com.aspose.words
Class DocumentPropertyCollection

java.lang.Object
    com.aspose.words.DocumentPropertyCollection

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Iterable

Direct Known Subclasses:

BuiltInDocumentProperties, CustomDocumentProperties

public abstract class DocumentPropertyCollection 
extends java.lang.Object

// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties();

// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.add("Authorized", true);
properties.add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.add("Authorized Date", new Date());
properties.add("Authorized Revision", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getRevisionNumber());
properties.add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.assertEquals(properties.indexOf("Authorized Amount"), 1);
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 5);

// Enumerate and print all custom properties
Iterator<DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.iterator();
try {
    while (enumerator.hasNext()) {
        DocumentProperty property = enumerator.next();
        System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Name: \"{0}\", Type: \"{1}\", Value: \"{2}\"", property.getName(), property.getType(), property.getValue()));
    }
} finally {
    if (enumerator != null) enumerator.remove();
}

// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");

// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.removeAt(1);
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 4);

properties.remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 3);

// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

See Also:

BuiltInDocumentProperties, CustomDocumentProperties

public int getCount()

Gets number of items in the collection.

Example:

Enumerates through all built-in and custom properties in a document using indexed access.

String fileName = getMyDir() + "Properties.doc";
Document doc = new Document(fileName);

System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("1. Document name: {0}", fileName));

System.out.println("2. Built-in Properties");
for (int i = 0; i < doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getCount(); i++) {
    DocumentProperty docProperty = doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().get(i);
    System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}({1}) : {2}", docProperty.getName(), docProperty.getType(), docProperty.getValue()));
}

System.out.println("3. Custom Properties");
for (int i = 0; i < doc.getCustomDocumentProperties().getCount(); i++) {
    DocumentProperty docProperty = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties().get(i);
    System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}({1}) : {2}", docProperty.getName(), docProperty.getType(), docProperty.getValue()));
}

public DocumentProperty get(int index)

Returns a DocumentProperty object by index.

Note: In Java this method is slow because iterates over all nodes.

Parameters:

index - Zero-based index of the DocumentProperty to retrieve.

Example:

Enumerates through all built-in and custom properties in a document using indexed access.

String fileName = getMyDir() + "Properties.doc";
Document doc = new Document(fileName);

System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("1. Document name: {0}", fileName));

System.out.println("2. Built-in Properties");
for (int i = 0; i < doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getCount(); i++) {
    DocumentProperty docProperty = doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().get(i);
    System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}({1}) : {2}", docProperty.getName(), docProperty.getType(), docProperty.getValue()));
}

System.out.println("3. Custom Properties");
for (int i = 0; i < doc.getCustomDocumentProperties().getCount(); i++) {
    DocumentProperty docProperty = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties().get(i);
    System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("{0}({1}) : {2}", docProperty.getName(), docProperty.getType(), docProperty.getValue()));
}

public DocumentProperty get(java.lang.String name)

Returns a DocumentProperty object by the name of the property.

Returns null if a property with the specified name is not found.

Parameters:

name - The case-insensitive name of the property to retrieve.

Example:

Retrieves a custom document property by name.

Document doc = new Document(getMyDir() + "Properties.doc");

DocumentProperty docProperty = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties().get("Authorized Date");

if (docProperty != null) {
    System.out.println(docProperty.toDateTime());
} else {
    System.out.println("The document is not authorized. Authorizing...");
    doc.getCustomDocumentProperties().add("AuthorizedDate", new Date());
}

public void clear()

Removes all properties from the collection.

Example:

Shows how to add custom properties to a document.

// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties();

// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.add("Authorized", true);
properties.add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.add("Authorized Date", new Date());
properties.add("Authorized Revision", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getRevisionNumber());
properties.add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.assertEquals(properties.indexOf("Authorized Amount"), 1);
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 5);

// Enumerate and print all custom properties
Iterator<DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.iterator();
try {
    while (enumerator.hasNext()) {
        DocumentProperty property = enumerator.next();
        System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Name: \"{0}\", Type: \"{1}\", Value: \"{2}\"", property.getName(), property.getType(), property.getValue()));
    }
} finally {
    if (enumerator != null) enumerator.remove();
}

// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");

// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.removeAt(1);
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 4);

properties.remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 3);

// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

public boolean contains(java.lang.String name)

Returns true if a property with the specified name exists in the collection.

Parameters:

name - The case-insensitive name of the property.

Returns:

True if the property exists in the collection; false otherwise.

Example:

Shows how to add custom properties to a document.

// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties();

// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.add("Authorized", true);
properties.add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.add("Authorized Date", new Date());
properties.add("Authorized Revision", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getRevisionNumber());
properties.add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.assertEquals(properties.indexOf("Authorized Amount"), 1);
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 5);

// Enumerate and print all custom properties
Iterator<DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.iterator();
try {
    while (enumerator.hasNext()) {
        DocumentProperty property = enumerator.next();
        System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Name: \"{0}\", Type: \"{1}\", Value: \"{2}\"", property.getName(), property.getType(), property.getValue()));
    }
} finally {
    if (enumerator != null) enumerator.remove();
}

// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");

// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.removeAt(1);
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 4);

properties.remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 3);

// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

public int indexOf(java.lang.String name)

Gets the index of a property by name.

Note: In Java this method is slow because iterates over all nodes.

Parameters:

name - The case-insensitive name of the property.

Returns:

The zero based index. Negative value if not found.

Example:

Shows how to add custom properties to a document.

// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties();

// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.add("Authorized", true);
properties.add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.add("Authorized Date", new Date());
properties.add("Authorized Revision", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getRevisionNumber());
properties.add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.assertEquals(properties.indexOf("Authorized Amount"), 1);
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 5);

// Enumerate and print all custom properties
Iterator<DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.iterator();
try {
    while (enumerator.hasNext()) {
        DocumentProperty property = enumerator.next();
        System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Name: \"{0}\", Type: \"{1}\", Value: \"{2}\"", property.getName(), property.getType(), property.getValue()));
    }
} finally {
    if (enumerator != null) enumerator.remove();
}

// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");

// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.removeAt(1);
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 4);

properties.remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 3);

// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

public java.util.Iterator<DocumentProperty> iterator()

Returns an iterator object that can be used to iterate over all items in the collection.

Example:

Shows how to add custom properties to a document.

// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties();

// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.add("Authorized", true);
properties.add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.add("Authorized Date", new Date());
properties.add("Authorized Revision", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getRevisionNumber());
properties.add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.assertEquals(properties.indexOf("Authorized Amount"), 1);
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 5);

// Enumerate and print all custom properties
Iterator<DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.iterator();
try {
    while (enumerator.hasNext()) {
        DocumentProperty property = enumerator.next();
        System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Name: \"{0}\", Type: \"{1}\", Value: \"{2}\"", property.getName(), property.getType(), property.getValue()));
    }
} finally {
    if (enumerator != null) enumerator.remove();
}

// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");

// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.removeAt(1);
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 4);

properties.remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 3);

// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

public void remove(java.lang.String name)

Removes a property with the specified name from the collection.

Parameters:

name - The case-insensitive name of the property.

Example:

Shows how to add custom properties to a document.

// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties();

// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.add("Authorized", true);
properties.add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.add("Authorized Date", new Date());
properties.add("Authorized Revision", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getRevisionNumber());
properties.add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.assertEquals(properties.indexOf("Authorized Amount"), 1);
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 5);

// Enumerate and print all custom properties
Iterator<DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.iterator();
try {
    while (enumerator.hasNext()) {
        DocumentProperty property = enumerator.next();
        System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Name: \"{0}\", Type: \"{1}\", Value: \"{2}\"", property.getName(), property.getType(), property.getValue()));
    }
} finally {
    if (enumerator != null) enumerator.remove();
}

// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");

// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.removeAt(1);
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 4);

properties.remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 3);

// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

public void removeAt(int index)

Removes a property at the specified index.

Note: In Java this method is slow because iterates over all nodes.

Parameters:

index - The zero based index.

Example:

Shows how to add custom properties to a document.

// Create a blank document and get its custom property collection
Document doc = new Document();
CustomDocumentProperties properties = doc.getCustomDocumentProperties();

// The collection will be empty by default
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);

// We can populate it with key/value pairs with a variety of value types
properties.add("Authorized", true);
properties.add("Authorized By", "John Doe");
properties.add("Authorized Date", new Date());
properties.add("Authorized Revision", doc.getBuiltInDocumentProperties().getRevisionNumber());
properties.add("Authorized Amount", 123.45);

// Custom properties are automatically sorted in alphabetic order
Assert.assertEquals(properties.indexOf("Authorized Amount"), 1);
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 5);

// Enumerate and print all custom properties
Iterator<DocumentProperty> enumerator = properties.iterator();
try {
    while (enumerator.hasNext()) {
        DocumentProperty property = enumerator.next();
        System.out.println(MessageFormat.format("Name: \"{0}\", Type: \"{1}\", Value: \"{2}\"", property.getName(), property.getType(), property.getValue()));
    }
} finally {
    if (enumerator != null) enumerator.remove();
}

// We can view/edit custom properties by opening the document and looking in File > Properties > Advanced Properties > Custom
doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "Properties.DocumentPropertyCollection.docx");

// We can remove elements from the property collection by index or by name
properties.removeAt(1);
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Amount"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 4);

properties.remove("Authorized Revision");
Assert.assertFalse(properties.contains("Authorized Revision"));
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 3);

// We can also empty the entire custom property collection at once
properties.clear();
Assert.assertEquals(properties.getCount(), 0);