Class WSymbol

Represents a symbol in the Word document.

Inheritance
System.Object
OwnerHolder
XDLSSerializableBase
Entity
WidgetBase
ParagraphItem
WSymbol
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Portable.dll
Syntax
public class WSymbol : ParagraphItem, IXDLSSerializable, IParagraphItem, IEntity, IOfficeRun, ILeafWidget, IWidget
Examples
private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Add new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    paragraph.AppendText("Example of adding symbols to the paragraph: ");
    //Insert symbol with character code 100
    WSymbol symbol = paragraph.AppendSymbol(100);
    symbol.FontName = "Windings";
    //Save and close the Word 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()
    'Add new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    paragraph.AppendText("Example of adding symbols to the paragraph: ")
    'Insert symbol with character code 100
    Dim symbol As WSymbol = paragraph.AppendSymbol(100)
    symbol.FontName = "Windings"
    'Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Constructors

WSymbol(IWordDocument)

Initialize a new instance of the WSymbol class with the specified IWordDocument instance.

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

The IWordDocument instance.

Properties

CharacterCode

Gets or sets symbol's character code.

Declaration
public byte CharacterCode { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.Byte

CharacterFormat

Gets the character format for the symbol. Read-only.

Declaration
public WCharacterFormat CharacterFormat { get; }
Property Value
Type
WCharacterFormat

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

FontName

Gets or sets font name for the symbol.

Declaration
public string FontName { get; set; }
Property Value
Type
System.String

Methods

CloneImpl()

Creates a duplicate copy of the entity.

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

The reference to the newly created object.
Overrides

CreateLayoutInfo()

Creates layout information.

Declaration
protected override void CreateLayoutInfo()
Overrides

InitXDLSHolder()

Registers child objects in XDSL holder.

Declaration
protected override void InitXDLSHolder()
Overrides

ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader)

Reads object data from xml attributes.

Declaration
protected override void ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader reader)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IXDLSAttributeReader reader

The IXDLSAttributeReader object.
Overrides

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