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User Field

Classes related to user-defined fields in ODF documents.

This module provides classes for managing user field declarations content within the document, “text:user-defined”, text:user-field-get”, “text:user-field-input”.

Classes:

Name Description
UserDefined

A user-defined field instance, “text:user-defined”.
UserDefinedMixin

Mixin class for classes containing user defined fields.
UserFieldGet

A getter for a user field value, “text:user-field-get”.
UserFieldInput

An input field for a user-defined field, “text:user-field-input”.

UserDefined

Bases: ElementTyped

A user-defined field instance, “text:user-defined”.

This element is similar to ‘text:user-field-get’ but is often used in contexts like headers or footers. It can be initialized directly with a value or can pull its value from a corresponding user-defined metadata field in the document’s meta section.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
name str

The name of the user field.
style str

The data style to apply for formatting.

Methods:

Name Description
__init__

Initializes the UserDefined element.
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class UserDefined(ElementTyped):
    """A user-defined field instance, "text:user-defined".

    This element is similar to 'text:user-field-get' but is often used in
    contexts like headers or footers. It can be initialized directly with
    a value or can pull its value from a corresponding user-defined metadata
    field in the document's meta section.

    Attributes:
        name (str): The name of the user field.
        style (str, optional): The data style to apply for formatting.
    """

    _tag = "text:user-defined"
    _properties = (
        PropDef("name", "text:name"),
        PropDef("style", "style:data-style-name"),
    )

    def __init__(
        self,
        name: str = "",
        value: Any = None,
        value_type: str | None = None,
        text: str | None = None,
        style: str | None = None,
        from_document: Document | None = None,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> None:
        """Initializes the UserDefined element.

        If a document is provided via `from_document`, the element will be
        populated with the value of the meta user-defined field of the same
        name from that document.

        Args:
            name: The name of the user-defined field.
            value: The value of the field.
            value_type: The ODF value type (e.g., 'string').
            text: The textual representation of the value.
            style: The data style name for formatting.
            from_document: A document from which to load
                the field's value from the meta section.
        """
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        if self._do_init:
            if name:
                self.name = name
            if style:
                self.style = style
            if from_document is not None:
                meta_infos = from_document.meta
                content = meta_infos.get_user_defined_metadata_of_name(name)
                if content is not None:
                    value = content.get("value", None)
                    value_type = content.get("value_type", None)
                    text = content.get("text", None)
            text = self.set_value_and_type(
                value=value, value_type=value_type, text=text
            )
            self.text = text

_properties class-attribute instance-attribute 

_properties = (
    PropDef("name", "text:name"),
    PropDef("style", "style:data-style-name"),
)

_tag class-attribute instance-attribute 

_tag = 'text:user-defined'

name instance-attribute 

name = name

style instance-attribute 

style = style

text instance-attribute 

text = text

__init__ 

__init__(
    name: str = "",
    value: Any = None,
    value_type: str | None = None,
    text: str | None = None,
    style: str | None = None,
    from_document: Document | None = None,
    **kwargs: Any,
) -> None

Initializes the UserDefined element.

If a document is provided via from_document, the element will be populated with the value of the meta user-defined field of the same name from that document.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
name str

The name of the user-defined field.

 ''
value Any

The value of the field.

 None
value_type str | None

The ODF value type (e.g., ‘string’).

 None
text str | None

The textual representation of the value.

 None
style str | None

The data style name for formatting.

 None
from_document Document | None

A document from which to load the field’s value from the meta section.

 None
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def __init__(
    self,
    name: str = "",
    value: Any = None,
    value_type: str | None = None,
    text: str | None = None,
    style: str | None = None,
    from_document: Document | None = None,
    **kwargs: Any,
) -> None:
    """Initializes the UserDefined element.

    If a document is provided via `from_document`, the element will be
    populated with the value of the meta user-defined field of the same
    name from that document.

    Args:
        name: The name of the user-defined field.
        value: The value of the field.
        value_type: The ODF value type (e.g., 'string').
        text: The textual representation of the value.
        style: The data style name for formatting.
        from_document: A document from which to load
            the field's value from the meta section.
    """
    super().__init__(**kwargs)
    if self._do_init:
        if name:
            self.name = name
        if style:
            self.style = style
        if from_document is not None:
            meta_infos = from_document.meta
            content = meta_infos.get_user_defined_metadata_of_name(name)
            if content is not None:
                value = content.get("value", None)
                value_type = content.get("value_type", None)
                text = content.get("text", None)
        text = self.set_value_and_type(
            value=value, value_type=value_type, text=text
        )
        self.text = text

UserDefinedMixin

Bases: Element

Mixin class for classes containing user defined fields.

