Class WTable

Represents a table in the Word document.

Inheritance

System.Object

WTable

Implements

Inherited Members

Entity.IsComposite

Entity.NextSibling

Entity.Owner

Entity.PreviousSibling

OwnerHolder.Document

OwnerHolder.m_doc

TextBodyItem.GetNextInSection(WSection)

TextBodyItem.IsDeleteRevision

TextBodyItem.IsInsertRevision

TextBodyItem.OwnerTextBody

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.ReadXmlContent(IXDLSContentReader)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.RestoreReference(String, Int32)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.WriteXmlContent(IXDLSContentWriter)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.XDLSHolder

XDLSSerializableBase.ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader)

XDLSSerializableBase.ReadXmlContent(IXDLSContentReader)

XDLSSerializableBase.RestoreReference(String, Int32)

XDLSSerializableBase.WriteXmlContent(IXDLSContentWriter)

XDLSSerializableBase.XDLSHolder

Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS

Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.NET.dll

Syntax

public class WTable : TextBodyItem, IXDLSSerializable, ITextBodyItem, IWTable, ICompositeEntity, IEntity, ITableWidget, IWidget

Constructors

WTable(IWordDocument)

Initializes a new instance of the WTable class with the specified WordDocument instance.

Declaration

public WTable(IWordDocument doc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IWordDocument	doc	The WordDocument instance.

WTable(IWordDocument, Boolean)

Initializes a new instance of the WTable class with the specified WordDocument instance and show border option.

Declaration

public WTable(IWordDocument doc, bool showBorder)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
IWordDocument	doc	The WordDocument instance.
System.Boolean	showBorder	True if to show the table border; otherwise, false.

Properties

ApplyStyleForBandedColumns

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to apply style bands to the columns in a table, if an applied preset table style provides style banding for columns.

Declaration

public bool ApplyStyleForBandedColumns { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if need to apply style for banded columns; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply style for banded columns of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    WSection section = document.Sections[0];
    WTable table = section.Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading);
    //Enable special formatting for banded columns of the table 
    table.ApplyStyleForBandedColumns = true;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim section As WSection = document.Sections(0)
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(section.Tables(0), WTable)
    'Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading)
    'Enable special formatting for banded columns of the table 
    table.ApplyStyleForBandedColumns = True
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyStyleForBandedRows

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to apply style bands to the rows in a table, if an applied preset table style provides style banding for rows. The default value is True.

Declaration

public bool ApplyStyleForBandedRows { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if need to apply style for banded rows; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply style for banded rows of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    WSection section = document.Sections[0];
    WTable table = section.Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading);
    //Disable special formatting for banded rows of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForBandedRows = false;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim section As WSection = document.Sections(0)
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(section.Tables(0), WTable)
    'Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading)
    'Enable special formatting for banded rows of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForBandedRows = False
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyStyleForFirstColumn

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to apply first-column formatting to the first column of the specified table. The default value is true.

Declaration

public bool ApplyStyleForFirstColumn { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if need to apply style for first column; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply style for first column of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    WSection section = document.Sections[0];
    WTable table = section.Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading);
    //Disable special formatting for first column of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForFirstColumn = false;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim section As WSection = document.Sections(0)
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(section.Tables(0), WTable)
    'Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading)
    'Disable special formatting for first column of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForFirstColumn = False
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyStyleForHeaderRow

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to apply heading-row formatting to the first row of the table. The default value is true.

Declaration

public bool ApplyStyleForHeaderRow { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if need to apply style for first row; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply style for header row of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    WSection section = document.Sections[0];
    WTable table = section.Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading);
    //Disable special formatting for header row of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForHeaderRow = false;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim section As WSection = document.Sections(0)
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(section.Tables(0), WTable)
    'Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading)
    'Disable special formatting for header row of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForHeaderRow = False
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyStyleForLastColumn

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to apply last-column formatting to the last column of the specified table..

Declaration

public bool ApplyStyleForLastColumn { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if need to apply style for last column; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply style for last column of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    WSection section = document.Sections[0];
    WTable table = section.Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading);
    //Enable special formatting for last column of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForLastColumn = true;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim section As WSection = document.Sections(0)
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(section.Tables(0), WTable)
    'Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading)
    'Enable special formatting for last column of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForLastColumn = True
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyStyleForLastRow

Gets or sets a value indicating whether to apply last-row formatting to the last row of the specified table.

Declaration

public bool ApplyStyleForLastRow { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if need to apply style for last row; otherwise, false.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply style for last row of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    WSection section = document.Sections[0];
    WTable table = section.Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading);
    //Enable special formatting for last row of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForLastRow = false;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim section As WSection = document.Sections(0)
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(section.Tables(0), WTable)
    'Applies "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading)
    'Enable special formatting for last row of the table
    table.ApplyStyleForLastRow = True
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ChildEntities

Gets the child elements of the table.

Declaration

public EntityCollection ChildEntities { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
EntityCollection	The collection of child elements.

Description

Gets or sets the table description.

Declaration

public string Description { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The string that specifies the description of the table.

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

Entity.EntityType

FirstRow

Gets the first row in table. Read-only.

Declaration

public WTableRow FirstRow { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WTableRow	The WTableRow object that represents the first row in the table.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to get the first row of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Get the last cell
    WTableRow row = table.FirstRow;            
    //Apply text direction to the last cell
    row.RowFormat.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Get the last cell
    Dim row As WTableRow = table.FirstRow
    'Apply text direction to the last cell
    row.RowFormat.BackColor = Color.LightGray
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

IndentFromLeft

Gets or sets the indent from left for the table.

Declaration

public float IndentFromLeft { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float value that indicates the indent from left.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to set the left indent for the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Add a new table into Word document
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    //Set number of rows and columns
    table.ResetCells(2, 2);
    //Set left indent for table.
    table.IndentFromLeft = 10;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add a new table into Word document
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    'Set number of rows and columns
    table.ResetCells(2, 2)
    'Set left indent for table.
    table.IndentFromLeft = 10
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Item[Int32, Int32]

Gets the table cell at the specified row and column index. Read-only.

Declaration

public WTableCell this[int row, int column] { get; }

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	row	The integer that specifies the row index.
System.Int32	column	The integer that specifies the column index.

Property Value

Type	Description
WTableCell	The WTableCell object at the specified index.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to get the cell in the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Add new table.
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    table.ResetCells(2, 2);
    //Add content to table cell
    table[0, 0].AddParagraph().AppendText("First row, First cell");
    table[0, 1].AddParagraph().AppendText("First row, Second cell");
    table[1, 0].AddParagraph().AppendText("Second row, First cell");
    table[1, 1].AddParagraph().AppendText("Second row, Second cell");
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Horizontal merging of Table cells")
    'Add new table.
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    table.ResetCells(2, 2)
    'Add content to table cell
    table(0, 0).AddParagraph().AppendText("First row, First cell")
    table(0, 1).AddParagraph().AppendText("First row, Second cell")
    table(1, 0).AddParagraph().AppendText("Second row, First cell")
    table(1, 1).AddParagraph().AppendText("Second row, Second cell")
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException	The index is not valid in the table.

LastCell

Gets the last cell in last row. Read-only.

Declaration

public WTableCell LastCell { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WTableCell	The WTableCell object that represents the last cell.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to get the last cell of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Get the last cell
    WTableCell cell = table.LastCell;            
    //Apply text direction to the last cell
    cell.CellFormat.TextDirection = Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextDirection.Vertical;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Get the last cell
    Dim cell As WTableCell = table.LastCell
    'Apply text direction to the last cell
    cell.CellFormat.TextDirection = Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextDirection.Vertical
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

LastRow

Gets the last row in table. Read-only.

