Copy Font Formatting of a Run Object & Apply to other Text in Word DOCX Document | Aspose.Words for Android via Java

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We’re using Aspose Words for Android. If I already have a fully configured Font object, how can I apply it to a call to write(). While I can find a getFont() method, I can’t find a setFont() method. The Font is captured from reading in a document, so I’ve no idea what’s in it and can’t rebuild it from scratch.

That’s why I’m looking for a way to just use it

2

@NBP,

Please see these sample input and output Word DOCX documents:

And try running the following code:

Document doc = new Document("copy font formatting.docx");

Run source = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getFirstParagraph().getRuns().get(0);
Run destination = doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getLastParagraph().getRuns().get(0);

copyFormatting(source.getFont(), destination.getFont());

DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
builder.moveToDocumentEnd();
builder.writeln();
builder.writeln("Another plain text");
copyFormatting(source.getFont(), builder.getFont());
builder.writeln("Should be formatted");

doc.save("awjava-20.11.docx");

public static void copyFormatting(Object source, Object dest) throws Exception {
    if (source.getClass() != dest.getClass())
        throw new Exception("All objects must be of the same type");

    Method methodlist[] = source.getClass().getDeclaredMethods();

    // Iterate through each property in the source object.
    for (Method prop : methodlist) {
        // Continue processing only if the method starts with ‘get’.
        if (!prop.getName().startsWith("get"))
            continue;

        // Skip indexed access items. Skip setting the internals of a style as these should not be changed.
        if (prop.getName() == "getItem" || prop.getName() == "getStyle" ||
                prop.getName() == "getStyleName" || prop.getName() == "getStyleIdentifier")
            continue;

        Object value;

        // Wrap this call as it can throw an exception. Skip if thrown
        try {
            // Get value by invoking getter method.
            value = prop.invoke(source);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            continue;
        }

        // Get the corresponding setter method.
        Method setter = null;
        try {
            setter = source.getClass().getDeclaredMethod(prop.getName().replace("get", "set"), prop.getReturnType());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // do nothing if throws.
        }

        // Skip if value can not be retrieved.
        if (value != null) {
            // If this property returns a class which belongs to the
            if (prop.getReturnType().getPackage() != null && prop.getReturnType().getPackage().getName().equals("com.aspose.words")) {
                // Recurse into this class.
                copyFormatting(prop.invoke(source), prop.invoke(dest));
            } else if (setter != null) {
                // If we can write to this property then copy the value across.
                setter.invoke(dest, prop.invoke(source));
            }
        }
    }
}
3

(copyFormatting(source.getFont(), destination.getFont());

This looks exactly like what I’m looking for, but which object is the

copyFormatting() method in?

4

@NBP,

The copyFormatting is a standalone utility method and is not a part of Aspose.Words for Android via Java API. However, you will need to include the following package:

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

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Then, where can you get this standalone utility copyFormatting?

6

@NBP,

Please check the following code of copyFormatting method:

public static void copyFormatting(Object source, Object dest) throws Exception {
    if (source.getClass() != dest.getClass())
        throw new Exception("All objects must be of the same type");

    Method methodlist[] = source.getClass().getDeclaredMethods();

    // Iterate through each property in the source object.
    for (Method prop : methodlist) {
        // Continue processing only if the method starts with ‘get’.
        if (!prop.getName().startsWith("get"))
            continue;

        // Skip indexed access items. Skip setting the internals of a style as these should not be changed.
        if (prop.getName() == "getItem" || prop.getName() == "getStyle" ||
                prop.getName() == "getStyleName" || prop.getName() == "getStyleIdentifier")
            continue;

        Object value;

        // Wrap this call as it can throw an exception. Skip if thrown
        try {
            // Get value by invoking getter method.
            value = prop.invoke(source);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            continue;
        }

        // Get the corresponding setter method.
        Method setter = null;
        try {
            setter = source.getClass().getDeclaredMethod(prop.getName().replace("get", "set"), prop.getReturnType());
        } catch (Exception e) {
            // do nothing if throws.
        }

        // Skip if value can not be retrieved.
        if (value != null) {
            // If this property returns a class which belongs to the
            if (prop.getReturnType().getPackage() != null && prop.getReturnType().getPackage().getName().equals("com.aspose.words")) {
                // Recurse into this class.
                copyFormatting(prop.invoke(source), prop.invoke(dest));
            } else if (setter != null) {
                // If we can write to this property then copy the value across.
                setter.invoke(dest, prop.invoke(source));
            }
        }
    }
}