Add field

The following example shows you how to add a standard or user-defined fields.

C# example

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Fields;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            TextDocument doc = new TextDocument();

            Date dateField = new Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Fields.Date();
            FileName fileNameField = new FileName();
            
            Paragraph p1 = new Paragraph();
            p1.Add("File name is: ");
            p1.Add(fileNameField);

            Paragraph p2 = new Paragraph();
            p2.Add("Current date is: ");
            p2.Add(dateField);
                     
            doc.Body.Add(p1);
            doc.Body.Add(p2);

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.odt", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Fields

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)

        Dim doc As TextDocument = New TextDocument()

        Dim dateField As Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Fields.Date = New Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Fields.Date
        Dim filNameField As FileName = New FileName

        Dim p1 As Paragraph = New Paragraph
        p1.Add("File name is: ")
        p1.Add(filNameField)

        Dim p2 As Paragraph = New Paragraph
        p2.Add("Current date is: ")
        p2.Add(dateField)

        doc.Body.Add(p1)
        doc.Body.Add(p2)

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.odt", True)

    End Sub
End Module

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