Declaration

public WTableRow LastRow { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WTableRow	The WTableRow object that represents the last row in the table.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to get the last row of the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Get the last cell
    WTableRow row = table.LastRow;            
    //Apply text direction to the last cell
    row.RowFormat.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Get the last cell
    Dim row As WTableRow = table.LastRow
    'Apply text direction to the last cell
    row.RowFormat.BackColor = Color.LightGray
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Rows

Gets the rows collection that represent all the rows in the table. Read-only.

Declaration

public WRowCollection Rows { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WRowCollection	The collection of rows in the table.

StyleName

Gets the name of the table style. Read-only.

Declaration

public string StyleName { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The string that specifies the style name.

TableFormat

Gets the table format. Read-only.

Declaration

public RowFormat TableFormat { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
RowFormat	The RowFormat object that specifies the table format.

Title

Gets or sets the table title.

Declaration

public string Title { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.String	The string that specifies the title of the table.

Width

Gets the width of the table(in points).

Declaration

public float Width { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float that specifies the width of the table.

Methods

AddRow()

Adds a new row to the table.

Declaration

public WTableRow AddRow()

Returns

Type	Description
WTableRow	The reference to the newly added WTableRow.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to add new row to the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price Details");
    section.AddParagraph();
    //Add a new table into Word document
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    //Add the first row to table
    WTableRow row = table.AddRow();
    //Add the first cell into first row 
    WTableCell cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Apple");
    //Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$40");
    //Add second row to table
    row = table.AddRow(false);
    //Add the first cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells[0];
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Orange");
    //Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells[1];
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$30");
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price Details")
    section.AddParagraph()
    'Add a new table into Word document
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    'Add the first row to table
    Dim row As WTableRow = table.AddRow()
    'Add the first cell into first row 
    Dim cell As WTableCell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Apple")
    'Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$40")
    'Add second row to table
    row = table.AddRow(False)
    'Add the first cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells(0)
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Orange")
    'Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells(1)
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$30")
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

AddRow(Boolean)

Adds a new row to table specifying whether to have the same format as the previous row.

Declaration

public WTableRow AddRow(bool isCopyFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean	isCopyFormat	True if to have the same format as previous row; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
WTableRow	The reference to the newly added WTableRow.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to add new row to the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price Details");
    section.AddParagraph();
    //Add a new table into Word document
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    //Add the first row to table
    WTableRow row = table.AddRow();
    //Add the first cell into first row 
    WTableCell cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Apple");
    //Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$40");
    //Add second row to table
    row = table.AddRow(false);
    //Add the first cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells[0];
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Orange");
    //Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells[1];
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$30");
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price Details")
    section.AddParagraph()
    'Add a new table into Word document
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    'Add the first row to table
    Dim row As WTableRow = table.AddRow()
    'Add the first cell into first row 
    Dim cell As WTableCell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Apple")
    'Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$40")
    'Add second row to table
    row = table.AddRow(False)
    'Add the first cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells(0)
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Orange")
    'Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.Cells(1)
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("$30")
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

AddRow(Boolean, Boolean)

Adds a new row to table specifying whether to have the same format and cells count similar to the previous row.

Declaration

public WTableRow AddRow(bool isCopyFormat, bool autoPopulateCells)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Boolean	isCopyFormat	True if to have the same format as previous row; otherwise, false.
System.Boolean	autoPopulateCells	True if need to auto populate cells; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
WTableRow	The reference to the newly added WTableRow.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to add a row with formatting similar to the previous row.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price Details");
    section.AddParagraph();
    //Add a new table into Word document
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    //Add the first row into table
    WTableRow row = table.AddRow();
    //Add the first cell into first row 
    WTableCell cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Item");
    //Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price($)");
    //Add the second row into table
    row = table.AddRow(true, false);
    //Add the first cell into second row
    cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Apple");
    //Add the second cell into second row
    cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("50");
    //Add the third row into table
    row = table.AddRow(true, false);
    //Add the first cell into third row 
    cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Orange");
    //Add the second cell into third row 
    cell = row.AddCell();
    //Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200;
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("30");
    document.Save("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price Details")
    section.AddParagraph()
    'Add a new table into Word document
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    'Add the first row into table
    Dim row As WTableRow = table.AddRow()
    'Add the first cell into first row 
    Dim cell As WTableCell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Item")
    'Add the second cell into first row 
    cell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Price($)")
    'Add the second row into table
    row = table.AddRow(True, False)
    'Add the first cell into second row
    cell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Apple")
    'Add the second cell into second row
    cell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("50")
    'Add the third row into table
    row = table.AddRow(True, False)
    'Add the first cell into third row 
    cell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("Orange")
    'Add the second cell into third row 
    cell = row.AddCell()
    'Specify the cell width
    cell.Width = 200
    cell.AddParagraph().AppendText("30")
    document.Save("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyHorizontalMerge(Int32, Int32, Int32)

