TXTextControl.ParagraphFormat.TabTypes Property - TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NET

TX Text Control .NET Server for ASP.NETReference GuideTXTextControl NamespaceParagraphFormat ClassTabTypes Property

Gets or sets an array containing the tab types in a paragraph.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public TabType[] TabTypes { get; set; }

Public Property TabTypes() As TabType()

Members

Member	Description
LeftTab	The tab position is at the left side of the text.
RightTab	The tab position is at the right side of the text.
CenterTab	The text is centered to the tab position.
DecimalTab	The decimal sign is aligned at the tab position.
RightBorderTab	The tab is positioned right most and the text is diplayed at the left of this position. The tab position set with the TabPositions property is ignored. Only one tab of this kind is possible in a paragraph.

Examples

The following example uses the TabTypes property so that the text is centered to the tab position.

C#
VB.NET

TXTextControl.ParagraphFormat paragraphFormat = new TXTextControl.ParagraphFormat();

paragraphFormat.Alignment       = TXTextControl.HorizontalAlignment.Center;
paragraphFormat.Frame           = TXTextControl.Frame.Box;
paragraphFormat.TabTypes =  new TXTextControl.TabType[]{TXTextControl.TabType.LeftTab};

textControl1.Selection.ParagraphFormat = paragraphFormat;

Dim paragraphFormat As TXTextControl.ParagraphFormat = New TXTextControl.ParagraphFormat()

paragraphFormat.Alignment       = TXTextControl.HorizontalAlignment.Center
paragraphFormat.Frame           = TXTextControl.Frame.Box
paragraphFormat.TabTypes = New TXTextControl.TabType() {TXTextControl.TabType.LeftTab}

TextControl1.Selection.ParagraphFormat = paragraphFormat

Limitations

The maximum number of tabs in a parapgraph is 14.

Remarks

The default type is TabType.LeftTab.

The property returns an array with common values when the text selection contains multiple paragraphs with mixed types. The remaining not common values are set to zero. If all values are different, the Selection.IsCommonValueSelected method returns false.