I am trying to use C# to replace a specific string of text on an entire DOCX file with a line break (newline).
The string of text that I am searching for could be in a paragraph or in a table in the file.
I am currently using the code below to replace text.
using (WordprocessingDocument doc = WordprocessingDocument.Open("yourdoc.docx", true))
{
var body = doc.MainDocumentPart.Document.Body;
foreach (var text in body.Descendants<Text>())
{
if (text.Text.Contains("##Text1##"))
{
text.Text = text.Text.Replace("##Text1##", Environment.NewLine);
}
}
}
ISSUE: When I run this code, the output DOCX file has the text replaced with a space (i.e. " ") instead of a line break.
How can I change this code to make this work?
Try with a break. Check the example on this link. You just have to append a Break
Paragraphs, smart tags, hyperlinks are all inside Run. So maybe you could try this approach.
To change the text inside a table, you will have to use this approach. Again the text is always inside a Run.
If you are saying that the replace is only replacing for an empty string, i would try this:
using (WordprocessingDocument doc =
WordprocessingDocument.Open(@"yourpath\testdocument.docx", true))
{
var body = doc.MainDocumentPart.Document.Body;
var paras = body.Elements<Paragraph>();
foreach (var para in paras)
{
foreach (var run in para.Elements<Run>())
{
foreach (var text in run.Elements<Text>())
{
if (text.Text.Contains("text-to-replace"))
{
text.Text = text.Text.Replace("text-to-replace", "");
run.AppendChild(new Break());
}
}
}
}
}
Instead of adding a line break, try making two paragraphs, one before the "text to be replaced" and one after. Doing that will automatically add a line break between two paragraphs.
text.Parent.Append(new DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing.Break());
// Open a WordprocessingDocument for editing using the filepath.
using (WordprocessingDocument wordprocessingDocument = WordprocessingDocument.Open(filepath, true))
{
// Assign a reference to the existing document body.
Body body = wordprocessingDocument.MainDocumentPart.Document.Body;
//itenerate throught text
foreach (var text in body.Descendants<Text>())
{
text.Parent.Append(new Text("Text:"));
text.Parent.Append(new Break());
text.Parent.Append(new Text("Text"));
}
}
This will return:
Text:
Text: