com.aspose.words
Class FieldMergeField

java.lang.Object
  extended by Field
      extended by com.aspose.words.FieldMergeField

public class FieldMergeField 
extends Field

Implements the MERGEFIELD field. Retrieves the name of a data field within the merge characters in a mail merge main document. When the main document is merged with the selected data source, information from the specified data field is inserted in place of the merge field.

Property Getters/Setters Summary
FieldEndgetEnd()→ inherited from Field
           Gets the node that represents the field end.
java.lang.StringgetFieldName()
voidsetFieldName(java.lang.String value)
           Gets or sets the name of a data field.
java.lang.StringgetFieldNameNoPrefix()
           Returns just the name of the data field. Any prefix is stripped to the prefix property.
FieldFormatgetFormat()→ inherited from Field
           Gets a FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field's formatting.
booleanisDirty()→ inherited from Field
voidisDirty(boolean value)
           Gets or sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.
booleanisLocked()→ inherited from Field
voidisLocked(boolean value)
           Gets or sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).
booleanisMapped()
voidisMapped(boolean value)
           Gets or sets whether this field is a mapped field.
booleanisVerticalFormatting()
voidisVerticalFormatting(boolean value)
           Gets or sets whether to enable character conversion for vertical formatting.
intgetLocaleId()→ inherited from Field
voidsetLocaleId(int value)
           Gets or sets the LCID of the field.
java.lang.StringgetResult()→ inherited from Field
voidsetResult(java.lang.String value)
           Gets or sets text that is between the field separator and field end.
FieldSeparatorgetSeparator()→ inherited from Field
           Gets the node that represents the field separator. Can be null.
FieldStartgetStart()→ inherited from Field
           Gets the node that represents the start of the field.
java.lang.StringgetTextAfter()
voidsetTextAfter(java.lang.String value)
           Gets or sets the text to be inserted after the field if the field is not blank.
java.lang.StringgetTextBefore()
voidsetTextBefore(java.lang.String value)
           Gets or sets the text to be inserted before the field if the field is not blank.
intgetType()
          The value of the property is FieldType integer constant.
 
Method Summary
java.lang.StringgetFieldCode()→ inherited from Field
           Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator). Both field code and field result of child fields are included.
java.lang.StringgetFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes)→ inherited from Field
           Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator).
Noderemove()→ inherited from Field
           Removes the field from the document. Returns a node right after the field. If the field's end is the last child of its parent node, returns its parent paragraph. If the field is already removed, returns null.
booleanunlink()→ inherited from Field
           Performs the field unlink.
voidupdate()→ inherited from Field
           Performs the field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
voidupdate(boolean ignoreMergeFormat)→ inherited from Field
           Performs a field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
 

Property Getters/Setters Detail

getEnd

→ inherited from Field
public FieldEnd getEnd()
Gets the node that represents the field end.

getFieldName/setFieldName

public java.lang.String getFieldName() / public void setFieldName(java.lang.String value)
Gets or sets the name of a data field.

getFieldNameNoPrefix

public java.lang.String getFieldNameNoPrefix()
Returns just the name of the data field. Any prefix is stripped to the prefix property.

getFormat

→ inherited from Field
public FieldFormat getFormat()
Gets a FieldFormat object that provides typed access to field's formatting.

Example:

Shows how to formatting fields
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

Field field = builder.insertField("MERGEFIELD Date");

FieldFormat format = field.getFormat();

format.setDateTimeFormat("dddd, MMMM dd, yyyy");
format.setNumericFormat("0.#");
format.getGeneralFormats().add(GeneralFormat.CHAR_FORMAT);

isDirty/isDirty

→ inherited from Field
public boolean isDirty() / public void isDirty(boolean value)
Gets or sets whether the current result of the field is no longer correct (stale) due to other modifications made to the document.

isLocked/isLocked

→ inherited from Field
public boolean isLocked() / public void isLocked(boolean value)
Gets or sets whether the field is locked (should not recalculate its result).

isMapped/isMapped

public boolean isMapped() / public void isMapped(boolean value)
Gets or sets whether this field is a mapped field.

isVerticalFormatting/isVerticalFormatting

public boolean isVerticalFormatting() / public void isVerticalFormatting(boolean value)
Gets or sets whether to enable character conversion for vertical formatting.

getLocaleId/setLocaleId

→ inherited from Field
public int getLocaleId() / public void setLocaleId(int value)
Gets or sets the LCID of the field.

