Section like moderncv template?

Question

I'm writing an article and would like to section it with the same style of modernCV, but cannot find any suggestion.

Can someone help me? =)

Answer 1

I found this in the sources of moderncv

\strut\raggedleft\raisebox{\baseletterheight}{\color{color1}\rule{\hintscolumnwidth}{0.95ex}}

it creates the box. The full definition for the section is

\RenewDocumentCommand{\section}{sm}{%
  \par\addvspace{2.5ex}%
  \phantomsection{}% reset the anchor for hyperrefs
  \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{#2}%
  \cvitem[0ex]{\strut\raggedleft\raisebox{\baseletterheight}{\color{color1}\rule{\hintscolumnwidth}{0.95ex}}}{\strut\sectionstyle{#2}}%
  \par\nobreak\addvspace{1ex}\@afterheading}% to avoid a pagebreak after the heading

You just have to replace the cvitem and all the variables.

Edit(This includes all the necessary lengths, you have to insert the color yourself):

\usepackage{xparse}
\makeatletter
\newlength{\hintscolumnwidth} \setlength{\hintscolumnwidth}{0.175\textwidth}
\newlength{\baseletterheight} \settoheight{\baseletterheight}{o}
\newlength{\separatorcolumnwidth} \setlength{\separatorcolumnwidth}{0.025\textwidth}
% fonts
\newcommand*{\sectionfont}{\Large\mdseries\upshape}
% styles
\newcommand*{\sectionstyle}[1]{{\sectionfont{#1}}}
\RenewDocumentCommand{\section}{sm}{%
    \par\addvspace{2.5ex}%
    \addcontentsline{toc}{section}{#2}%
    {\strut\raggedleft\raisebox{\baseletterheight}{\rule{\hintscolumnwidth}{0.95ex}}}\hspace*{\separatorcolumnwidth}{\strut\sectionstyle{#2}}%
    \par\nobreak\addvspace{1ex}\@afterheading}% to avoid a pagebreak after the heading
\makeatother