cursor_begin: set cursor in an rdocx object

Description

a set of functions is available to manipulate the position of a virtual cursor. This cursor will be used when inserting, deleting or updating elements in the document.

Usage

cursor_begin(x)
cursor_bookmark(x, id)
cursor_end(x)
cursor_reach(x, keyword)
cursor_forward(x)
cursor_backward(x)

Arguments

a docx device

bookmark id

keyword

keyword to look for

cursor_begin

Set the cursor at the beginning of the document, on the first element of the document (usually a paragraph or a table).

cursor_end

Set the cursor at the end of the document, on the last element of the document.

cursor_reach

Set the cursor on the first element of the document that contains text specified in argument keyword.

cursor_forward

Move the cursor forward, it increments the cursor in the document.

cursor_backward

Move the cursor backward, it decrements the cursor in the document.

Examples

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library(officer)
library(magrittr)

doc <- read_docx() %>%
  body_add_par("paragraph 1", style = "Normal") %>%
  body_add_par("paragraph 2", style = "Normal") %>%
  body_add_par("paragraph 3", style = "Normal") %>%
  body_add_par("paragraph 4", style = "Normal") %>%
  body_add_par("paragraph 5", style = "Normal") %>%
  body_add_par("paragraph 6", style = "Normal") %>%
  body_add_par("paragraph 7", style = "Normal") %>%

  # default template contains only an empty paragraph
  # Using cursor_begin and body_remove, we can delete it
  cursor_begin() %>% body_remove() %>%

  # Let add text at the beginning of the
  # paragraph containing text "paragraph 4"
  cursor_reach(keyword = "paragraph 4") %>%
  slip_in_text("This is ", pos = "before", style = "Default Paragraph Font") %>%

  # move the cursor forward and end a section
  cursor_forward() %>%
  body_add_par("The section stop here", style = "Normal") %>%
  body_end_section(landscape = TRUE) %>%

  # move the cursor at the end of the document
  cursor_end() %>%
  body_add_par("The document ends now", style = "Normal")

print(doc, target = "cursor.docx")


# cursor_bookmark ----
library(magrittr)

doc <- read_docx() %>%
  body_add_par("centered text", style = "centered") %>%
  body_bookmark("text_to_replace") %>%
  body_add_par("A title", style = "heading 1") %>%
  body_add_par("Hello world!", style = "Normal") %>%
  cursor_bookmark("text_to_replace") %>%
  body_add_table(value = iris, style = "table_template")

print(doc, target = "bookmark.docx")

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