The WordTemplate Class

WordTemplate Class open setLocale setDataSource process save

The WordTemplate Class

java.lang.Object
  |
  +--com.softartisans.wordwriter.WordTemplate

Description

public class WordTemplate
extends java.lang.Object

The WordTemplate class represents a WordWriter template. A WordWriter template is a file created in Microsoft Word that contains merge fields. A merge field displays a data source field name (for example, a database column name) where a data source value will be inserted. The WordTemplate class provides methods that open the template, set a data source, populate merge fields, and generate a new Word file.

The WordTemplate class is in com.softartisans.wordwriter. To create an instance of WordTemplate:

Import the WordTemplate class to your Java page:

import com.softartisans.wordwriter.WordTemplate;

Declare the WordTemplate object and intialize it as null:
```
WordTemplate oWW = null;
```
Create an instance of WordTemplate:
```
oWW = new WordTemplate();
```

Constructor

public WordTemplate()

Creates a new WordTemplate object.

WordTemplate Methods

open	The `open` method opens a WordWriter template.
setLocale	The `setLocale` method allows you to override the server's default locale when generating a new Word file.
setDataSource	The `setDataSource` method sets a data source to bind to the merge fields in a WordWriter template file. The data source may be a SQL resultset or a one-dimensional array.
process	The `process` method enters data source values in a template's merge fields.
save	The `save` method either saves the generated Word file on the server or streams it to the browser.

WordTemplate Class open setLocale setDataSource process save