Used by the following classes
  • “text:a”
  • “text:h”
  • “text:meta”
  • “text:meta-field”
  • “text:p”
  • “text:ruby-base”
  • “text:span”

and “office:text”, “office:spreadsheet”,”office:presentation” for compatibility with previous versions.

Methods:

Name Description
get_user_defined

Returns a single user-defined field declaration that matches the specified criteria.
get_user_defined_list

Returns all user-defined field declarations as a list.
get_user_defined_value

Returns the value of the specified user-defined field.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
user_defined_list list[UserDefined]

Returns all user-defined field declarations as a list.
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class UserDefinedMixin(Element):
    """Mixin class for classes containing user defined fields.

    Used by the following classes:
        - "text:a"
        - "text:h"
        - "text:meta"
        - "text:meta-field"
        - "text:p"
        - "text:ruby-base"
        - "text:span"

    and "office:text", "office:spreadsheet","office:presentation" for
    compatibility with previous versions.
    """

    def get_user_defined_list(self) -> list[UserDefined]:
        """Returns all user-defined field declarations as a list.

        Returns:
            list[UserDefined]: A list of all UserDefined instances that are descendants of this element.
        """
        return cast(
            list[UserDefined],
            self._filtered_elements(
                "descendant::text:user-defined",
            ),
        )

    @property
    def user_defined_list(self) -> list[UserDefined]:
        """Returns all user-defined field declarations as a list.

        Returns:
            list[UserDefined]: A list of all UserDefined instances that are descendants of this element.
        """
        return self.get_user_defined_list()

    def get_user_defined(self, name: str, position: int = 0) -> UserDefined | None:
        """Returns a single user-defined field declaration that matches the specified criteria.

        Args:
            name: The name of the user-defined field to retrieve.
            position: The 0-based index of the matching user-defined field to return.

        Returns:
            UserDefined | None: A UserDefined instance, or None if no declaration matches the criteria.
        """
        return cast(
            None | UserDefined,
            self._filtered_element(
                "descendant::text:user-defined", position, text_name=name
            ),
        )

    def get_user_defined_value(
        self, name: str, value_type: str | None = None
    ) -> bool | str | int | float | Decimal | datetime | timedelta | None:
        """Returns the value of the specified user-defined field.

        Args:
            name: The name of the user-defined field to retrieve its value.
            value_type: The expected type of the user-defined field's value.
                Can be 'boolean', 'date', 'float', 'string', 'time', or None
                for automatic type detection.

        Returns:
            bool | str | int | float | Decimal | datetime | timedelta | None:
                The value of the user-defined field, cast to the most appropriate
                Python type, or None if the user-defined field is not found.
        """
        user_defined = self.get_user_defined(name)
        if user_defined is None:
            return None
        return user_defined.get_value(value_type)  # type: ignore[return-value]

user_defined_list property 

user_defined_list: list[UserDefined]

Returns all user-defined field declarations as a list.

Returns:

Type Description
list[UserDefined]

list[UserDefined]: A list of all UserDefined instances that are descendants of this element.

get_user_defined 

get_user_defined(
    name: str, position: int = 0
) -> UserDefined | None

Returns a single user-defined field declaration that matches the specified criteria.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
name str

The name of the user-defined field to retrieve.

 required
position int

The 0-based index of the matching user-defined field to return.

 0

Returns:

Type Description
UserDefined | None

UserDefined | None: A UserDefined instance, or None if no declaration matches the criteria.
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def get_user_defined(self, name: str, position: int = 0) -> UserDefined | None:
    """Returns a single user-defined field declaration that matches the specified criteria.

    Args:
        name: The name of the user-defined field to retrieve.
        position: The 0-based index of the matching user-defined field to return.

    Returns:
        UserDefined | None: A UserDefined instance, or None if no declaration matches the criteria.
    """
    return cast(
        None | UserDefined,
        self._filtered_element(
            "descendant::text:user-defined", position, text_name=name
        ),
    )

get_user_defined_list 

get_user_defined_list() -> list[UserDefined]

Returns all user-defined field declarations as a list.

Returns:

Type Description
list[UserDefined]

list[UserDefined]: A list of all UserDefined instances that are descendants of this element.
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def get_user_defined_list(self) -> list[UserDefined]:
    """Returns all user-defined field declarations as a list.

    Returns:
        list[UserDefined]: A list of all UserDefined instances that are descendants of this element.
    """
    return cast(
        list[UserDefined],
        self._filtered_elements(
            "descendant::text:user-defined",
        ),
    )

get_user_defined_value 

get_user_defined_value(
    name: str, value_type: str | None = None
) -> (
    bool
    | str
    | int
    | float
    | Decimal
    | datetime
    | timedelta
    | None
)

Returns the value of the specified user-defined field.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
name str

The name of the user-defined field to retrieve its value.

 required
value_type str | None

The expected type of the user-defined field’s value. Can be ‘boolean’, ‘date’, ‘float’, ‘string’, ‘time’, or None for automatic type detection.

