties in Microsoft Word via "File" -> "Properties" > "Advanced Properties" > "Custom".
doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "DocumentProperties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");
// Below are three ways or removing custom properties from a document.
// 1 - Remove by index:
properties.RemoveAt(1);
Assert.False(properties.Contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.AreEqual(4, properties.Count);
// 2 - Remove by name:
properties.Remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.False(properties.Contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.AreEqual(3, properties.Count);
// 3 - Empty the entire collection at once:
properties.Clear();
Assert.AreEqual(0, properties.Count);
//ExEnd
}