Description

Obsolete. Gets or sets a character that is displayed in front of the number in a numbered list. If this property is zero, no additional character is diplayed in front of the number character. This property is obsolete and only available for compatibility. A new application should use the TextBeforeNumber property.

Syntax

public char CharBeforeNumber { get; set; }

Public Property CharBeforeNumber As Char

Examples

The following example applies CharBeforeNumber while converting three selected paragraphs into a usable numbered list.

textControl.Text = "Research\nDraft\nReview";
textControl.Select(0, textControl.Text.Length);

ListFormat listFormat = new()
{
    Type = ListType.Numbered,
    CharBeforeNumber = '('
};
textControl.Selection.ListFormat = listFormat;

textControl.Text = "Research" & vbCrLf & "Draft" & vbCrLf & "Review"
textControl.Select(0, textControl.Text.Length)

Dim listFormat As New ListFormat() With {
    .Type = ListType.Numbered,
    .CharBeforeNumber = "("c
}
textControl.Selection.ListFormat = listFormat

Remarks

The property returns 0 when the text selection contains multiple paragraphs with mixed settings or when the text selection does not contain a numbered list. The Selection.IsCommonValueSelected method can be used to check for mixed attributes.