Applies horizontal merge for table cells specified by the row index, start cell index and end cell index.

Declaration

public void ApplyHorizontalMerge(int rowIndex, int startCellIndex, int endCellIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	rowIndex	The integer specifies index of the row.
System.Int32	startCellIndex	The integer specifies start index of the cell.
System.Int32	endCellIndex	The integer specifies end index of the cell.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply horizontal merge for the table cells.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Vertical merging of Table cells");
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    table.ResetCells(5, 5);
    //Specify the horizontal merge from second cell to fifth cell in third row
    table.ApplyHorizontalMerge(2, 1, 4);
    document.Save("HorizontalMerge.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Vertical merging of Table cells")
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    table.ResetCells(5, 5)
    'Specify the horizontal merge from second cell to fifth cell in third row
    table.ApplyHorizontalMerge(2, 1, 4)
    document.Save("HorizontalMerge.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle)

Applies the built-in table style to the table.

Declaration

public void ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle builtinTableStyle)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
BuiltinTableStyle	builtinTableStyle	The BuiltinTableStyle to be applied for the table.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply built-in style for the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load an existing Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    WSection section = document.Sections[0];
    //Get the table
    WTable table = section.Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Apply "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading);
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load an existing Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Table.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    Dim section As WSection = document.Sections(0)
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(section.Tables(0), WTable)
    'Apply "LightShading" built-in style to table
    table.ApplyStyle(BuiltinTableStyle.LightShading)
    document.Save("TableStyle.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ApplyStyle(String)

Declaration

public void ApplyStyle(string styleName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	styleName

ApplyVerticalMerge(Int32, Int32, Int32)

Applies the vertical merge for table cells specified by the column index, start row index and end row index.

Declaration

public void ApplyVerticalMerge(int columnIndex, int startRowIndex, int endRowIndex)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	columnIndex	The integer specifies index of the column.
System.Int32	startRowIndex	The integer specifies start index of the row.
System.Int32	endRowIndex	The integer specifies end index of the row.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to apply vertical merge for the table cells.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Vertical merging of Table cells");
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    table.ResetCells(5, 5);
    //Specify the vertical merge to the third cell, from second row to fifth row
    table.ApplyVerticalMerge(2, 1, 4);
    document.Save("VerticalMerge.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    section.AddParagraph().AppendText("Vertical merging of Table cells")
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    table.ResetCells(5, 5)
    'Specify the vertical merge to the third cell, from second row to fifth row
    table.ApplyVerticalMerge(2, 1, 4)
    document.Save("VerticalMerge.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Clone()

Creates a duplicate copy of the table.

Declaration

public WTable Clone()

Returns

Type	Description
WTable	The reference to the newly created WTable object.

CloneImpl()

Creates a duplicate copy of the table.

Declaration

protected override object CloneImpl()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	The object that can be casted as WTable.

Overrides

XDLSSerializableBase.CloneImpl()

CreateLayoutInfo()

Creates layout information.

Declaration

protected override void CreateLayoutInfo()

Overrides

WidgetBase.CreateLayoutInfo()

Find(Regex)

Returns first entry of the specified System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex in the table.

Declaration

public override TextSelection Find(Regex pattern)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex that specifies the text to be found.

Returns

Type	Description
TextSelection	The TextSelection object which represents the text found.

