The Aspose.Words API in .NET
While trying to keep the API as straightforward and clear as possible, we decided to recognize and honor the common development practices of the platform. Therefore, Aspose.Words for .NET follows coding guidelines widely accepted by .NET developers. You can find examples of this below.
| While trying to keep the API as straightforward and clear as possible, we decided to recognize and honor the common development practices of the platform. Therefore, Aspose.Words for .NET follows coding guidelines widely accepted by .NET developers. You can find examples of this below. |
Namespaces
All classes in Aspose.Words are split into appropriate namespaces for easy access. The Aspose.Words namespace is the root and provides classes for generating, converting, modifying, rendering and printing Microsoft Word documents without utilizing Microsoft Word.
All classes in Aspose.Words are split into appropriate namespaces for easy access. The Aspose.Words namespace is the root and provides classes for generating, converting, modifying, rendering and printing Microsoft Word documents without utilizing Microsoft Word.
| Namespaces in Aspose.Words for .NET |
|---|
| Aspose.Words |
| Aspose.Words.BuildingBlocks |
| Aspose.Words.Drawing |
Classes
Wherever possible, class, method and property names resemble those of Microsoft Word Automation.
Wherever possible, class, method and property names resemble those of Microsoft Word Automation.
Enumerations
Example of the types of enumerations used in Aspose.Words.
Example of the types of enumerations used in Aspose.Words.
| Enumeration in Aspose.Words for .NET |
|---|
| BorderType.Left |
| TextFormFieldType.Date |
| ProtectionType.AllowOnlyComments |
Methods
Method names follow the accepted practices for the .NET platform.
Method names follow the accepted practices for the .NET platform.
| Method Name in Aspose.Words for .NET |
|---|
| Document.Save |
| CompositeNode.GetChildNodes |
Properties
Example of types of properties used in Aspose.Words.
Example of types of properties used in Aspose.Words.
| Property Name in Aspose.Words for .NET |
|---|
| Font.Bold |
| PageSetup.LeftMargin |
Indexed Properties
Examples of Indexed properties in Aspose.Words
Examples of Indexed properties in Aspose.Words
| Indexed Property in Aspose.Words for .NET |
|---|
| Style[int] |
| Style[string] |
Implementations of Internal Interfaces
In Aspose.Words for .NET, only about 150 classes are public while the other 900 or so classes and interfaces are internal. It is possible in C# for a class to implement an interface in two ways: declare the methods of the interface as public, or declare them as explicit interface implementation methods. Most of the time we used explicit interface implementations so you don't see methods of the internal interfaces in the public API of Aspose.Words for .NET.
In Aspose.Words for .NET, only about 150 classes are public while the other 900 or so classes and interfaces are internal. It is possible in C# for a class to implement an interface in two ways: declare the methods of the interface as public, or declare them as explicit interface implementation methods. Most of the time we used explicit interface implementations so you don't see methods of the internal interfaces in the public API of Aspose.Words for .NET.