Example:

Get or sets locale for fields
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

Field field = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");
field.setLocaleId(2064);

ByteArrayOutputStream dstStream = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
doc.save(dstStream, SaveFormat.DOCX);

Field newField = doc.getRange().getFields().get(0);
Assert.assertEquals(newField.getLocaleId(), 2064);
See Also:
FieldUpdateCultureSource.FIELD_CODE

getResult/setResult

→ inherited from Field
public java.lang.String getResult() / public void setResult(java.lang.String value)
Gets or sets text that is between the field separator and field end.

Example:

Inserts a field into a document using DocumentBuilder.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Insert a simple Date field into the document.
// When we insert a field through the DocumentBuilder class we can get the
// special Field object which contains information about the field.
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");

// Update this particular field in the document so we can get the FieldResult.
dateField.update();

// Display some information from this field.
// The field result is where the last evaluated value is stored. This is what is displayed in the document
// When field codes are not showing.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldResult: {0}", dateField.getResult()));

// Display the field code which defines the behaviour of the field. This can been seen in Microsoft Word by pressing ALT+F9.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldCode: {0}", dateField.getFieldCode()));

// The field type defines what type of field in the Document this is. In this case the type is "FieldDate"
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldType: {0}", dateField.getType()));

// Finally let's completely remove the field from the document. This can easily be done by invoking the Remove method on the object.
dateField.remove();

getSeparator

→ inherited from Field
public FieldSeparator getSeparator()
Gets the node that represents the field separator. Can be null.

getStart

→ inherited from Field
public FieldStart getStart()
Gets the node that represents the start of the field.

getTextAfter/setTextAfter

public java.lang.String getTextAfter() / public void setTextAfter(java.lang.String value)
Gets or sets the text to be inserted after the field if the field is not blank.

getTextBefore/setTextBefore

public java.lang.String getTextBefore() / public void setTextBefore(java.lang.String value)
Gets or sets the text to be inserted before the field if the field is not blank.

getType

public int getType()
The value of the property is FieldType integer constant.

Method Detail

getFieldCode

→ inherited from Field
public java.lang.String getFieldCode()
Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator). Both field code and field result of child fields are included.

Example:

Inserts a field into a document using DocumentBuilder.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Insert a simple Date field into the document.
// When we insert a field through the DocumentBuilder class we can get the
// special Field object which contains information about the field.
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");

// Update this particular field in the document so we can get the FieldResult.
dateField.update();

// Display some information from this field.
// The field result is where the last evaluated value is stored. This is what is displayed in the document
// When field codes are not showing.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldResult: {0}", dateField.getResult()));

// Display the field code which defines the behaviour of the field. This can been seen in Microsoft Word by pressing ALT+F9.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldCode: {0}", dateField.getFieldCode()));

// The field type defines what type of field in the Document this is. In this case the type is "FieldDate"
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldType: {0}", dateField.getType()));

// Finally let's completely remove the field from the document. This can easily be done by invoking the Remove method on the object.
dateField.remove();

Example:

Shows how to get text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator)
Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Field.FieldCode.docx");

for (Field field : doc.getRange().getFields())
{
    if (field.getType() == FieldType.FIELD_IF)
    {
        FieldIf fieldIf = (FieldIf) field;

        if (containsNestedFields)
        {
            String fieldCode = fieldIf.getFieldCode(true);
        } else
        {
            String fieldCode = fieldIf.getFieldCode(false);
        }
    }
}

getFieldCode

→ inherited from Field
public java.lang.String getFieldCode(boolean includeChildFieldCodes)
Returns text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator).
Parameters:
includeChildFieldCodes - True if child field codes should be included.

