DataTplFixPbbNotInTable.cs
C# VB
//// This code is part of Document Solutions for Word demos.// Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.//using System;using System.IO;using System.Globalization;using GrapeCity.Documents.Word;
namespace DsWordWeb.Demos{ // This example shows how to deal with the // pbb (paragraph-block-behavior) template formatter // should start and end in the same cell error. public class DataTplFixPbbNotInTable { // Code demonstrating the problem: GcWordDocument Problem() { using var oceans = File.OpenRead(Path.Combine("Resources", "data", "oceans.json")); var doc = new GcWordDocument(); doc.DataTemplate.DataSources.Add("ds", oceans); // Incorrect: a range with a pbb (paragraph-block-behavior) formatter is defined // outside of a table: doc.Body.Paragraphs.Add("{{#ds.seas}:pbb()}{{ds.seas.name}} {{/ds.seas}}"); doc.DataTemplate.Process(CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US")); return doc; }
// Code demonstrating the fix: GcWordDocument Fix() { using var oceans = File.OpenRead(Path.Combine("Resources", "data", "oceans.json")); var doc = new GcWordDocument(); doc.DataTemplate.DataSources.Add("ds", oceans); // Correct: remove the pbb formatter as it is not needed outside of table: doc.Body.Paragraphs.Add("{{#ds.seas}}{{ds.seas.name}} {{/ds.seas}}"); doc.DataTemplate.Process(CultureInfo.GetCultureInfo("en-US")); return doc; }
public GcWordDocument CreateDocx() { GcWordDocument doc; try { // This fails: doc = Problem(); } catch (Exception ex) { // This works: doc = Fix(); // Insert a brief explanation of the problem and the fix into the generated document: doc.Body.Paragraphs.Insert( $"The error \"{ex.Message}\" occurred because a pbb (paragraph-block-behavior) formatter " + $"was defined not inside a table. A pbb formatter can only be used inside a table cell.", doc.Styles[BuiltInStyleId.BlockText], InsertLocation.Start); } return doc; } }}