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DocumentBuilderMoveToDocumentStart Method

Moves the cursor to the beginning of the document.

Namespace: SautinSoft.Document
Assembly: SautinSoft.Document (in SautinSoft.Document.dll) Version: 2024.10.24
Syntax
public void MoveToDocumentStart()
Example

See Developer Guide: Moving the current cursor position in the document using DocumentBuilder

Moving the current cursor position in the document using DocumentBuilder in C#
using System;
using SautinSoft.Document;
using System.Text;
using SautinSoft.Document.Drawing;
using SautinSoft.Document.Tables;

namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 100-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
            MovingCursor();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Moving the current cursor position in the document using DocumentBuilder.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/documentbuilder-moving-cursor.php
        /// </remarks>

        static void MovingCursor()
        {
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();
            DocumentBuilder db = new DocumentBuilder(dc);

            db.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault);
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the header and inserted this text.");

            db.MoveToDocumentStart();
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 16;
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Blue;
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the start of the document.");

            // Marks the current position in the document as a 1st bookmark start.
            db.StartBookmark("Firstbookmark");
            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = true;
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 14;
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Red;
            db.Writeln("The text inside the 'Bookmark' is inserted by the DocumentBuilder.Writeln method.");
            // Marks the current position in the document as a 1st bookmark end.
            db.EndBookmark("Firstbookmark");

            db.MoveToBookmark("Firstbookmark", true, false);
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the start of the Bookmark.");

            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Black;
            Field f1 = db.InsertField("DATE");
            db.MoveToField(f1, false);
            db.Write("Before the field");

            // Moving to the Header and insert the table with three cells.
            db.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault);
            db.StartTable();
            db.TableFormat.PreferredWidth = new TableWidth(LengthUnitConverter.Convert(6, LengthUnit.Inch, LengthUnit.Point), TableWidthUnit.Point);
            db.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Single, Color.Green, 1);
            db.RowFormat.Height = new TableRowHeight(40, HeightRule.Exact);
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Green;
            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = false;
            db.InsertCell();
            db.Write("This is Row 1 Cell 1");
            db.InsertCell();
            db.Write("This is Row 1 Cell 2");
            db.InsertCell();
            db.Write("This is Row 1 Cell 3");
            db.EndTable();

            // Insert the text in the second cell in the sixth position.
            db.MoveToCell(0, 0, 1, 5);
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 18;
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Orange;
            db.Write("InsertToCell");

            db.MoveToDocumentEnd();
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 16;
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Blue;
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the end of the document.");

            // Save our document into DOCX format.
            string resultPath = @"Result.docx";
            dc.Save(resultPath, new DocxSaveOptions());

            // Important for Linux: Install MS Fonts
            // sudo apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer -y

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(resultPath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}
Moving the current cursor position in the document using DocumentBuilder in VB.Net
Imports System
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports System.Text
Imports SautinSoft.Document.Drawing
Imports SautinSoft.Document.Tables

Namespace Example
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            MovingCursor()
        End Sub
                ''' Get your free 100-day key here:   
                ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Moving the current cursor position in the document using DocumentBuilder.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <remarks>
        ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/documentbuilder-moving-cursor.php
        ''' </remarks>

        Private Shared Sub MovingCursor()
            Dim dc As New DocumentCore()
            Dim db As New DocumentBuilder(dc)

            db.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault)
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the header and inserted this text.")

            db.MoveToDocumentStart()
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 16
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Blue
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the start of the document.")

            ' Marks the current position in the document as a 1st bookmark start.
            db.StartBookmark("Firstbookmark")
            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = True
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 14
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Red
            db.Writeln("The text inside the 'Bookmark' is inserted by the DocumentBuilder.Writeln method.")
            ' Marks the current position in the document as a 1st bookmark end.
            db.EndBookmark("Firstbookmark")

            db.MoveToBookmark("Firstbookmark", True, False)
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the start of the Bookmark.")

            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Black
            Dim f1 As Field = db.InsertField("DATE")
            db.MoveToField(f1, False)
            db.Write("Before the field")

            ' Moving to the Header and insert the table with three cells.
            db.MoveToHeaderFooter(HeaderFooterType.HeaderDefault)
            db.StartTable()
            db.TableFormat.PreferredWidth = New TableWidth(LengthUnitConverter.Convert(6, LengthUnit.Inch, LengthUnit.Point), TableWidthUnit.Point)
            db.CellFormat.Borders.SetBorders(MultipleBorderTypes.Outside, BorderStyle.Single, Color.Green, 1)
            db.RowFormat.Height = New TableRowHeight(40, HeightRule.Exact)
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Green
            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = False
            db.InsertCell()
            db.Write("This is Row 1 Cell 1")
            db.InsertCell()
            db.Write("This is Row 1 Cell 2")
            db.InsertCell()
            db.Write("This is Row 1 Cell 3")
            db.EndTable()

            ' Insert the text in the second cell in the sixth position.
            db.MoveToCell(0, 0, 1, 5)
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 18
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Orange
            db.Write("InsertToCell")

            db.MoveToDocumentEnd()
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 16
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Blue
            db.Writeln("Moved the cursor to the end of the document.")

            ' Save our document into DOCX format.
            Dim resultPath As String = "result.docx"
            dc.Save(resultPath, New DocxSaveOptions())

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