How to format horizontal rule using .NET

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Is there a way to insert a horizontal line? There are several InsertXYZ methods on the DocumentBuilder, but I didn't see one I thought would work.

I just want a simple black line ( HTML:

) to be inserted at the position of my choosing. I can do it in MS Word by going to Format | Borders and Shading and click the Horizontal Line button.
2

Hi,

Thank you for your interest in Aspose.Word.

You can use a workaround for the time being. Create a paragraph and set its bottom border to a line, then clear it in the next paragraph.

But we have logged your request and will implement it, please check back later.

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Dmitry's way sounds easier than what we do in our app. But in case it helps ...












//
// Embeds a 
 by using a standard black line image
//
private void WriteRule(DocumentBuilder wdb) {
 wdb.InsertParagraph();
 //wdb.ParagraphFormat.LeftIndent = 0;
 Bitmap img = new Bitmap(RuleWidth,1, PixelFormat.Format32bppArgb);
 Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(img);
 SolidBrush b = new SolidBrush(Color.FromArgb(102,122,132));
 g.FillRectangle(b,0,0,RuleWidth,1);
 wdb.InsertImage(img);
}
//RuleWidth is in pixels, i think.

David
4

Anyway, we are going to implement

support soon. Then we will probably implement full horizontal line support - just like in Word.
5

Has this support for horizontal lines been added and how does one access it??

6

Yes, we now have support for paragraph borders, which are basically used in MS Word to draw horizontal lines in text. Here is a sample code that draws horizontal line above the first paragraph of the document:

Document doc = new Document(filename);

Paragraph paragraph = (Paragraph)doc.GetChild(NodeType.Paragraph, 0, true);

Border topBorder = paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Borders[BorderType.Top];

topBorder.Color = System.Drawing.Color.Black;

topBorder.LineStyle = LineStyle.Single;

topBorder.LineWidth = 1;

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@mistercain

We Added feature in Aspose.Words for .NET 18.10 to insert horizontal rule into document. You can use DocumentBuilder.InsertHorizontalRule method to insert a horizontal rule shape into the document.

Following code example shows how to insert horizontal rule shape in a document and customize the formatting.

// Use a document builder to insert a horizontal rule
Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);
Shape shape = builder.InsertHorizontalRule();

HorizontalRuleFormat horizontalRuleFormat = shape.HorizontalRuleFormat;
horizontalRuleFormat.Alignment = HorizontalRuleAlignment.Center;
horizontalRuleFormat.WidthPercent = 70;
horizontalRuleFormat.Height = 3;
horizontalRuleFormat.Color = Color.Blue;
horizontalRuleFormat.NoShade = true;