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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions src/PhpWord/Reader/Word2007/AbstractPart.php
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Expand Up @@ -551,6 +551,12 @@ protected function readRunChild(XMLReader $xmlReader, DOMElement $node, Abstract
$parent->addTextBreak();
} elseif ($node->nodeName == 'w:tab') {
$parent->addText("\t");
} elseif ($node->nodeName == 'w:sym') {
// Symbol
$font = $xmlReader->getAttribute('w:font', $node);
$char = $xmlReader->getAttribute('w:char', $node);
$textContent = "[{$font},{$char}]";
$parent->addText($textContent, $fontStyle, $paragraphStyle);
} elseif ($node->nodeName == 'mc:AlternateContent') {
if ($node->hasChildNodes()) {
// Get fallback instead of mc:Choice to make sure it is compatible
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62 changes: 62 additions & 0 deletions tests/PhpWordTests/Reader/Word2007/PartTest.php
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Expand Up @@ -233,4 +233,66 @@ public function testReadHeadingWithOverriddenStyle(): void
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text', $text);
self::assertEquals(' but with parts not in bold', $text->getText());
}

public function testReadSymbol(): void
{
$documentXml = '<w:p>
<w:r>
<w:t>Text before symbol </w:t>
</w:r>
<w:r>
<w:sym w:font="Wingdings 2" w:char="00A3"/>
</w:r>
<w:r>
<w:t> text after symbol</w:t>
</w:r>
</w:p>
<w:p>
<w:r>
<w:t>Another symbol: </w:t>
</w:r>
<w:r>
<w:sym w:font="Wingdings 2" w:char="0052"/>
</w:r>
</w:p>';

$phpWord = $this->getDocumentFromString(['document' => $documentXml]);

$elements = $phpWord->getSection(0)->getElements();

// Test first paragraph with symbol
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun', $elements[0]);
/** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun $textRun1 */
$textRun1 = $elements[0];

/** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text $text1 */
$text1 = $textRun1->getElement(0);
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text', $text1);
self::assertEquals('Text before symbol ', $text1->getText());

/** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text $symbol1 */
$symbol1 = $textRun1->getElement(1);
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text', $symbol1);
self::assertEquals('[Wingdings 2,00A3]', $symbol1->getText());

/** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text $text2 */
$text2 = $textRun1->getElement(2);
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text', $text2);
self::assertEquals(' text after symbol', $text2->getText());

// Test second paragraph with different symbol
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun', $elements[1]);
/** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\TextRun $textRun2 */
$textRun2 = $elements[1];

/** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text $text3 */
$text3 = $textRun2->getElement(0);
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text', $text3);
self::assertEquals('Another symbol: ', $text3->getText());

/** @var \PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text $symbol2 */
$symbol2 = $textRun2->getElement(1);
self::assertInstanceOf('PhpOffice\PhpWord\Element\Text', $symbol2);
self::assertEquals('[Wingdings 2,0052]', $symbol2->getText());
}
}