IncreaseIndent Method

Description

Increases the left indent of all paragraphs contained in the current text selection. If no text is selected, this method increases the left indent at the text input position. left indent positions are defined through the paragraphs' tab positions and the indents of the paragraphs in front and behind the paragraph with the text input position.

Syntax

public bool IncreaseIndent();

Public Function IncreaseIndent() As Boolean

Return Value

The return value is true, if at least one indent could be changed. It is false, if the maximum value has been reached.

Examples

The following example formats the heading of a short document by using Selection.IncreaseIndent.

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
textControl.Select(0, 17);
Selection selection = textControl.Selection;

if (selection.IncreaseIndent())
{
    Console.WriteLine("Increase Indent completed successfully.");
}

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."
textControl.Select(0, 17)
Dim selection As Selection = textControl.Selection

If selection.IncreaseIndent() Then
    Console.WriteLine("Increase Indent completed successfully.")
End If