Overrides

TextBodyItem.Find(Regex)

Examples

The following example illustrates how to find a text in the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Find the text in the table
    TextSelection selection = table.Find(new Regex("content"));
    WTextRange text = selection.GetAsOneRange();
    //Set the character format of the text found
    text.CharacterFormat.AllCaps = true;
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Find the text in the table
    Dim selection As TextSelection = table.Find(New Regex("content"))
    Dim text As WTextRange = selection.GetAsOneRange()
    'Set the character format of the text found
    text.CharacterFormat.AllCaps = True
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

GetStyle()

Gets the style applied for the table.

Declaration

public IWTableStyle GetStyle()

Returns

Type	Description
IWTableStyle	The IWTableStyle of the current table.

InitXDLSHolder()

Registers child objects in XDSL holder.

Declaration

protected override void InitXDLSHolder()

Overrides

XDLSSerializableBase.InitXDLSHolder()

RemoveAbsPosition()

Removes the absolute position data, if the table has absolute position in the document.

Declaration

public void RemoveAbsPosition()

Replace(String, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given string in the table with replace string, taking into consideration case sensitive and whole word options.

Declaration

public override int Replace(string given, string replace, bool caseSensitive, bool wholeWord)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	given	The string represents the text to be found.
System.String	replace	The string specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	caseSensitive	Set to true to match the case of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.
System.Boolean	wholeWord	Set to true to match the whole word of the text similar to specified in the `given` parameter; otherwise false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Overrides

TextBodyItem.Replace(String, String, Boolean, Boolean)

Examples

The following example illustrates how to replace a text in the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Replace the text
    table.Replace("illustrates", "describes", true, true);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Replace the text
    table.Replace("illustrates", "describes", True, True)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, TextSelection)

Replaces the specified regular expression with a TextSelection in the table.

Declaration

public override int Replace(Regex pattern, TextSelection textSelection)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextSelection	textSelection	The TextSelection which specifies the text to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Overrides

TextBodyItem.Replace(Regex, TextSelection)

Examples

The following example illustrates how to replace a text in the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Get first paragraph
    WParagraph paragraph = document.Sections[0].Paragraphs[0];
    //Get the text using text selection
    TextSelection selection = new TextSelection(paragraph, 0, 20);
    //Replace the text
    table.Replace(new Regex("illustrates"), selection);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Get first paragraph
    Dim paragraph As WParagraph = document.Sections(0).Paragraphs(0)
    'Get the text using text selection
    Dim selection As New TextSelection(paragraph, 0, 20)
    'Replace the text
    table.Replace(New Regex("illustrates"), selection)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, TextSelection, Boolean)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression in the table with the TextSelection along with its formatting.

Declaration

public override int Replace(Regex pattern, TextSelection textSelection, bool saveFormatting)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
TextSelection	textSelection	The TextSelection which specifies the text to replace.
System.Boolean	saveFormatting	Set to true if to save source formatting; otherwise, false.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Overrides

TextBodyItem.Replace(Regex, TextSelection, Boolean)

Examples

The following example illustrates how to replace a text in the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Get first paragraph
    WParagraph paragraph = document.Sections[0].Paragraphs[0];
    //Get the text using text selection
    TextSelection selection = new TextSelection(paragraph, 0, 20);
    //Replace the text
    table.Replace(new Regex("illustrates"), selection, true);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Get first paragraph
    Dim paragraph As WParagraph = document.Sections(0).Paragraphs(0)
    'Get the text using text selection
    Dim selection As New TextSelection(paragraph, 0, 20)
    'Replace the text
    table.Replace(New Regex("illustrates"), selection, True)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Replace(Regex, String)

Replaces all entries of given regular expression in the table with the replace string.

Declaration

public override int Replace(Regex pattern, string replace)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex	pattern	The System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex used to find the text.
System.String	replace	The string specifies the text to replace.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Int32	The integer that represents the count of the replacements made.