Example:

Shows how to get text between field start and field separator (or field end if there is no separator)
Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Field.FieldCode.docx");

for (Field field : doc.getRange().getFields())
{
    if (field.getType() == FieldType.FIELD_IF)
    {
        FieldIf fieldIf = (FieldIf) field;

        if (containsNestedFields)
        {
            String fieldCode = fieldIf.getFieldCode(true);
        } else
        {
            String fieldCode = fieldIf.getFieldCode(false);
        }
    }
}

remove

→ inherited from Field
public Node remove()
           throws java.lang.Exception
Removes the field from the document. Returns a node right after the field. If the field's end is the last child of its parent node, returns its parent paragraph. If the field is already removed, returns null.

Example:

Inserts a field into a document using DocumentBuilder.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Insert a simple Date field into the document.
// When we insert a field through the DocumentBuilder class we can get the
// special Field object which contains information about the field.
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");

// Update this particular field in the document so we can get the FieldResult.
dateField.update();

// Display some information from this field.
// The field result is where the last evaluated value is stored. This is what is displayed in the document
// When field codes are not showing.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldResult: {0}", dateField.getResult()));

// Display the field code which defines the behaviour of the field. This can been seen in Microsoft Word by pressing ALT+F9.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldCode: {0}", dateField.getFieldCode()));

// The field type defines what type of field in the Document this is. In this case the type is "FieldDate"
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldType: {0}", dateField.getType()));

// Finally let's completely remove the field from the document. This can easily be done by invoking the Remove method on the object.
dateField.remove();

unlink

→ inherited from Field
public boolean unlink()
              throws java.lang.Exception
Performs the field unlink.

Replaces the field with its most recent result.

Some fields, such as XE (Index Entry) fields and SEQ (Sequence) fields, cannot be unlinked.

Returns:
True if the field has been unlinked, otherwise false.

Example:

Shows how to unlink specific field
Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Field.UnlinkFields.docx");

doc.getRange().getFields().get(1).unlink();

update

→ inherited from Field
public void update()
           throws java.lang.Exception
Performs the field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.

Example:

Inserts a field into a document using DocumentBuilder.
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

// Insert a simple Date field into the document.
// When we insert a field through the DocumentBuilder class we can get the
// special Field object which contains information about the field.
Field dateField = builder.insertField("DATE \\* MERGEFORMAT");

// Update this particular field in the document so we can get the FieldResult.
dateField.update();

// Display some information from this field.
// The field result is where the last evaluated value is stored. This is what is displayed in the document
// When field codes are not showing.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldResult: {0}", dateField.getResult()));

// Display the field code which defines the behaviour of the field. This can been seen in Microsoft Word by pressing ALT+F9.
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldCode: {0}", dateField.getFieldCode()));

// The field type defines what type of field in the Document this is. In this case the type is "FieldDate"
System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("FieldType: {0}", dateField.getType()));

// Finally let's completely remove the field from the document. This can easily be done by invoking the Remove method on the object.
dateField.remove();

update

→ inherited from Field
public void update(boolean ignoreMergeFormat)
           throws java.lang.Exception
Performs a field update. Throws if the field is being updated already.
Parameters:
ignoreMergeFormat - If true then direct field result formatting is abandoned, regardless of the MERGEFORMAT switch, otherwise normal update is performed.

Example:

Shows a way to update a field ignoring the MERGEFORMAT switch
LoadOptions loadOptions = new LoadOptions();
loadOptions.setPreserveIncludePictureField(true);

Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Field.UpdateFieldIgnoringMergeFormat.docx", loadOptions);

for (Field field : doc.getRange().getFields())
{
    if (((field.getType()) == (FieldType.FIELD_INCLUDE_PICTURE)))
    {
        FieldIncludePicture includePicture = (FieldIncludePicture) field;

        includePicture.setSourceFullName(getImageDir() + "dotnet-logo.png");
        includePicture.update(true);
    }
}

doc.updateFields();
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Field.UpdateFieldIgnoringMergeFormat.docx");

See Also:
          Aspose.Words Documentation - the home page for the Aspose.Words Product Documentation.
          Aspose.Words Support Forum - our preferred method of support.