Open XML - Word Processing Document - Table Cell Border

Question

I can add a border to a table row, but how can I add a top border to a table cell? I cannot seem to find this in the ECMA documentation.

   TableProperties tblProperties = new TableProperties();
    TableBorders tblBorders = new TableBorders();
    TopBorder topBorder = new TopBorder();
    topBorder.Val = new EnumValue<BorderValues>(BorderValues.Thick);
    topBorder.Color = "CC0000";
    tblBorders.AppendChild(topBorder);

    tblProperties.AppendChild(tblBorders);

Could it be helpfull maybe [OpenXML SDK having borders for cell](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15791732/openxml-sdk-having-borders-for-cell) — Belurd, Dec 03 '18 at 15:56
My standard comment. Download the OpenXML Productivity Tool from the Microsoft site. Create a Word doc (in Word) that has a table. Save it. Change the table so that a table cell has a top border. Save that file with a different name. Open the productivity tool and use the Compare/Diff button to diff the two files. The answer should be obvious. — Flydog57, Dec 03 '18 at 15:57

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 18 '22 at 08:15

Add the following to your row element.

 TableCellProperties tableCellProperties = new TableCellProperties();
                                        TableCellBorders tableCellBorders = new TableCellBorders();
                                        TopBorder topBorder = new TopBorder() 
                                        { 
                                          Val = new EnumValue<BorderValues>(BorderValues.CheckedBarBlack),
                                          Color = "000000"
                                        };



  tableCellBorders.AppendChild(topBorder);
                                        tableCellProperties.Append(tableCellBorders);

   rowElement.Append(tableCellProperties);

Attached the expected result

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 18 '22 at 08:17

And if you want to have shade on the specific row.

Kindly add the following to your row element.

TableCellProperties tableCellProperties = new TableCellProperties();

                                      var shading = new Shading()
                                      {
                                          Color = "auto",
                                          Fill = "D9D9D9",
                                          Val = ShadingPatternValues.Clear
                                      };
                                      tableCellProperties.Append(shading);
                                      rowElement.Append(tableCellProperties);

Attached the expected result.

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 29 '20 at 19:14

Flydog57's comment to using the OpenXML Productivity Tool is the correct approach. You will spend way too much time attempting to figure things out on your own. Make a word document and then view it using the OpenXML Productivity Tool. Rinse and repeat.

Open XML - Word Processing Document - Table Cell Border

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