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Aspose.Slides for Java 20.8 Release Notes

KeySummaryCategory
SLIDESNET-41864SketchStyle property supportFeature
SLIDESNET-42091Support to Redact text in Aspsoe.SlidesFeature
SLIDESNET-42044Support for GetRange() method for chart dataFeature
SLIDESJAVA-38130Chart series and categories data is read as nullBug
SLIDESJAVA-37953Use Aspose.Slides for Net 20.8 featuresEnhancement
SLIDESJAVA-38145ClassCast exception on exporting to PDFBug
SLIDESJAVA-38140ODP to PPTX - Table border changes sizeBug
SLIDESJAVA-38141PPTX to ODP - Border sizes and colours in tables are not preservedBug
SLIDESJAVA-38143ODP to PPTX - Errors but an empty file arrivesBug
SLIDESJAVA-38147Slides are changed on cloningBug
SLIDESJAVA-38148Support for GetRange() method for chart dataFeature
SLIDESJAVA-38150ArgumentOutOfRangeException on loading Presentation fileBug
SLIDESJAVA-38153ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException on saving presentation with Pyramid ChartBug
SLIDESJAVA-38111Slide Preview: Fill Pattern for Rotated Shapes Is Rotated IncorrectlyBug
SLIDESJAVA-38136When converting from ODP to PPTX and back ODP - table format gets altered
SLIDESJAVA-36950Portions bold problemBug

Public API Changes

IChartData.getRange method has been added

IChartData.GetRange method has been added. The method returns the workbook data range that is used by the chart. IChartData.GetRange method returns a string value.

The returned value looks like “Sheet1!$A$1:$D$5” where “Sheet1” is a source worksheet and $A$1:$D$5 is a cell range.

Using IChartData.GetRange() method example.

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IChart chart = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addChart(ChartType.ClusteredColumn, 10, 10, 400, 300);
    String result = chart.getChartData().getRange();
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

Shape Sketched Style effect has been added

Sketched Style effect feature helps to change the appearance of shapes in a slide forcing shapes to look like a sketch. It applies a hand-drawn (or “sketched”) styling to shapes.

The picture below demonstrates PowerPoint UI elements to apply this effect to a shape.

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In Aspose.Slides, to provide the same options for the Sketched Style effect, LineSketchType class and interface ISketchFormat interface have been added. getSketchFormat()  method (of ISketchFormat type) has been added to the ILineFormat interface.

LineSketchType Enum

The LineSketchType determines the preset sketched style.

Below is the definition of the LineSketchType class: 

/**
 * <p>
 * Represents properties for lines sketch format.
 * </p>
 */
public final class LineSketchType
{
    /**
     * <p>
     * Specifies that a shape Sketch effect is undefined. 
     * </p>
     */
    public static final int NotDefined = -1;
    /**
     * <p>
     * Specifies that a shape has no Sketch effect. This is equivalent to this property being empty.
     * </p>
     */
    public static final int None = 0;
    /**
     * <p>
     * Specifies that a shape has the Curved effect, which turns each edge of the shape into one big gentle curve.
     * </p>
     */
    public static final int Curved = 1;
    /**
     * <p>
     * Specifies that a shape has the Freehand effect, which most closely resembles an imperfectly drawn line.
     * </p>
     */
    public static final int Freehand = 2;
    /**
     * <p>
     * Specifies that a shape has the Scribble effect, which has exaggerated oscillation as if drawn purposely messy.
     * </p>
     */
    public static final int Scribble = 3;
}

ISketchFormat Interface

The ISketchFormat interface with the SketchFormat  implementation class has been added:

/**
 * <p>
 * Represents properties for lines sketch format.
 * </p>
 */
public interface ISketchFormat
{
    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns or sets the sketch type.
     * Read/write {@link LineSketchType}.
     * </p>
     */
    public int getSketchType();
    /**
     * <p>
     * Returns or sets the sketch type.
     * Read/write {@link LineSketchType}.
     * </p>
     */
    public void setSketchType(int value);
}

SketchFormat property of ISketchFormat type has been added into ILineFormat:

/**
 * <p>
 * Returns the sketch format of a line.
 * Read-only {@link ISketchFormat}.
 * </p>
 */
public ISketchFormat getSketchFormat();

Example

The example below demonstrates how to set sketchy type for a shape:

Presentation pres = new Presentation();
try {
    IAutoShape shape = pres.getSlides().get_Item(0).getShapes().addAutoShape(ShapeType.Rectangle, 20, 20, 300, 150);
    shape.getFillFormat().setFillType(FillType.NoFill);

    // Transform shape to sketch of a freehand style
    shape.getLineFormat().getSketchFormat().setSketchType(LineSketchType.Freehand);

    pres.save("sketch.pptx", SaveFormat.Pptx);
} finally {
    if (pres != null) pres.dispose();
}

The shape border line style generated via the code snippet above has the following appearance:

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