We considerably enhanced the ONLYOFFICE Doc Builder API: JS commands, .Net library, JSON conversion, OLE object methods, and more.

ONLYOFFICE&nbsp;Document Builder v7.2 | #site_title&nbsp;

We considerably enhanced the Doc Builder API by upgrading wrappers, adding conversion to and from JSON, more options for working with OLE objects, forms, Word Art, charts and tables. Learn all the details below.
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<h2>Completely optimized</h2>
We fully upgraded the native ONLYOFFICE Doc Builder API to make document generation more comfortable using JS commands instead of text ones.
The <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/integrationapi?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">integration API</a> includes new classes and methods which make it easier to work with С/С++ data types.
<pre class="theme:github font:monospace lang:default decode:true">CValue oApi = oGlobal["Api"]; 
CValue oDocument = oApi.Call("GetDocument"); 
CValue oParagraph = oApi.Call("CreateParagraph"); 
oParagraph.Call("SetSpacingAfter", 1000, false); 
oParagraph.Call("AddText", "Hello, world!"); 
CValue oContent = oContext.CreateArray(1); 
oContent[0] = oParagraph; 
oDocument.Call("InsertContent", oContent);</pre>
Moreover, we added the <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/integrationapi/net?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">.Net doctrenderer library</a> which allows working with the Doc Builder API in your .Net-based app. We are also going to add the Java wrapper option a bit later.
<h2>JSON conversion</h2>
With the new <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/api/fromjson?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">FromJSON</a> and <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/tojson?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ToJSON</a> methods, you can convert the specified JSON object into the Document Builder object of the corresponding type and vice versa — convert the ApiDocument object into the JSON object. This applies to such elements as hyperlinks, paragraphs, numberings, tables, slides, etc.
<pre class="theme:github font:monospace lang:default decode:true ">builder.CreateFile("docx");
var oDocument = Api.GetDocument();
.....
var sJSON = oDocument.ToJSON(false, false, true, true);
....
builder.SaveFile("docx", "ToJSON.docx");
builder.CloseFile();</pre>
<h2>OLE methods</h2>
We added the <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apioleobject?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ApiOleObject</a> class to the Doc Builder API. For example, with the <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/api/createoleobject?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">CreateOleObject</a> method, you can create an OLE object with the specified parameters. In the practical way, this allows adding and editing spreadsheets as OLE objects embedded in text docs, sheets, and slides what can be useful when working with smart statistics and reports.
<pre class="theme:github font:monospace lang:default decode:true ">builder.CreateFile("xlsx"); 
var oWorksheet = Api.GetActiveSheet(); 
oWorksheet.AddOleObject("https://i.ytimg.com/vi_webp/SKGz4pmnpgY/sddefault.webp", 130 * 36000, 90 * 36000, "https://youtu.be/SKGz4pmnpgY", "asc.{38E022EA-AD92-45FC-B22B-49DF39746DB4}", 0, 2 * 36000, 4, 3 * 36000); 
builder.SaveFile("xlsx", "AddOleObject.xlsx"); 
builder.CloseFile();</pre>
<h2>New form methods</h2>
Thanks to the new form methods, it’s now possible to retrieve a list of all tags which are used for <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/gettagsofallcontentcontrols?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Content Controls</a> and <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/gettagsofallforms?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forms</a> in the document, as well as get back a list of all <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/getcontentcontrolsbytag?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Content Controls</a> and <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/getformsbytag?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">forms</a> with the specified tag name.
It simplifies work with fields in the automatic mode, for example, when parsing a document without opening it.
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<h2>Endnotes, footnotes, Word Art</h2>
Build documents with <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/addendnote?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">endnotes</a> and <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/addfootnote?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">footnotes</a>:
<pre class="theme:github font:monospace lang:default decode:true ">builder.CreateFile("docx"); 
var oDocument = Api.GetDocument(); 
var oParagraph = oDocument.GetElement(0); 
oParagraph.AddText("This is just a sample text."); 
oDocument.AddEndnote();
builder.SaveFile("docx", "AddEndnote.docx");
builder.CloseFile();</pre>
Besides, now you can create Word Art objects when generating <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/api/createwordart?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">text documents</a>, <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/spreadsheetapi/apiworksheet/addwordart?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">spreadsheets</a>, and <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/presentationapi/api/createwordart?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">presentations</a>.
<h2>More chart and drawing methods</h2>
New chart methods include:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apichart/applychartstyle?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ApplyChartStyle</a> to set a style to the current chart by style ID;</li>
<li><a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apichart/setlegendfill?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SetLegendFill</a> to set a filling to the chart legend;</li>
<li><a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/spreadsheetapi/apichart/setseriavalues?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SetSeriaValues</a> to set values from the specified range to the specified series;</li>
<li><a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/presentationapi/apichart/settitlefill?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SetTitleFill</a> to set the fill to the chart title;</li>
<li>and more.</li>
</ul>
Among updated drawing methods you will find:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/replacedrawing?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ReplaceDrawing</a> to replace a drawing with a new one;</li>
<li><a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidrawing/getlockvalue?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GetLockValue</a> to get back the lock value for the specified lock type of the current drawing;</li>
<li><a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidrawing/setdrawingprfromdrawing?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">SetDrawingPrFromDrawing</a> to set the properties from another drawing to the current one;</li>
<li>and several others.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Other updates</h2>
With the <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/updatealltoc?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UpdateAllTOC</a> and <a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/textdocumentapi/apidocument/updatealltof?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">UpdateAllTOF</a> methods, you are able to update all Tables of Contents and all Tables of Figures in the current document.
New table methods for text docs allow setting/getting the table description and table title/caption.
<a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/changelog?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72#72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Explore the full list of new methods with descriptions</a>
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<h3>Useful links</h3>
<a href="https://www.onlyoffice.com/document-builder.aspx?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ONLYOFFICE Document Builder</a>
<a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/basic?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Document Builder API</a>
<a href="https://api.onlyoffice.com/docbuilder/changelog?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Document Builder API changelog</a>
<a href="/blog/?p=38968&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ONLYOFFICE Docs v7.2</a>
<a href="https://www.onlyoffice.com/developer-edition.aspx?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ONLYOFFICE for developers</a>
<a href="/blog/?p=39142&amp;utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=builder_72" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ONLYOFFICE Desktop Editors v7.2</a>
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