Class WComment

Represents a comment in the Word document.

Inheritance
System.Object
OwnerHolder
XDLSSerializableBase
Entity
WidgetBase
ParagraphItem
WComment
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.NET.dll
Syntax
public class WComment : ParagraphItem, IXDLSSerializable, IWidget, IParagraphItem, IOfficeRun, ICompositeEntity, IEntity

Constructors

WComment(IWordDocument)

Initializes a new instance of the WComment class with the specified IWordDocument instance.

Declaration
public WComment(IWordDocument doc)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IWordDocument doc

The IWordDocument instance.

Fields

m_format

Represents the formatting options for the comment.

Declaration
protected WCommentFormat m_format
Field Value
Type
WCommentFormat

m_textBody

Represents the text body of comment.

Declaration
protected WTextBody m_textBody
Field Value
Type
WTextBody

Properties

Ancestor

Returns the parent comment for the specific comment. Read-only

Declaration
public WComment Ancestor { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
WComment

The parent WComment of the specific WComment.
Remarks

Returns null for top-level comments.

Examples
Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
Get the Ancestor comment
WComment ancestorComment = document.Comments[1].Ancestor;
Save and Close the Word document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
document.Close();
'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
Dim document As WordDocument = New WordDocument("Template.docx")
'Get the Ancestor comment
Dim ancestorComment As WComment = document.Comments(1).Ancestor
'Save and Close the Word document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
document.Close()

ChildEntities

Gets the child elements of the comment. Read-only.

Declaration
public EntityCollection ChildEntities { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
EntityCollection

The collection of child elements.

CommentedItems

Gets the collection of items in the paragraph of the comment.

Declaration
public ParagraphItemCollection CommentedItems { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
ParagraphItemCollection

The paragraph items collection of the comment.

CommentRangeEnd

Declaration
public WCommentMark CommentRangeEnd { get; }
Property Value
Type
WCommentMark

CommentRangeStart

Declaration
public WCommentMark CommentRangeStart { get; }
Property Value
Type
WCommentMark

Done

Gets a value indicating whether the comment is resolved or not. The default value is false.

Declaration
public bool Done { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

True if the comment is resolved; otherwise, false.
Remarks

This property is only applicable for DOCX format documents.

Examples
// Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx"))
{
// Checks whether the comment is resolved or not
bool done = document.Comments[0].Done;
// Saves the Word document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
}
'Load an existing Word document into DocIO instance 
Dim document As WordDocument = New WordDocument("Template.docx")
'Checks whether the comment is resolved or not
Dim done As Boolean = document.Comments(0).Done
'Save and Close the Word document
document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
document.Close()

EntityType

Gets the type of the entity. Read-only.

Declaration
public override EntityType EntityType { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
EntityType

The EntityType of the current item.
Overrides

Format

Gets the format options for the comment.

Declaration
public WCommentFormat Format { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
WCommentFormat

The WCommentFormat instance that represents format options of comment.

TextBody

Gets the text body of the comment. Read-only.

Declaration
public WTextBody TextBody { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
WTextBody

The WTextBody instance that represents the text body.

Methods

AddCommentedItem(IParagraphItem)

Adds the paragraph item to the commented items.

Declaration
public void AddCommentedItem(IParagraphItem paraItem)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IParagraphItem paraItem

The paragraph item.

CloneImpl()

Creates a duplicate copy of the entity.

Declaration
protected override object CloneImpl()
Returns
Type Description
System.Object

An System.Object reference to the newly created instance.
Overrides

CreateLayoutInfo()

Creates the layout info.

Declaration
protected override void CreateLayoutInfo()
Overrides

InitXDLSHolder()

Initialize the XDLS holder.

Declaration
protected override void InitXDLSHolder()
Overrides

RemoveCommentedItems()

Removes the items in the comment.

Declaration
public void RemoveCommentedItems()

ReplaceCommentedItems(TextBodyPart)

Replaces the commented items with specified TextBodyPart.

Declaration
public void ReplaceCommentedItems(TextBodyPart textBodyPart)
Parameters
Type Name Description
TextBodyPart textBodyPart

The text body part.

ReplaceCommentedItems(String)

Replace the contents of the comment with the specified text.

Declaration
public void ReplaceCommentedItems(string text)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String text

The string that specifies the text to replace.

WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter)

Writes object data as xml attributes.

Declaration
protected override void WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter writer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IXDLSAttributeWriter writer

The IXDLSAttributeWriter object.
Overrides

Implements