How can I insert a page break?

Question

I need to insert a page break after printing some paragraphs. I found a function to insert the page break, but it inserts only an empty paragraph and not a page break.

This is the function:

private static void addPageBreak() {
    MainDocumentPart documentPart = wp.getMainDocumentPart();

    Br breakObj = new Br();
    breakObj.setType(STBrType.PAGE);

    P paragraph = factory.createP();
    paragraph.getContent().add(breakObj);
    documentPart.getJaxbElement().getBody().getContent().add(paragraph);
}

How can I fix this function to insert a full page break?

I've made some grammar improvements, removed tags from the question title, and reworded the title. — skrrgwasme, Mar 05 '15 at 17:40

score 6 · Answer 1 · edited Mar 10 '22 at 17:39

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Add the w:br inside a run, not directly in the w:p

P p = wmlObjectFactory.createP(); 
// Create object for r
R r = wmlObjectFactory.createR(); 
p.getContent().add(r); 
// Create object for br
Br br = wmlObjectFactory.createBr(); 
r.getContent().add(br); 
br.setType(org.docx4j.wml.STBrType.PAGE);

You can generate code like that using the docx4j webapp, if you have a docx containing what you want to replicate.

edited Mar 10 '22 at 17:39

Adam Hughes

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answered Mar 05 '15 at 21:01

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Thanks. I tried it still not working, now it does nothing. I will try with the webapp. – temerariomalaga Mar 06 '15 at 07:31
This works for me on windows. Not sure if it matters, but I declared factory via `ObjectFactory factory = Context.getWmlObjectFactory();` – Adam Hughes Mar 10 '22 at 17:38

score 2 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 05 '15 at 14:51

Make sure you are calling the addPageBreak() method properly. Try the following code to test your method:

public class AddingAPageBreak {
    private static ObjectFactory factory;
    private static WordprocessingMLPackage  wordMLPackage;

    public static void main (String[] args) throws Docx4JException {
        wordMLPackage = WordprocessingMLPackage.createPackage();
        factory = Context.getWmlObjectFactory();

        wordMLPackage.getMainDocumentPart().addParagraphOfText("Hello Word!");

        addPageBreak();

        wordMLPackage.getMainDocumentPart().addParagraphOfText("This is page 2!");
        wordMLPackage.save(new java.io.File("src/main/files/HelloWord11.docx") );
    }

    /**
     * Adds a page break to the document.
     */
    private static void addPageBreak() {
        MainDocumentPart documentPart = wordMLPackage.getMainDocumentPart();

        Br breakObj = new Br();
        breakObj.setType(STBrType.PAGE);

        P paragraph = factory.createP();
        paragraph.getContent().add(breakObj);
        documentPart.getJaxbElement().getBody().getContent().add(paragraph);
    }
}

Thanks for your reply. I tested it but it does not work. It is still printing only a blank paragraph and not a page break. I am developing in a Ubuntu distro and I test it with LibreOffice. Should be that the problem? — temerariomalaga, Mar 05 '15 at 14:59
hi @temerariomalaga , I believe you need to use windows to develop this. When I was using mac to develop the docx template, I also encountered some problems. Then I tried in windows, no problem. — Yodi S., Jan 19 '21 at 09:44

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 01 '16 at 14:54

The documentPart.getJaxbElement().getBody().getContent().add(paragraph); way doesn't seem to work at all.

Have you tried to use documentPart.addObject(paragraph); instead?

See full example that inserts page break between two paragraphs:

public class PageBreakExample {

    private static ObjectFactory objectFactory = new ObjectFactory();

    public static void main(String[] args) throws InvalidFormatException,
        Docx4JException {
        WordprocessingMLPackage wordMLPackage = WordprocessingMLPackage.createPackage();

        // create new paragraph with a run containing text and add it to the document.
        P paragraph1 = objectFactory.createP(); // create new paragraph
        R run1 = objectFactory.createR(); // create new run 
        Text text1 = objectFactory.createText(); // create text

        text1.setValue("This is text in paragraph 1");
        run1.getContent().add(text1); // add text ton the run
        paragraph1.getContent().add(run1); // add run to paragraph
        wordMLPackage.getMainDocumentPart().addObject(paragraph1);

        addPageBreak(wordMLPackage.getMainDocumentPart());

        // proceed to create another paragraph with a run containing text.
        P paragraph2 = objectFactory.createP(); // create new paragraph
        R run2 = objectFactory.createR(); // create new run 
        Text text2 = objectFactory.createText(); // create text

        text2.setValue("This is text in paragraph 2");
        run2.getContent().add(text2); // add text ton the run
        paragraph2.getContent().add(run2); // add run to paragraph
        wordMLPackage.getMainDocumentPart().addObject(paragraph2); // add to main document part


        wordMLPackage.save(new java.io.File("two_paragraphs_page_break.docx")); // save
    }

    private static void addPageBreak(MainDocumentPart documentPart) {
        P paragraph = objectFactory.createP();
        R run = objectFactory.createR();
        P p = objectFactory.createP();
        // Create object for r
        R r = objectFactory.createR();
        p.getContent().add(r);
        // Create object for br
        Br br = objectFactory.createBr();
        r.getContent().add(br);
        br.setType(org.docx4j.wml.STBrType.PAGE);
        documentPart.addObject(p);
    }
}

How can I insert a page break?

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