public static void Run()
{
// The path to the documents directory.
string dataDir = RunExamples.GetDataDir_JoiningAndAppending();
Document dstDoc = new Document(dataDir + "TestFile.Destination.doc");
Document srcDoc = new Document(dataDir + "TestFile.Source.doc");
ImportFormatMode mode = ImportFormatMode.KeepSourceFormatting;
// Loop through all sections in the source document.
// Section nodes are immediate children of the Document node so we can just enumerate the Document.
foreach (Section srcSection in srcDoc)
{
// Because we are copying a section from one document to another,
// it is required to import the Section node into the destination document.
// This adjusts any document-specific references to styles, lists, etc.
//
// Importing a node creates a copy of the original node, but the copy
// is ready to be inserted into the destination document.
Node dstSection = dstDoc.ImportNode(srcSection, true, mode);
// Now the new section node can be appended to the destination document.
dstDoc.AppendChild(dstSection);
}
// Save the joined document
dstDoc.Save(dataDir + "TestFile.Append Manual Out.doc");
Console.WriteLine("\nDocument appended successfully with manual append operation.\nFile saved at " + dataDir + "TestFile.Append Manual Out.pdf");
}
private static void AppendDocument(Document dstDoc, Document srcDoc, ImportFormatMode mode)
{
// Loop through all sections in the source document.
// Section nodes are immediate children of the Document node so we can just enumerate the Document.
foreach (Section srcSection in srcDoc)
{
// Because we are copying a section from one document to another,
// it is required to import the Section node into the destination document.
// This adjusts any document-specific references to styles, lists, etc.
//
// Importing a node creates a copy of the original node, but the copy
// is ready to be inserted into the destination document.
Node dstSection = dstDoc.ImportNode(srcSection, true, mode);
// Now the new section node can be appended to the destination document.
dstDoc.AppendChild(dstSection);
}
}
public static void DoPrepend(Document dstDoc, Document srcDoc, ImportFormatMode mode)
{
// Loop through all sections in the source document.
// Section nodes are immediate children of the Document node so we can just enumerate the Document.
ArrayList sections = new ArrayList(srcDoc.Sections.ToArray());
// Reverse the order of the sections so they are prepended to start of the destination document in the correct order.
sections.Reverse();
foreach (Section srcSection in sections)
{
// Import the nodes from the source document.
Node dstSection = dstDoc.ImportNode(srcSection, true, mode);
// Now the new section node can be prepended to the destination document.
// Note how PrependChild is used instead of AppendChild. This is the only line changed compared
// To the original method.
dstDoc.PrependChild(dstSection);
}
}
public static void DoPrepend(Document dstDoc, Document srcDoc, ImportFormatMode mode)
{
// Loop through all sections in the source document.
// Section nodes are immediate children of the Document node so we can just enumerate the Document.
ArrayList sections = new ArrayList(srcDoc.Sections.ToArray());
// Reverse the order of the sections so they are prepended to start of the destination document in the correct order.
sections.Reverse();
foreach (Section srcSection in sections)
{
// Import the nodes from the source document.
Node dstSection = dstDoc.ImportNode(srcSection, true, mode);
// Now the new section node can be prepended to the destination document.
// Note how PrependChild is used instead of AppendChild. This is the only line changed compared
// to the original method.
dstDoc.PrependChild(dstSection);
}
}
//ExEnd
//ExStart
//ExFor:DocumentBase.ImportNode(Node,bool,ImportFormatMode)
//ExFor:ImportFormatMode
//ExId:CombineDocuments
//ExSummary:Shows how to manually append the content from one document to the end of another document.
/// <summary>
/// A manual implementation of the Document.AppendDocument function which shows the general
/// steps of how a document is appended to another.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="dstDoc">The destination document where to append to.</param>
/// <param name="srcDoc">The source document.</param>
/// <param name="mode">The import mode to use when importing content from another document.</param>
public void AppendDocument(Document dstDoc, Document srcDoc, ImportFormatMode mode)
{
// Loop through all sections in the source document.
// Section nodes are immediate children of the Document node so we can just enumerate the Document.
foreach (Section srcSection in srcDoc)
{
// Because we are copying a section from one document to another,
// it is required to import the Section node into the destination document.
// This adjusts any document-specific references to styles, lists, etc.
//
// Importing a node creates a copy of the original node, but the copy
// is ready to be inserted into the destination document.
Node dstSection = dstDoc.ImportNode(srcSection, true, mode);
// Now the new section node can be appended to the destination document.
dstDoc.AppendChild(dstSection);
}
}