Get parent of the bullet and numbering list in docx

[pr20080798]

Hi Team,

We would like to read the parent/ancestor of the List Level Number for second level onwards. For example, if the numbering list tree is given as below, then while parsing the tree in docx, we need the immediate parent when we reach to any child node.

Example Tree:
1. List-1
2. List-2
2.1 List-2a
2.2 List-2b
2.3 List-2c
2.3.1 List-2c-a
2.3.2 List-2c-b
3. List-3

Scenario: When we reach at 2.2 "List-2b", we need immediate parent text as "List-2". Similarly, in case of 2.3.2 "List-2c-b", we would need to have the text of its parent i.e. "2.3 List-2c".

Please advice.

[Brian.Li]

Hello,

Thanks for your inquiry.
Please refer to the following code to achieve your requirements. If there are any questions, please provide your input file for further investigation.

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        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Document doc = new Document();
            doc.LoadFromFile("test.docx");
            Section section = doc.Sections[0];
            //List-2c-b
            Paragraph paragraph = section.Body.Paragraphs[3];
            //Get the parent paragraph
            Paragraph parent = GetParent(paragraph);
            string text = parent.Text;
        }

        static Paragraph GetParent(Paragraph paragraph)
        {
            Body owner = (Body)paragraph.Owner;
            int paraIndex  = owner.Paragraphs.IndexOf(paragraph);
            String listname = paragraph.ListFormat.CurrentListStyle.Name;
            int listLevelNumber = paragraph.ListFormat.ListLevelNumber;
            for (; paraIndex >= 0; paraIndex--)
            {
                if (owner.Paragraphs[paraIndex].ListFormat.CurrentListStyle.Name == listname && owner.Paragraphs[paraIndex].ListFormat.ListLevelNumber == listLevelNumber - 1)
                {
                    return owner.Paragraphs[paraIndex];
                }
            }
            return null;
        }

Sincerely,
Brian
E-iceblue support team

[pr20080798]

Thanks Brian for your assistance. We are able to get the parent information now.

[Brian.Li]

Glad to hear that.
If you encounter any issues related to our products in the future, please feel free to contact us.

Sincerely,
Brian
E-iceblue support team