com.aspose.words

Class ControlChar

java.lang.Object

com.aspose.words.ControlChar

public class ControlChar
extends java.lang.Object

Control characters often encountered in documents.

To learn more, visit the Working With Control Characters documentation article.

Remarks:

Provides both char and string versions of the same constants. For example: string LINE_BREAK and char LINE_BREAK_CHAR have the same value.

Examples:

Shows how to use control characters.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Insert paragraphs with text with DocumentBuilder.
 builder.writeln("Hello world!");
 builder.writeln("Hello again!");

 // Converting the document to text form reveals that control characters
 // represent some of the document's structural elements, such as page breaks.
 Assert.assertEquals(MessageFormat.format("Hello world!{0}", ControlChar.CR) +
         MessageFormat.format("Hello again!{0}", ControlChar.CR) +
         ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, doc.getText());

 // When converting a document to string form,
 // we can omit some of the control characters with the Trim method.
 Assert.assertEquals(MessageFormat.format("Hello world!{0}", ControlChar.CR) +
         "Hello again!", doc.getText().trim());
 
 

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
static java.lang.String	CELL End of a table cell or end of a table row character: "\x0007" or "\a".
static char	CELL_CHAR End of a table cell or end of a table row character: (char)7 or "\a".
static java.lang.String	COLUMN_BREAK End of column character: "\x000e".
static char	COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR End of column character: (char)14.
static java.lang.String	CR Carriage return character: "\x000d" or "\r".
static java.lang.String	CR_LF Carriage return followed by line feed character: "\x000d\x000a" or "\r\n".
static char	DEFAULT_TEXT_INPUT_CHAR This is the "o" character used as a default value in text input form fields.
static char	FIELD_END_CHAR End of MS Word field character: (char)21.
static char	FIELD_SEPARATOR_CHAR Field separator character separates field code from field value.
static char	FIELD_START_CHAR Start of MS Word field character: (char)19.
static java.lang.String	LF Line feed character: "\x000a" or "\n".
static java.lang.String	LINE_BREAK Line break character: "\x000b" or "\v".
static char	LINE_BREAK_CHAR Line break character: (char)11 or "\v".
static java.lang.String	LINE_FEED Line feed character: "\x000a" or "\n".
static char	LINE_FEED_CHAR Line feed character: (char)10 or "\n".
static char	NON_BREAKING_HYPHEN_CHAR Non-breaking Hyphen in Microsoft Word is (char)30.
static java.lang.String	NON_BREAKING_SPACE Non-breaking space character: "\x00a0".
static char	NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR Non-breaking space character: (char)160.
static char	OPTIONAL_HYPHEN_CHAR Optional Hyphen in Microsoft Word is (char)31.
static java.lang.String	PAGE_BREAK Page break character: "\x000c" or "\f".
static char	PAGE_BREAK_CHAR Page break character: (char)12 or "\f".
static java.lang.String	PARAGRAPH_BREAK End of paragraph character: "\x000d" or "\r".
static char	PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR End of paragraph character: (char)13 or "\r".
static java.lang.String	SECTION_BREAK End of section character: "\x000c" or "\f".
static char	SECTION_BREAK_CHAR End of section character: (char)12 or "\f".
static char	SPACE_CHAR Space character: (char)32.
static java.lang.String	TAB Tab character: "\x0009" or "\t".
static char	TAB_CHAR Tab character: (char)9 or "\t".

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

CELL_CHAR

public static char CELL_CHAR

End of a table cell or end of a table row character: (char)7 or "\a".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

TAB_CHAR

public static char TAB_CHAR

Tab character: (char)9 or "\t".

Examples:

Shows how to set a custom interval for tab stop positions.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Set tab stops to appear every 72 points (1 inch).
 builder.getDocument().setDefaultTabStop(72.0);

 // Each tab character snaps the text after it to the next closest tab stop position.
 builder.writeln("Hello" + ControlChar.TAB + "World!");
 builder.writeln("Hello" + ControlChar.TAB_CHAR + "World!");
 
 

LINE_FEED_CHAR

public static char LINE_FEED_CHAR

Line feed character: (char)10 or "\n".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

LINE_BREAK_CHAR

public static char LINE_BREAK_CHAR

Line break character: (char)11 or "\v".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

PAGE_BREAK_CHAR

public static char PAGE_BREAK_CHAR

Page break character: (char)12 or "\f".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

SECTION_BREAK_CHAR

public static char SECTION_BREAK_CHAR

End of section character: (char)12 or "\f".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR

public static char PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR

End of paragraph character: (char)13 or "\r".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR

public static char COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR

End of column character: (char)14.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

FIELD_START_CHAR

public static char FIELD_START_CHAR

Start of MS Word field character: (char)19.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

FIELD_SEPARATOR_CHAR

public static char FIELD_SEPARATOR_CHAR

Field separator character separates field code from field value. Optional in some fields. Value: (char)20.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

FIELD_END_CHAR

public static char FIELD_END_CHAR

End of MS Word field character: (char)21.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

NON_BREAKING_HYPHEN_CHAR

public static char NON_BREAKING_HYPHEN_CHAR

Non-breaking Hyphen in Microsoft Word is (char)30.

Remarks:

Non-breaking Hyphen in Microsoft Word does not correspond to the Unicode character U+2011 non-breaking hyphen but instead represents internal information that tells Microsoft Word to display a hyphen and not to break a line.

Useful info: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/dashes.html#linebreaks.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

OPTIONAL_HYPHEN_CHAR

public static char OPTIONAL_HYPHEN_CHAR

Optional Hyphen in Microsoft Word is (char)31.

