Find text and apply border around line / paragraph

[Heinz4711]

Hello,

I need to search a word document for a text, for example "Lastname".

And then all lines / paragraphs in the document that contain this text I need to draw a border around.

Is this possible?

Example:
Search for "Lastname", draw border

Expected result:

[Brian.Li]

Hello,

Thanks for your inquiry.
Please refer to the following code to meet your needs.

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            Document document = new Document();
            document.LoadFromFile("test.docx");

            TextSelection[] textSelections = document.FindAllString("Lastname", false, true);
            foreach (TextSelection selection in textSelections)
            {
                selection.GetAsOneRange().CharacterFormat.HighlightColor = Color.Yellow;

                selection.GetAsOneRange().CharacterFormat.Border.BorderType = BorderStyle.Hairline;
                selection.GetAsOneRange().CharacterFormat.Border.Color = Color.Red;               
            }

            document.SaveToFile("result.docx", FileFormat.Docx);

If this cannot help you, please provide your input file and your desired output for further investigation. You can send them to us ([email protected]) via email. Thanks in advance.

Sincerely,
Brian
E-iceblue support team

[Brian.Li]

Hello,

Thanks for providing more details via email.
Please refer to the following modified code.

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            Document document = new Document();
            document.LoadFromFile("test.docx");

            TextSelection[] textSelections = document.FindAllString("Lastname", false, true);
            foreach (TextSelection selection in textSelections)
            {
                Paragraph ownerParagraph = selection.GetAsOneRange().OwnerParagraph;
                ownerParagraph.Format.Borders.BorderType= BorderStyle.Hairline;
                ownerParagraph.Format.Borders.Color = Color.Black;
            }

            document.SaveToFile("result.docx", FileFormat.Docx);

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Sincerely,
Brian
E-iceblue support team