Class WTextFormField

Represents the text form field in the Word document.

Inheritance
System.Object
OwnerHolder
XDLSSerializableBase
Entity
WidgetBase
ParagraphItem
WTextRange
WField
WFormField
WTextFormField
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Portable.dll
Syntax
public class WTextFormField : WFormField, IXDLSSerializable, IOfficeRun, IStringWidget, ISplitLeafWidget, ITextMeasurable, IWField, IWTextRange, IParagraphItem, IEntity, 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
    WParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph() as WParagraph;
    paragraph.AppendText("General Information");
    section.AddParagraph();
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph() as WParagraph;
    IWTextRange text = paragraph.AppendText("Name\t");
    text.CharacterFormat.Bold = true;
    //Append Text form field 
    WTextFormField textfield = paragraph.AppendTextFormField(null);
    //Set type of Text form field
    textfield.Type = TextFormFieldType.RegularText;
    textfield.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Calibri";
    textfield.CalculateOnExit = true;
    section.AddParagraph();
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph() as WParagraph;
    text = paragraph.AppendText("Date of Birth\t");
    text.CharacterFormat.Bold = true;
    //Append Text form field
    textfield = paragraph.AppendTextFormField("Date field", DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/DD/YY"));
    textfield.StringFormat = "MM/DD/YY";
    //Set Text form field type
    textfield.Type = TextFormFieldType.DateText;
    textfield.CalculateOnExit = true;
    //Save the Word document
    document.Save("Textfield.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document
    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 WParagraph = TryCast(section.AddParagraph(), WParagraph)
    paragraph.AppendText("General Information")
    section.AddParagraph()
    paragraph = TryCast(section.AddParagraph(), WParagraph)
    Dim text As IWTextRange = paragraph.AppendText("Name" & vbTab)
    text.CharacterFormat.Bold = True
    'Append Text form field 
    Dim textfield As WTextFormField = paragraph.AppendTextFormField(Nothing)
    'Set type of Text form field
    textfield.Type = TextFormFieldType.RegularText
    textfield.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Calibri"
    textfield.CalculateOnExit = True
    section.AddParagraph()
    paragraph = TryCast(section.AddParagraph(), WParagraph)
    text = paragraph.AppendText("Date of Birth" & vbTab)
    text.CharacterFormat.Bold = True
    'Append Text form field
    textfield = paragraph.AppendTextFormField("Date field", DateTime.Now.ToString("MM/DD/YY"))
    textfield.StringFormat = "MM/DD/YY"
    'Set Text form field type
    textfield.Type = TextFormFieldType.DateText
    textfield.CalculateOnExit = True
    'Save the Word document
    document.Save("Textfield.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

Constructors

WTextFormField(IWordDocument)

Initializes a new instance of the WTextFormField class.

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

Properties

DefaultText

Gets or sets the default text for text form field.

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

The string that specifies the default text.

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

MaximumLength

Gets or sets the maximum text length of the text form field.

Declaration
public int MaximumLength { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Int32

The integer that specifies the maximum length of the text.

StringFormat

Gets or sets the string text format (text, date/time, number) directly.

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

The string that specifies the text format.

Text

Gets or sets the text of text form field.

Declaration
public override string Text { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.String

The string that specifies the text.
Overrides

TextRange

Gets or sets the form field text range.

Declaration
public WTextRange TextRange { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
WTextRange

The WTextRange instance that specifies the form field text.

Type

Gets or sets text form field type.

Declaration
public TextFormFieldType Type { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
TextFormFieldType

The TextFormFieldType member that specifies the type of text form field.

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

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