Remarks:

Optional Hyphen in Microsoft Word does not correspond to the Unicode character U+00AD soft hyphen. Instead, it inserts internal information that tells Word about a possible hyphenation point.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

SPACE_CHAR

public static char SPACE_CHAR

Space character: (char)32.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR

public static char NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR

Non-breaking space character: (char)160.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

DEFAULT_TEXT_INPUT_CHAR

public static char DEFAULT_TEXT_INPUT_CHAR

This is the "o" character used as a default value in text input form fields.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

CELL

public static java.lang.String CELL

End of a table cell or end of a table row character: "\x0007" or "\a".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

TAB

public static java.lang.String TAB

Tab character: "\x0009" or "\t".

Examples:

Shows how to set a custom interval for tab stop positions.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Set tab stops to appear every 72 points (1 inch).
 builder.getDocument().setDefaultTabStop(72.0);

 // Each tab character snaps the text after it to the next closest tab stop position.
 builder.writeln("Hello" + ControlChar.TAB + "World!");
 builder.writeln("Hello" + ControlChar.TAB_CHAR + "World!");
 
 

LF

public static java.lang.String LF

Line feed character: "\x000a" or "\n". Same as LINE_FEED.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

LINE_FEED

public static java.lang.String LINE_FEED

Line feed character: "\x000a" or "\n". Same as LF.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

LINE_BREAK

public static java.lang.String LINE_BREAK

Line break character: "\x000b" or "\v".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

PAGE_BREAK

public static java.lang.String PAGE_BREAK

Page break character: "\x000c" or "\f". Note it has the same value as SECTION_BREAK.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

SECTION_BREAK

public static java.lang.String SECTION_BREAK

End of section character: "\x000c" or "\f". Note it has the same value as PAGE_BREAK.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

CR

public static java.lang.String CR

Carriage return character: "\x000d" or "\r". Same as PARAGRAPH_BREAK.

Examples:

Shows how to use control characters.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Insert paragraphs with text with DocumentBuilder.
 builder.writeln("Hello world!");
 builder.writeln("Hello again!");

 // Converting the document to text form reveals that control characters
 // represent some of the document's structural elements, such as page breaks.
 Assert.assertEquals(MessageFormat.format("Hello world!{0}", ControlChar.CR) +
         MessageFormat.format("Hello again!{0}", ControlChar.CR) +
         ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, doc.getText());

 // When converting a document to string form,
 // we can omit some of the control characters with the Trim method.
 Assert.assertEquals(MessageFormat.format("Hello world!{0}", ControlChar.CR) +
         "Hello again!", doc.getText().trim());
 
 

PARAGRAPH_BREAK

public static java.lang.String PARAGRAPH_BREAK

End of paragraph character: "\x000d" or "\r". Same as CR

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

COLUMN_BREAK

public static java.lang.String COLUMN_BREAK

End of column character: "\x000e".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

CR_LF

public static java.lang.String CR_LF

Carriage return followed by line feed character: "\x000d\x000a" or "\r\n". Not used as such in Microsoft Word documents, but commonly used in text files for paragraph breaks.

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);
 
 

NON_BREAKING_SPACE

public static java.lang.String NON_BREAKING_SPACE

Non-breaking space character: "\x00a0".

Examples:

Shows how to add various control characters to a document.

 
 Document doc = new Document();
 DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

 // Add a regular space.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.SPACE_CHAR + "After space.");

 // Add an NBSP, which is a non-breaking space.
 // Unlike the regular space, this space cannot have an automatic line break at its position.
 builder.write("Before space." + ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE + "After space.");

 // Add a tab character.
 builder.write("Before tab." + ControlChar.TAB + "After tab.");

 // Add a line break.
 builder.write("Before line break." + ControlChar.LINE_BREAK + "After line break.");

 // Add a new line and starts a new paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(1, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());
 builder.write("Before line feed." + ControlChar.LINE_FEED + "After line feed.");
 Assert.assertEquals(2, doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount());

 // The line feed character has two versions.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED, ControlChar.LF);

 // Carriage returns and line feeds can be represented together by one character.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CR_LF, ControlChar.CR + ControlChar.LF);

 // Add a paragraph break, which will start a new paragraph.
 builder.write("Before paragraph break." + ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK + "After paragraph break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getFirstSection().getBody().getChildNodes(NodeType.PARAGRAPH, true).getCount(), 3);

 // Add a section break. This does not make a new section or paragraph.
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);
 builder.write("Before section break." + ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK + "After section break.");
 Assert.assertEquals(doc.getSections().getCount(), 1);

 // Add a page break.
 builder.write("Before page break." + ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK + "After page break.");

 // A page break is the same value as a section break.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK, ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK);

 // Insert a new section, and then set its column count to two.
 doc.appendChild(new Section(doc));
 builder.moveToSection(1);
 builder.getCurrentSection().getPageSetup().getTextColumns().setCount(2);

 // We can use a control character to mark the point where text moves to the next column.
 builder.write("Text at end of column 1." + ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK + "Text at beginning of column 2.");

 doc.save(getArtifactsDir() + "ControlChar.InsertControlChars.docx");

 // There are char and string counterparts for most characters.
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.CELL.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.CELL_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.NON_BREAKING_SPACE_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.TAB.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.TAB_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.LINE_FEED.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.LINE_FEED_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.PARAGRAPH_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.PAGE_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.SECTION_BREAK_CHAR);
 Assert.assertEquals(ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK.toCharArray()[0], ControlChar.COLUMN_BREAK_CHAR);