DataSourceObject Class

Definition

Namespace:

DocumentFormat.OpenXml.Wordprocessing

Assembly:

DocumentFormat.OpenXml.dll

Package:

DocumentFormat.OpenXml v3.0.1

Office Data Source Object Settings.

This class is available in Office 2007 and above.

When the object is serialized out as xml, it's qualified name is w:odso.

public class DataSourceObject : DocumentFormat.OpenXml.OpenXmlCompositeElement

type DataSourceObject = class
    inherit OpenXmlCompositeElement

Public Class DataSourceObject
Inherits OpenXmlCompositeElement

Inheritance

Object

OpenXmlElement

OpenXmlCompositeElement

DataSourceObject

Remarks

[ISO/IEC 29500-1 1st Edition]

odso (Office Data Source Object Settings)

This element specifies a group of additional settings for the mail merge information which comprise an extension to the standard settings stored with a mail merge which performs two functions:

• First, it provides additional information about the mail merge data source, specifically: information about how to map the columns in the data source to MERGEFIELD fields and information about records which shall be included and excluded when creating merged documents, and column delimiters used in text data sources. This information can be used regardless of the value of the dataType element (§17.14.10) when it is present.

• Second, it provides an alternate set of connection information which should be used when the dataType element (§17.14.10) specifies a value of native. This alternate connection string provides additional connection information for applications which choose to support the ODSO connection string syntax. If the dataType element (§17.14.10) specifies that the data type of the current mail merge is not native, then the second group of settings specified within this element shall be ignored in favor of their non-ODSO equivalents.

[Example: Consider the WordprocessingML for a source document whose mail merge includes mail merge information including ODSO settings as follows:

<w:odso>  
  <w:udl w:val="…" />  
  <w:table w:val="Sheet1$" />  
  <w:src r:id="rId1" />  
  <w:colDelim w:val="9" />  
  <w:fHdr w:val="1" />  
  <w:fieldMapData>  
    <w:type w:val="dbColumn" />  
    <w:name w:val="Title" />  
    <w:mappedName w:val="Courtesy Title" />  
    <w:lid w:val="en-US" />  
  </w:fieldMapData>  
  <w:recipientData r:id="rId2" />  
  …</w:odso>  

The odso element and its child elements provide all of the information specified above that is needed to carry out a mail merge with the current document. This includes alternate connection information using the udl, table, and src elements, and additional mail merge information in the other child elements. end example]

Parent Elements
mailMerge (§17.14.20)

Child Elements	Subclause
colDelim (Column Delimiter for Data Source)	§17.14.5
fHdr (First Row of Data Source Contains Column Names)	§17.14.14
fieldMapData (External Data Source to Merge Field Mapping)	§17.14.15
recipientData (Reference to Inclusion/Exclusion Data for Data Source)	§17.14.28
src (ODSO Data Source File Path)	§17.14.30
table (Data Source Table Name)	§17.14.31
type (ODSO Data Source Type)	§17.14.32
udl (UDL Connection String)	§17.14.34

[Note: The W3C XML Schema definition of this element’s content model (CT_Odso) is located in §A.1. end note]

� ISO/IEC29500: 2008.

Constructors

DataSourceObject()	Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceObject class.
DataSourceObject(IEnumerable<OpenXmlElement>)	Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceObject class with the specified child elements.
DataSourceObject(OpenXmlElement[])	Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceObject class with the specified child elements.
DataSourceObject(String)	Initializes a new instance of the DataSourceObject class from outer XML.

Properties

ChildElements	Gets all the child nodes of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ColumnDelimiter	Column Delimiter for Data Source. Represents the following element tag in the schema: w:colDelim.
DataSourceTableName	Data Source Table Name. Represents the following element tag in the schema: w:table.
ExtendedAttributes	Gets all extended attributes (attributes not defined in the schema) of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Features	Gets a IFeatureCollection for the current element. This feature collection will be read-only, but will inherit features from its parent part and package if available. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
FirstChild	Gets the first child of the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
FirstRowHeader	First Row of Data Source Contains Column Names. Represents the following element tag in the schema: w:fHdr.
HasAttributes	Gets a value indicating whether the current element has any attributes. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
HasChildren	Gets a value that indicates whether the current element has any child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
InnerText	Gets or sets the concatenated values of the current node and all of its children. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
InnerXml	Gets or sets the markup that represents only the child nodes of the current node. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
LastChild	Gets the last child of the current OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no such OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
LocalName	Gets the local name of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
MailMergeSource	ODSO Data Source Type. Represents the following element tag in the schema: w:type.
MCAttributes	Gets or sets the markup compatibility attributes. Returns null if no markup compatibility attributes are defined for the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
NamespaceDeclarations	Gets all the namespace declarations defined in the current element. Returns an empty enumerator if there is no namespace declaration. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
NamespaceUri	Gets the namespace URI of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
OpenXmlElementContext	Gets the OpenXmlElementContext of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
OuterXml	Gets the markup that represents the current element and all of its child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Parent	Gets the parent element of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Prefix	Gets the namespace prefix of current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
SourceReference	ODSO Data Source File Path. Represents the following element tag in the schema: w:src.
UdlConnectionString	UDL Connection String. Represents the following element tag in the schema: w:udl.
XmlQualifiedName	Gets the qualified name of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
XName	Gets the qualified name of the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)

