How to create Word document in Xamarin.Android
Syncfusion Essential DocIO is a Xamarin Word library used to create, read, and edit Word documents programmatically without Microsoft Word or interop dependencies. Using this library, you can create a Word document in Xamarin.Android.
Steps to create Word document programmatically:
- Create a new C# Xamarin Android application project.
- Select a project template and minimum android version for the application.
- Install Syncfusion.Xamarin.DocIO NuGet package as a reference to the .NET Standard project in your Xamarin application from NuGet.org.
- In Main.axml add the new button and define the click event to generate the Word file.
i)In Main.axml page add the following code to add the button
AXML
<Button android:id="@+id/MyButton" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
ii)In MainActivity.cs file add the following code to define the click event to generate Word file.
C#
protected override void OnCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
// Set our view from the "main" layout resource
SetContentView(Resource.Layout.activity_main);
Button button = FindViewById<Button>(Resource.Id.MyButton);
button.Text = "Create Word";
button.Click += OnButtonClicked;
}
- Include the following namespace in the MainActivity.cs file.
C#
using Syncfusion.DocIO; using Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS;
- In the click event method (OnButtonClicked) add the following code to create a Word file and save it in a stream.
C#
async void OnButtonClicked(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Creates a new instance of WordDocument (Empty Word Document)
using (WordDocument document = new WordDocument())
{
//Adds a section and a paragraph to the document
document.EnsureMinimal();
//Appends text to the last paragraph of the document
document.LastParagraph.AppendText("Hello World");
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
//Saves the Word document to stream in DOCX format.
document.Save(stream, FormatType.Docx);
//Saves the stream as a file in the device and invoke it for viewing
SaveAndroid androidSave = new SaveAndroid();
await androidSave.SaveAndView("Result.docx", "application/msword", stream, this);
}
}
- Add the SaveAndroid class to the project where the stream will be saved to a physical file and the file can be opened for viewing.
The code for SaveAndroid class has been given below.
C#
class SaveAndroid
{
//Method to save document as a file in Android and view the saved document
public async Task SaveAndView(string fileName, String contentType, MemoryStream stream, AppCompatActivity activity)
{
string root = null;
//Get the root path in android device.
if (Android.OS.Environment.IsExternalStorageEmulated)
{
root = Android.OS.Environment.ExternalStorageDirectory.ToString();
}
else
root = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
//Create directory and file
Java.IO.File myDir = new Java.IO.File(root + "/Syncfusion");
myDir.Mkdir();
Java.IO.File file = new Java.IO.File(myDir, fileName);
//Remove if the file exists
if (file.Exists()) file.Delete();
//Write the stream into the file
FileOutputStream outs = new FileOutputStream(file);
outs.Write(stream.ToArray());
outs.Flush();
outs.Close();
//Invoke the created file for viewing
if (file.Exists())
{
Android.Net.Uri path = Android.Net.Uri.FromFile(file);
string extension = Android.Webkit.MimeTypeMap.GetFileExtensionFromUrl(Android.Net.Uri.FromFile(file).ToString());
string mimeType = Android.Webkit.MimeTypeMap.Singleton.GetMimeTypeFromExtension(extension);
Intent intent = new Intent(Intent.ActionView);
intent.AddFlags(ActivityFlags.NewTask);
intent.SetDataAndType(path, mimeType);
activity.StartActivity(Intent.CreateChooser(intent, "Choose App"));
}
}
}
- Compile and execute the application. Now this application creates a simple Word document.Note:
For the Word document to be read and written in the android device, the storage permission must be given for the deployed application. To read/write with the external storage location enable the required permissions in Android Manifest.
A complete working example to create Word document in Xamarin.Andriod can be downloaded from Create-Word-file.zip.
Take a moment to peruse the documentation, where you can find basic Word document processing options along with features like merge and split documents, find and replace text in the Word document, and most importantly PDF conversions with code examples.
Explore more about the rich set of Syncfusion Word Framework features.
An online example to generate or create Word document.
See Also:
Create Word document in Windows Forms
Create Word document in ASP.NET Core
Create Word document in ASP.NET MVC
Create Word document in Xamarin
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