// Get the placeholders in the template and store a pristine copy of the template.
internal void Initialize()
{
OpenXmlCompositeElement templateElement = null;
if (Code.Contains("AppendParagraph"))
{
templateElement = Placeholder.GetParent <Paragraph>();
}
else if (Code.Contains("AppendRow"))
{
templateElement = Placeholder.GetParent <TableRow>();
}
_newElement = templateElement;
_placeholders = GetPlaceholders(templateElement);
_templateElement = templateElement.Clone() as OpenXmlCompositeElement;
}
internal void Append <T>() where T : OpenXmlCompositeElement
{
// Clone _newElement, because we're going to use the placeholders currently in it again.
var clonedNewElement = _newElement.Clone() as T;
if (_lastElement == null)
{
// First call to Append: _newElement points to the original template.
_lastElement = _newElement.InsertAfterSelf(clonedNewElement);
// Remove the original template from the document.
_newElement.Remove();
}
else
{
// Subsequent calls to Append.
_lastElement = _lastElement.InsertAfterSelf(clonedNewElement);
}
// Create a pristine new element and initialize it with the placeholders.
_newElement = _templateElement.Clone() as T;
SetPlaceholders(_newElement);
}