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);

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.