# InputFormat.RightToLeft Property

> Gets or sets a value specifying whether the writing direction is right-to-left at the current input position. If text is selected, the property specifies this attribute for the whole selected text.

- **Product:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms
- **Section:** Reference
- **Kind:** Property
- **Introduced:** 20.0
- **Namespace:** `TXTextControl`
- **Package:** `TXTextControl.TextControl.WinForms.SDK` (assembly `TXTextControl.dll`, from the private NuGet feed or Text Control Offline Packages)
- **.NET Framework:** reference `TXTextControl.dll` from the setup
- **Path:** TX Text Control .NET for Windows Forms > Reference > TXTextControl > InputFormat.RightToLeft Property
- **669 words**
- **Web URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/inputformat/righttoleft-property/
- **LLMs URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/inputformat/righttoleft-property/llms.txt
- **LLMs-Full URL:** https://docs.textcontrol.com/tx-text-control-dotnet-winforms/reference/txtextcontrol/inputformat/righttoleft-property/llms-full.txt

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### Description

Gets or sets a value specifying whether the writing direction is right-to-left at the current input position. If text is selected, the property specifies this attribute for the whole selected text.

### Syntax

```csharp
public bool? RightToLeft { get; set; }
```

```vbnet
Public Property RightToLeft As Boolean?
```

### Examples

The following XAML example binds the RightToLeft property to a ToggleButton:

```plaintext
<ToggleButton 
    Height="29"
    Name="buttonRightToLeft"
    IsChecked="{Binding ElementName=textControl1, Path=InputFormat.RightToLeft, Mode=TwoWay}">
    Right to Left</ToggleButton>
```

The following example changes the formatting applied to text entered at the end of a document by using `InputFormat.RightToLeft`.

```csharp
textControl.Text = "Project summary";
textControl.InputPosition = new InputPosition(textControl.Text.Length);
InputFormat inputFormat = textControl.InputFormat;

inputFormat.RightToLeft = true;
if (inputFormat.RightToLeft != null)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Input Format: Right To Left is available.");
}
```

```vbnet
textControl.Text = "Project summary"
textControl.InputPosition = New InputPosition(textControl.Text.Length)
Dim inputFormat As InputFormat = textControl.InputFormat

inputFormat.RightToLeft = True
If inputFormat.RightToLeft IsNot Nothing Then
    Console.WriteLine("Input Format: Right To Left is available.")
End If
```

### Remarks

The property returns null, if the text selection contains multiple paragraphs with mixed setting.

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## Nearby

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