 None

Returns:

Type Description
bool | str | int | float | Decimal | datetime | timedelta | None

bool | str | int | float | Decimal | datetime | timedelta | None: The value of the user-defined field, cast to the most appropriate Python type, or None if the user-defined field is not found.
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def get_user_defined_value(
    self, name: str, value_type: str | None = None
) -> bool | str | int | float | Decimal | datetime | timedelta | None:
    """Returns the value of the specified user-defined field.

    Args:
        name: The name of the user-defined field to retrieve its value.
        value_type: The expected type of the user-defined field's value.
            Can be 'boolean', 'date', 'float', 'string', 'time', or None
            for automatic type detection.

    Returns:
        bool | str | int | float | Decimal | datetime | timedelta | None:
            The value of the user-defined field, cast to the most appropriate
            Python type, or None if the user-defined field is not found.
    """
    user_defined = self.get_user_defined(name)
    if user_defined is None:
        return None
    return user_defined.get_value(value_type)  # type: ignore[return-value]

UserFieldGet

Bases: ElementTyped

A getter for a user field value, “text:user-field-get”.

This element displays the current value of a user-defined field at a specific position in the document content.

Attributes:

Name Type Description
name str

The name of the user field to display.
style str

The data style to apply for formatting the displayed value.

Methods:

Name Description
__init__

Initializes the UserFieldGet element.
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class UserFieldGet(ElementTyped):
    """A getter for a user field value, "text:user-field-get".

    This element displays the current value of a user-defined field at a
    specific position in the document content.

    Attributes:
        name (str): The name of the user field to display.
        style (str, optional): The data style to apply for formatting the
            displayed value.
    """

    _tag = "text:user-field-get"
    _properties = (
        PropDef("name", "text:name"),
        PropDef("style", "style:data-style-name"),
    )

    def __init__(
        self,
        name: str | None = None,
        value: Any = None,
        value_type: str | None = None,
        text: str | None = None,
        style: str | None = None,
        **kwargs: Any,
    ) -> None:
        """Initializes the UserFieldGet element.

        Args:
            name: The name of the user field to get.
            value: An initial value to display.
            value_type: The ODF value type.
            text: The textual representation to display. If
                not provided, it's generated from `value`.
            style: The data style name for formatting.
        """
        super().__init__(**kwargs)
        if self._do_init:
            if name:
                self.name = name
            text = self.set_value_and_type(
                value=value, value_type=value_type, text=text
            )
            self.text = text

            if style:
                self.style = style

_properties class-attribute instance-attribute 

_properties = (
    PropDef("name", "text:name"),
    PropDef("style", "style:data-style-name"),
)

_tag class-attribute instance-attribute 

_tag = 'text:user-field-get'

name instance-attribute 

name = name

style instance-attribute 

style = style

text instance-attribute 

text = text

__init__ 

__init__(
    name: str | None = None,
    value: Any = None,
    value_type: str | None = None,
    text: str | None = None,
    style: str | None = None,
    **kwargs: Any,
) -> None

Initializes the UserFieldGet element.

Parameters:

Name Type Description Default
name str | None

The name of the user field to get.

 None
value Any

An initial value to display.

 None
value_type str | None

The ODF value type.

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text str | None

The textual representation to display. If not provided, it’s generated from value.

 None
style str | None

The data style name for formatting.

 None
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def __init__(
    self,
    name: str | None = None,
    value: Any = None,
    value_type: str | None = None,
    text: str | None = None,
    style: str | None = None,
    **kwargs: Any,
) -> None:
    """Initializes the UserFieldGet element.

    Args:
        name: The name of the user field to get.
        value: An initial value to display.
        value_type: The ODF value type.
        text: The textual representation to display. If
            not provided, it's generated from `value`.
        style: The data style name for formatting.
    """
    super().__init__(**kwargs)
    if self._do_init:
        if name:
            self.name = name
        text = self.set_value_and_type(
            value=value, value_type=value_type, text=text
        )
        self.text = text

        if style:
            self.style = style

UserFieldInput

Bases: UserFieldGet

An input field for a user-defined field, “text:user-field-input”.

This element allows the user to interactively modify the value of a user-defined field within the document.

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class UserFieldInput(UserFieldGet):
    """An input field for a user-defined field, "text:user-field-input".

    This element allows the user to interactively modify the value of a
    user-defined field within the document.
    """

    _tag = "text:user-field-input"

_tag class-attribute instance-attribute 

_tag = 'text:user-field-input'