Methods

AddAnnotation(Object)	Adds an object to the current OpenXmlElement element's list of annotations. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
AddChild(OpenXmlElement, Boolean)	Adds the specified element to the element if it is a known child. This adds the element in the correct location according to the schema. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
AddNamespaceDeclaration(String, String)	Adds a namespace declaration to the current node. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Ancestors()	Enumerates all of the current element's ancestors. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Ancestors<T>()	Enumerates only the current element's ancestors that have the specified type. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotation(Type)	Get the first annotation object of the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotation<T>()	Get the first annotation object of the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotations(Type)	Gets a collection of annotations with the specified type for the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Annotations<T>()	Gets a collection of annotations with the specified type for the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Append(IEnumerable<OpenXmlElement>)	Appends each element from a list of elements to the end of the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Append(OpenXmlElement[])	Appends each element from an array of elements to the end of the current element's list of child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
AppendChild<T>(T)	Appends the specified element to the end of the current element's list of child nodes. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
ClearAllAttributes()	Clears all of the attributes, including both known attributes and extended attributes. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Clone()	Creates a duplicate of the current node. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
CloneNode(Boolean)	Creates a duplicate of this node.
Descendants()	Enumerates all of the current element's descendants. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Descendants<T>()	Enumerate all of the current element's descendants of type T. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Elements()	Enumerates all of the current element's children. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Elements<T>()	Enumerates only the current element's children that have the specified type. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ElementsAfter()	Enumerates all of the sibling elements that follow the current element and have the same parent as the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ElementsBefore()	Enumerates all of the sibling elements that precede the current element and have the same parent as the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetAttribute(String, String)	Gets an Open XML attribute with the specified tag name and namespace URI. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetAttributes()	Gets a list that contains a copy of all the attributes. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetEnumerator()	Returns an enumerator that iterates through the child collection. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
GetFirstChild<T>()	Finds the first child element in type T. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
InsertAfter<T>(T, OpenXmlElement)	Inserts the specified element immediately after the specified reference element. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
InsertAfterSelf<T>(T)	Inserts the specified element immediately after the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
InsertAt<T>(T, Int32)	Inserts the specified element at the specified index of the current element's children. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
InsertBefore<T>(T, OpenXmlElement)	Inserts the specified element immediately before the specified reference element. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
InsertBeforeSelf<T>(T)	Inserts the specified element immediately before the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
IsAfter(OpenXmlElement)	Determines if the current element appears after a specified element in document order. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
IsBefore(OpenXmlElement)	Determines if the current element appears before a specified element in document order. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
LookupNamespace(String)	Resolves the namespace prefix in the context of the current node. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
LookupPrefix(String)	Finds the corresponding prefix for a namespace uri in the current element scope. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
NextSibling()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element that immediately follows the current OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no next OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
NextSibling<T>()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element with the specified type that follows the current OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no next OpenXmlElement. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
PrependChild<T>(T)	Inserts the specified element at the beginning of the current element's list of child nodes. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
PreviousSibling()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element that immediately precedes the current OpenXmlElement element. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic ) if there is no preceding OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
PreviousSibling<T>()	Gets the OpenXmlElement element with the specified type that precedes the current OpenXmlElement. Returns null (Nothing in Visual Basic) if there is no preceding OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
Remove()	Removes the current element from its parent. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAllChildren()	Removes all of the current element's child elements. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
RemoveAllChildren<T>()	Remove all of the current element's child elements that are of type T. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAnnotations(Type)	Removes the annotations of the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAnnotations<T>()	Removes the annotations with the specified type from the current OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveAttribute(String, String)	Removes the attribute from the current element. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
RemoveChild<T>(T)	Removes the specified child element. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
RemoveNamespaceDeclaration(String)	Removes the namespace declaration for the specified prefix. Removes nothing if there is no prefix. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
ReplaceChild<T>(OpenXmlElement, T)	Replaces one of the current element's child elements with another OpenXmlElement element. (Inherited from OpenXmlCompositeElement)
SetAttribute(OpenXmlAttribute)	Sets an attribute to the specified element. If the attribute is a known attribute, the value of the attribute is set. If the attribute is an extended attribute, the 'openxmlAttribute' is added to the extended attributes list. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
SetAttributes(IEnumerable<OpenXmlAttribute>)	Sets a number of attributes to the element. If an attribute is a known attribute, the value of the attribute is set. If an attribute is an extended attribute, the 'openxmlAttribute' is added to the extended attributes list. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
WriteTo(XmlWriter)	Saves the current node to the specified XmlWriter. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)

Explicit Interface Implementations

IEnumerable.GetEnumerator()	(Inherited from OpenXmlElement)
IEnumerable<OpenXmlElement>.GetEnumerator()	Returns an enumerator that iterates through the child collection. (Inherited from OpenXmlElement)