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StyleImportingMode Enumeration

Specifies how style formatting is merged when importing content between different documents.

Namespace: SautinSoft.Document
Assembly: SautinSoft.Document (in SautinSoft.Document.dll) Version: 2024.4.24
Syntax
public enum StyleImportingMode
Members
Member nameValueDescription
UseDestinationStyles0 Use the destination document styles with the same name, otherwise copy new styles. This is the default option.
KeepSourceFormatting1 Copy all required styles to the destination document, generate unique style names if needed.
KeepDifferentStyles2 Only copy styles that are different from those in the source document.
Example

See Developer Guide: Import an Element with Styles from another document. Mode: UseDestinationStyles

Import an Element with Styles from another document. Mode: UseDestinationStyles using C#
using SautinSoft.Document;
using SautinSoft.Document.Tables;
using System.Linq;

namespace Sample
{
    class Sample
    {

        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 30-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/

            ImportUseDestinationStyles();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Import an Element with Styles from another document. Mode: UseDestinationStyles.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/import-element-use-destination-styles.php
        /// </remarks>
        private static void ImportUseDestinationStyles()
        {
            // Mode: UseDestinationStyles.

            // 'UseDestinationStyles' means to copy only styles wchich are don't exist 
            // in the destination document. 
            // If the destination document already contains a style with the same name, 
            // therefore a style from a source will not be copied.

            // For example, a destination document contains a style "Green" (FontSize = 24, DarkGreen).
            // And a source document also contains a style with name "Green" (FontSize = 20, Green, Underline).
            // After the importing, the imported content will change its formatting correspondly to the "Green" style in the destination document.
            // Because style "Green" (FontSize = 20, Green, Underline) was not imported.

            DocumentCore source = DocumentCore.Load(@"..\..\..\SourceStyles.docx");
            DocumentCore dest = new DocumentCore();

            // Before importing a style from another document, let's create a style 
            // with the same name but different formatting to see 
            // how the name conflict will be resolved in mode 'UseDestinationStyles'.
            CharacterStyle chStyle = new CharacterStyle("Green");
            chStyle.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.DarkGreen;
            chStyle.CharacterFormat.Size = 24;
            dest.Styles.Add(chStyle);
            dest.Content.End.Insert(new Run(dest, "First ", new CharacterFormat() { Style = chStyle }).Content);

            // Create an ImportSession with mode 'UseDestinationStyles'.
            ImportSession session = new ImportSession(source, dest, StyleImportingMode.UseDestinationStyles);

            // Let's import a 1st paragraph from the source document.
            // The paragraph contains a text marked by style "Green". 
            // As a style with the same name is already exist, the new "Green" style will not be imported.
            Paragraph importedPar = dest.Import<Paragraph>((Paragraph)source.Sections[0].Blocks[0], true, session);
            dest.Content.End.Insert(importedPar.Content);                  

            // Save the destination document into DOCX format.
            string docPath = "UseDestinationStyles.docx";
            dest.Save(docPath);

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(docPath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }    
    }
}
Import an Element with Styles from another document. Mode: UseDestinationStyles using VB.Net
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports SautinSoft.Document.Tables
Imports System.Linq

Namespace Sample
    Friend Class Sample

        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            ImportUseDestinationStyles()
        End Sub
        ''' Get your free 30-day key here:   
        ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Import an Element with Styles from another document. Mode: UseDestinationStyles.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <remarks>
        ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/import-element-use-destination-styles.php
        ''' </remarks>
        Private Shared Sub ImportUseDestinationStyles()
            ' Mode: UseDestinationStyles.

            ' 'UseDestinationStyles' means to copy only styles wchich are don't exist 
            ' in the destination document. 
            ' If the destination document already contains a style with the same name, 
            ' therefore a style from a source will not be copied.

            ' For example, a destination document contains a style "Green" (FontSize = 24, DarkGreen).
            ' And a source document also contains a style with name "Green" (FontSize = 20, Green, Underline).
            ' After the importing, the imported content will change its formatting correspondly to the "Green" style in the destination document.
            ' Because style "Green" (FontSize = 20, Green, Underline) will not be imported.

            Dim source As DocumentCore = DocumentCore.Load("..\..\..\SourceStyles.docx")
            Dim dest As New DocumentCore()

            ' Before importing a style from another document, let's create a style 
            ' with the same name but different formatting to see 
            ' how the name conflict will be resolved in mode 'UseDestinationStyles'.
            Dim chStyle As New CharacterStyle("Green")
            chStyle.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.DarkGreen
            chStyle.CharacterFormat.Size = 24
            dest.Styles.Add(chStyle)
            dest.Content.End.Insert((New Run(dest, "First ", New CharacterFormat() With {.Style = chStyle})).Content)

            ' Create an ImportSession with mode 'UseDestinationStyles'.
            Dim session As New ImportSession(source, dest, StyleImportingMode.UseDestinationStyles)

            ' Let's import a 1st paragraph from the source document.
            ' The paragraph contains a text marked by style "Green". 
            ' As a style with the same name is already exist, the new "Green" style will not be imported.
            Dim importedPar As Paragraph = dest.Import(Of Paragraph)(CType(source.Sections(0).Blocks(0), Paragraph), True, session)
            dest.Content.End.Insert(importedPar.Content)

            ' Save the destination document into DOCX format.
            Dim docPath As String = "UseDestinationStyles.docx"
            dest.Save(docPath)

            ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(docPath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
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