Description

Gets the formatting rectangle of a text field. The formatting rectangle is the largest rectangle to which the area covered by the field can grow. The rectangle is given in twips with an origin at the upper left corner of the document.

Syntax

public Rectangle FormattingBounds { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property FormattingBounds As Rectangle

Examples

The following example inserts a Word-compatible text field into a template by using TextField.FormattingBounds.

TextField textField = new ApplicationField(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", new[] { "CustomerName" });
textControl.TextFields.Add(textField);

Console.WriteLine($"Formatting Bounds: {textField.FormattingBounds}");
Console.WriteLine("Text Field is ready for use.");

Dim textField As TextField = New ApplicationField(ApplicationFieldFormat.MSWord, "MERGEFIELD", "Customer name", New String() { "CustomerName" })
textControl.TextFields.Add(textField)

Console.WriteLine($"Formatting Bounds: {textField.FormattingBounds}")
Console.WriteLine("Text Field is ready for use.")

Limitations

Read only.