SetEvenAndOddHdrFtr

Specifies whether sections in this document will have different headers and footers for even and odd pages (one header/footer for odd pages and another header/footer for even pages).

Syntax

expression.SetEvenAndOddHdrFtr(isEvenAndOdd);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiDocument class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
isEvenAndOdd	Required	boolean		If true the header/footer will be different for odd and even pages, if false they will be the same.

Returns

boolean

Example

Enable different headers and footers for even and odd pages in a document.

// How do I set separate headers and footers for odd and even pages in a document?

// Use alternating page headers and footers to meet book-style or professional layout requirements.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let section = doc.CreateSection(paragraph);
paragraph.AddText("This is section #1 of the document. ");
paragraph.AddText("It has a header and a footer for odd pages. ");
paragraph.AddText("Scroll down to see the other pages.");
let header = section.GetHeader("default", true);
paragraph = header.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is an odd page header");
let footer = section.GetFooter("default", true);
paragraph = footer.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is an odd page footer");
doc.SetEvenAndOddHdrFtr(true);
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("This is section #2 of the document. ");
paragraph.AddText("It has a header and a footer for even pages. ");
paragraph.AddText("Scroll down to see the other pages.");
doc.Push(paragraph);
section = doc.CreateSection(paragraph);
section.SetType("evenPage");
header = section.GetHeader("even", true);
paragraph = header.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is an even page header");
footer = section.GetFooter("even", true);
paragraph = footer.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is an even page footer");
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("This is section #3 of the document. ");
paragraph.AddText("It has a header and a footer for odd pages. ");
paragraph.AddText("Scroll down to see the other pages.");
doc.Push(paragraph);
section = doc.CreateSection(paragraph);
section.SetType("oddPage");
section = doc.GetFinalSection();
section.SetType("evenPage");
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("This is section #4 of the document. ");
paragraph.AddText("It has a header and a footer for even pages.");
doc.Push(paragraph);