Overrides

TextBodyItem.Replace(Regex, String)

Examples

The following example illustrates how to replace a text in the table.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Load a template document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument("Template.docx");
    //Get the table
    WTable table = document.Sections[0].Tables[0] as WTable;
    //Replace the text
    table.Replace(new Regex("illustrates"), "describes");
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Load a template document
    Dim document As New WordDocument("Template.docx")
    'Get the table
    Dim table As WTable = TryCast(document.Sections(0).Tables(0), WTable)
    'Replace the text
    table.Replace(New Regex("illustrates"), "describes")
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

ResetCells(Int32, Int32)

Resets the table with the specified number of rows and columns.

Declaration

public void ResetCells(int rowsNum, int columnsNum)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	rowsNum	The integer specifies the number of rows.
System.Int32	columnsNum	The integer specifies the number of columns.

Examples

The following example illustrates how to add a table to the document.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Gets the first section in the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Add new table to the section
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    //Set rows and columns count
    table.ResetCells(2, 2);
    //Add contents to the table
    IWParagraph paragraph = table[0, 0].AddParagraph();
    paragraph.AppendText("Apple");
    paragraph = table[0, 1].AddParagraph();
    paragraph.AppendText("Red");
    paragraph = table[1, 0].AddParagraph();
    paragraph.AppendText("Banana");
    paragraph = table[1, 1].AddParagraph();
    paragraph.AppendText("Yellow");
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document 
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Gets the first section in the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add new table to the section
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    'Set rows and columns count
    table.ResetCells(2, 2)
    'Add contents to the table
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = table(0, 0).AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("Apple")
    paragraph = table(0, 1).AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("Red")
    paragraph = table(1, 0).AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("Banana")
    paragraph = table(1, 1).AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("Yellow")
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Exceptions

Type	Condition
System.ArgumentException	The number of cells must be between 1 and 63.

ResetCells(Int32, Int32, RowFormat, Single)

Resets the table with the specified number of rows and columns, table format and cell width.

Declaration

public void ResetCells(int rowsNum, int columnsNum, RowFormat format, float cellWidth)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	rowsNum	The integer specifies the number of rows.
System.Int32	columnsNum	The integer specifies the number of columns.
RowFormat	format	The RowFormat specifies the format for the table.
System.Single	cellWidth	The float specifies the width of the cells.

Examples

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Add a new table into Word document
    IWTable table = section.AddTable();
    RowFormat format = new RowFormat();
    format.BackColor = Color.LightGray;
    format.CellSpacing = 2;
    format.Paddings.All = 2;
    //Set number of rows and columns
    table.ResetCells(2, 2, format, 200);
    //Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}

Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add a new table into Word document
    Dim table As IWTable = section.AddTable()
    Dim format As New RowFormat()
    format.BackColor = Color.LightGray
    format.CellSpacing = 2
    format.Paddings.All = 2
    'Set number of rows and columns
    table.ResetCells(2, 2, format, 200)
    'Save and close the document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

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

XDLSSerializableBase.WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter)

Implements

IXDLSSerializable

ITextBodyItem

IWTable

ICompositeEntity

IEntity

Extension Methods

Extensions.AutoFit(WTable, AutoFitType)

Class WTable

Inheritance

Implements

Inherited Members

Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS

Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.NET.dll

Syntax

Constructors

WTable(IWordDocument)

Declaration

Parameters

WTable(IWordDocument, Boolean)

Declaration

Parameters

Properties

ApplyStyleForBandedColumns

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

ApplyStyleForBandedRows

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

ApplyStyleForFirstColumn

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

ApplyStyleForHeaderRow

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

ApplyStyleForLastColumn

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

ApplyStyleForLastRow

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

ChildEntities

Declaration

Property Value

Description

Declaration

Property Value

EntityType

Declaration

Property Value

Overrides

FirstRow

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

IndentFromLeft

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

Item[Int32, Int32]

Declaration

Parameters

Property Value

Examples

Exceptions

LastCell

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

LastRow

Declaration

Property Value

Examples

Rows

Declaration

Property Value

See Also

StyleName

Declaration

Property Value

TableFormat

Declaration