Add section

The following example shows you how to add two sections, insert paragraphs into sections and set sections properties. See screenshot.

C# example

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Independentsoft.Odf;
using Independentsoft.Odf.Styles;

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

            SectionColumn column1 = new SectionColumn();
            column1.RelativeWidth = 32767;
            column1.LeftSpace = new Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch);
            column1.RightSpace = new Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch);

            SectionColumn column2 = new SectionColumn();
            column2.RelativeWidth = 32767;
            column2.LeftSpace = new Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch);
            column2.RightSpace = new Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch);

            SectionStyle sectionStyle1 = new SectionStyle("Style1");
            sectionStyle1.Columns.Add(column1);
            sectionStyle1.Columns.Add(column2);

            SectionStyle sectionStyle2 = new SectionStyle("Style2");
            sectionStyle2.BackgroundColor = Color.Yellow;

            doc.AutomaticStyles.Styles.Add(sectionStyle1);
            doc.AutomaticStyles.Styles.Add(sectionStyle2);

            Paragraph paragraph1 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph1.Add("Text in the first section.");

            Paragraph paragraph2 = new Paragraph();
            paragraph2.Add("Text in the second section.");

            Paragraph emptyParagraph = new Paragraph();

            Section section1 = new Section();
            section1.Name = "Section1";
            section1.Style = "Style1";
            section1.Add(paragraph1);
            section1.Add(paragraph1);
            section1.Add(paragraph1);
            section1.Add(emptyParagraph);
            section1.Add(emptyParagraph);
            section1.Add(paragraph1);

            Section section2 = new Section();
            section2.Name = "Section2";
            section2.Style = "Style2";
            section2.Add(paragraph2);
            section2.Add(paragraph2);
            section2.Add(paragraph2);
            section2.Add(paragraph2);
            section2.Add(paragraph2);
            section2.Add(paragraph2);

            doc.Body.Add(section1);
            doc.Body.Add(section2);

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

VB example

Imports System
Imports System.Drawing
Imports Independentsoft.Odf
Imports Independentsoft.Odf.Styles

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

        Dim doc As TextDocument = New TextDocument()

        Dim column1 As SectionColumn = New SectionColumn
        column1.RelativeWidth = 32767
        column1.LeftSpace = New Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch)
        column1.RightSpace = New Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch)

        Dim column2 As SectionColumn = New SectionColumn
        column2.RelativeWidth = 32767
        column2.LeftSpace = New Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch)
        column2.RightSpace = New Independentsoft.Odf.Styles.Size(0, Unit.Inch)

        Dim sectionStyle1 As SectionStyle = New SectionStyle("Style1")
        sectionStyle1.Columns.Add(column1)
        sectionStyle1.Columns.Add(column2)

        Dim sectionStyle2 As SectionStyle = New SectionStyle("Style2")
        sectionStyle2.BackgroundColor = Color.Yellow
        doc.AutomaticStyles.Styles.Add(sectionStyle1)
        doc.AutomaticStyles.Styles.Add(sectionStyle2)

        Dim paragraph1 As Paragraph = New Paragraph
        paragraph1.Add("Text in the first section.")

        Dim paragraph2 As Paragraph = New Paragraph
        paragraph2.Add("Text in the second section.")

        Dim emptyParagraph As Paragraph = New Paragraph

        Dim section1 As Section = New Section
        section1.Name = "Section1"
        section1.Style = "Style1"
        section1.Add(paragraph1)
        section1.Add(paragraph1)
        section1.Add(paragraph1)
        section1.Add(emptyParagraph)
        section1.Add(emptyParagraph)
        section1.Add(paragraph1)

        Dim section2 As Section = New Section
        section2.Name = "Section2"
        section2.Style = "Style2"
        section2.Add(paragraph2)
        section2.Add(paragraph2)
        section2.Add(paragraph2)
        section2.Add(paragraph2)
        section2.Add(paragraph2)
        section2.Add(paragraph2)

        doc.Body.Add(section1)
        doc.Body.Add(section2)

        doc.Save("c:\test.odt")

    End Sub
End Module