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createParagraphStyle

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Creates a new Word paragraph style.

Description

public createParagraphStyle ( string $name [, array $styleOptions = array() ])

This method allows the generation of custom paragraph styles that may be later used in combination with, for example, the addText method.

Parameters

name

A string with the name of the Word style that you are creating.

styleOptions

This is an array including all the available styling options.

Key	Type	Description
backgroundColor	string	Hexadecimal value (FFFF00, CCCCCC, ...).
bidi	bool	Sets to true for right to left languages like Hebrew or Arabic.
bold	bool	If true the text will be shown in bold characters.
border	string	Available values are: none (default) double dashed outset inset threeDEmboss threeDEngrave You can access to the complete list in: Border Styles.
borderBottom	string	Overwrites the general border type for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeft	string	Overwrites the general border type for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTop	string	Overwrites the general border type for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRight	string	Overwrites the general border type for the right border of the paragraph.
borderColor	string	Hexadecimal color value: FF0000, 000000...
borderBottomColor	string	Overwrites the general border color for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeftColor	string	Overwrites the general border color for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTopColor	string	Overwrites the general border color for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRightColor	string	Overwrites the general border color for the right border of the paragraph.
borderSpacing	int	Separation between border and text in points.
borderBottomSpacing	int	Overwrites the general border spacing for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeftSpacing	int	Overwrites the general border spacing for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTopSpacing	int	Overwrites the general border spacing for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRightSpacing	int	Overwrites the general border spacing for the right border of the paragraph.
borderWidth	int	Border width in eigths of a point.
borderBottomWidth	int	Overwrites the general border width for the bottom border of the paragraph.
borderLeftWidth	int	Overwrites the general border width for the left border of the paragraph.
borderTopWidth	int	Overwrites the general border width for the top border of the paragraph.
borderRightWidth	int	Overwrites the general border width for the right border of the paragraph.
caps	bool	If true displays text in capital letters.
color	string	Hexadecimal color value: 'FF0000', '000000'...
contextualSpacing	bool	If true ignores spacing above and below the paragraph whenever the neighbouring paragraphs use the same Word style (false by default).
doubleStrikeThrough	bool	If true displays text in doubleStrikeThrough.
em	string	Emphasis mark type: 'none', 'dot', 'circle', 'comma', 'underDot'.
firstLineIndent	int	First line indentation in twentieths of a point (twips).
font	string or array	string type: font family: 'Arial', Calibri'... array type: ascii hAnsi eastAsia cs
fontSize	int	Text size in half-points: 8, 9, 10... Multiply by 2 to get the same size as using the fontSize property with addText and other methods.
hanging	int	Paragraph hanging in twentieths of a point (twips).
headingLevel (outlineLvl option alias)	int	The heading level if you want this paragraph to be a heading.
hidden	bool	Hide style from user interface.
indentLeft	int	Left margin in twips (twentieths of a point).
indentRight	int	Right margin in twips (twentieths of a point).
italic	bool	If true displays the text in italics.
keepLines	bool	Keeps (whenever possible) all the current paragraph lines on the same page.
keepNext	bool	Keeps (whenever possible) in the same page the current paragraph with next paragraph.
lineSpacing	int	Separation between lines: 240 (single spacing), 480 (double spacing) and so long so forth.
locked	bool	Style cannot be applied.
name	string	Forces a name value, otherwise $name is used as styleId and name.
next	string	Style for next paragraph.
numberingStyle	string	Numbering style.
outlineLvl (headingLevel option alias)	int	The heading level if you want this paragraph to be a heading.
pageBreakBefore	bool	If true forces a page break before the paragraph.
position	int	Position value. Positive value for raised and negative value for lowered.
primaryStyle	bool	If true sets the style as primary style to be displayed in the styles interface.
pStyle	string	Id of the style this paragraph style is based on (it may be retrieved with the parseStyles method).
rtl	bool	Sets to true for right to left languages like Hebrew or Arabic.
scaling	int	Scaling value, 100 is the default value.
semiHidden	bool	Hide style from main user interface.
smallCaps	bool	If true displays text in small capital letters.
spacingBottom	int	Bottom padding in twentieths of a point.
spacingTop	int	Top padding in twentieths of a point.
strikeThrough	bool	If true displays text in strikethrough.
suppressAutoHyphens	bool	Suppress hyphenation.
suppressLineNumbers	bool	Suppress line numbers.
tabPositions	array	Each entry is an associative array with the following keys and values: 'type' (string) can be clear, left (default), center, right, decimal, bar and num. 'leader' (string) can be none (default), dot, hyphen, underscore, heavy and middleDot. 'position' (int) given in twentieths of a point. If there is a tab and the tabPositions array is not defined the standard tab position (default of 708) will be used.
textAlign	string	Text alignment. Possible values are: left, center, right, both, distribute.
textDirection	string	Text flow: lrTb, tbRl, btLr, lrTbV, tbRlV, tbLrV.
underline	string	Underlines text. Possible values are: 'single', 'words', 'double', 'dotted', 'dash' and 'wave'.
unhideWhenUsed	bool	Remove semi-hidden property when style is used.
vanish	bool	Uses a vanish style.
widowControl	bool	Prevents Word from printing the last line of a paragraph by itself at the top of the page (widow) or the first line of a paragraph at the bottom of a page (orphan).
wordWrap	bool	Allows line breaking at character level (default value is false).

Code samples

Example #1

require_once 'classes/CreateDocx.php';

$docx = new CreateDocx();

// style options
$style = array(
    'color' => '999999',
    'border' => 'single',
    'borderLeft' => 'double',
    'borderColor' => '990000',
    'borderRightColor' => '000099',
    'borderWidth' => 12,
    'borderTopWidth' => 24,
    'indentLeft' => 920
);

// create custom style
$docx->createParagraphStyle('myStyle', $style);

// insert a paragraph with that style
$text = 'A paragraph in grey color with borders. All borders are red but the right one that is blue. ';
$text .= 'The general border style is single but the left border that is double. The top border is also thicker. ';
$text .= 'We also include big left indentation.';
$docx->addText($text, array('pStyle' => 'myStyle'));

$docx->createDocx('output');

The resulting Word document looks like:

Example #2

require_once 'classes/CreateDocx.php';

$docx = new CreateDocx();

// style options
$style = array(
    'color' => 'b70000',
    'fontSize' => 26,
    'tabPositions' => array(array('type' => 'clear', 'position' => 1600),
                           array('type' => 'clear', 'leader' => 'dot', 'position' => 2800),
                           array('type' => 'clear', 'leader' => 'dot', 'position' => 4000),
                           )
);

// create custom style
$docx->createParagraphStyle('myStyle', $style);

// insert a paragraph with that style
$text[] = array('text' => 'Tabbed text:');
$text[] = array('text' => 'One', 'tab' => true);
$text[] = array('text' => 'Two', 'tab' => true);
$text[] = array('text' => 'Three', 'tab' => true);

$docx->addText($text, array('pStyle' => 'myStyle'));

$docx->createDocx('output');

The resulting Word document looks like:

Release notes

phpdocx 16.0:
- font option allows using an array to set all font types (ascii, hAnsi, eastAsia, cs).
- suppressAutoHyphens option.

phpdocx 15.5:
- headingLevel option as alias of the outlineLvl option.

phpdocx 12.5:
- primaryStyle and suppressLineNumbers options.

phpdocx 12.0:
- hidden, semiHidden, unhideWhenUsed, locked and next options.

phpdocx 9.5:
- numberingStyle option.

phpdocx 7.5:
- doubleStrikeThrough, vanish, scaling, position and underlineColor styles.