addSimpleField

addSimpleField

BASIC / ADVANCED / PREMIUM

Inserts a Word field into your Word document.

Description
public void addSimpleField(String fieldName) throws Exception
public void addSimpleField(String fieldName, String type) throws Exception
public void addSimpleField(String fieldName, String type, String format) throws Exception
public void addSimpleField(String fieldName, OptionsSimpleField options) throws Exception
public void addSimpleField(String fieldName, String type, String format, OptionsSimpleField options) throws Exception

This method allows you to insert different types of Word fields into your Word document.

Among the automatic fields that you may insert are:

  • AUTHOR
  • COMMENTS
  • DOCPROPERTY
  • FILENAME
  • FILESIZE
  • KEYWORDS
  • LASTSAVEDBY
  • NUMCHARS
  • NUMPAGES
  • NUMWORDS
  • SUBJECT
  • TEMPLATE
  • TITLE

Beware that, of course, some of these fields (like, for example, AUTHOR) have to be previously defined in the Word document. This can be achieved either via the use of a customized base template or with the help of the addProperties method.

There are specific methods for the insertion of dates and page numbers that allow for a further customization of the resulting field. If the updateFields option is not set to true, in certain cases, the user may need to press F9 in the MS Word interface to update the field value. Please, check for each particular case in the resulting Word document.

Parameters

fieldName

The field value.

type

The possible values are general (default), numerical or alphabetical.

format

This requires a working knowledge of the Word simple fields available formats (see, for example, this web page). Beware that you should omit the \*, \# and the \@ chunks that are already taken into account in the type parameter. The default value is empty.

options

The specific options have the following keys and values:

Option Type Description
doNotShadeFormData Boolean If true does not shade the corresponding field. Default value is false.
updateFields Boolean If true the user will be prompted to update the field data on opening the ord document. Check case by case if you need to activate this property. The default value is false.
Option Type Description
pStyle String Word style to be used.
backgroundColor String Hexadecimal color value: FF0000, 000000...
bidi Boolean Sets to true for right to left languages like Hebrew or Arabic.
bold Boolean If true the text will be shown in bold characters.
border String Available values are:
  • none (default)
  • double
  • dashed
  • outset
  • inset
  • threeDEmboss
  • threeDEngrave
borderBottom String Overwrites the general border type for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeft String Overwrites the general border type for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTop String Overwrites the general border type for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRight String Overwrites the general border type for the right border of the paragraph.
borderColor String Hexadecimal color value: FF0000, 000000...
borderBottomColor String Overwrites the general border color for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeftColor String Overwrites the general border color for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTopColor String Overwrites the general border color for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRightColor String Overwrites the general border color for the right border of the paragraph.
borderSpacing Integer Separation between border and text in points.
borderBottomSpacing Integer Overwrites the general border spacing for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeftSpacing Integer Overwrites the general border spacing for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTopSpacing Integer Overwrites the general border spacing for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRightSpacing Integer Overwrites the general border spacing for the right border of the paragraph.
borderWidth Integer Border width in eigths of a point.
borderBottomWidth Integer Overwrites the general border width for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeftWidth Integer Overwrites the general border width for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTopWidth Integer Overwrites the general border width for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRightWidth Integer Overwrites the general border width for the right border of the paragraph.
caps Boolean If true displays text in capital letters.
color String Hexadecimal color value: "FF0000", "000000"...
contextualSpacing String Ignores spacing above and below the paragraph whenever the neighbouring paragraphs use the same Word style.
doubleStrikeThrough Boolean If true displays text in doubleStrikeThrough.
em String Emphasis mark type: "none", "dot", "circle", "comma", "underDot".
firstLineIndent Integer First line indentation in twentieths of a point (twips).
font String Font family: "Arial", "Calibri"...
fontSize Integer Font size in points.
hanging Integer Paragraph hanging in twentieths of a point (twips).
headingLevel Integer The heading level if you want this paragraph to be a heading.
italic Boolean If true displays the text in italics.
indentLeft Integer Left margin in points.
indentRight Integer Right margin in points.
keepLines Boolean Keeps (whenever possible) all the current paragraph lines on the same page (default value is false).
keepNext Boolean Keeps (whenever possible) in the same page the current paragraph with next paragraph (default value is false).
lineSpacing Integer 120, 240 (standard), 360, 480... (in twentieths of a point).
pageBreakBefore Boolean If true forces a page break before the paragraph.
primaryStyle Boolean If true sets as primary style.
position Integer Position value. Positive value for raised and negative value for lowered.
rtl Boolean Sets to true for right to left languages like Hebrew or Arabic.
scaling Integer Scaling value, 100 is the default value.
semiHidden Boolean If true sets as semihidden style.
smallCaps Boolean If true displays text in small capital letters.
spacingBottom Integer Bottom padding in twentieths of a point.
spacingTop Integer Top padding in twentieths of a point.
strikeThrough Boolean If true displays text in strikethrough.
tabPositions ArrayList<HashMap<String, String>> Each entry is a HashMap array with the following keys and values:
  • type can be clear, left (default), center, right, decimal, bar and num.
  • leader can be none (default), dot, hyphen, underscore, heavy and middleDot.
  • position given in twentieths of a point.
textAlign String Text alignment within paragraph. Possible values are: center, right, both and distribute.
textDirection String Text flow direction within a table cell. Possible values are: lrTb, tbRl, btLr, lrTbV, tbRlV and tbLrV.
underline String Underlines text. Possible values are: single, words, double, dotted, dash and wave.
underlineColor String Underlines text with a color: "FF0000", "000000"...
vanish Boolean Uses a vanish style.
widowControl Boolean Prevents Word from printing the last line of a paragraph by itself at the top of the page (widow) or the first line of a paragraph at the bottom of a page (orphan).
wordWrap Boolean Allows line breaking at character level (default value is false).
Code samples

Example #1

The resulting Word document looks like: