Description

Gets the bounding rectangle of the character. The values are given in twips with an origin at the upper left corner of the document. The relationship between the upper left corner of the document and the upper left corner of the visible portion of the document can be obtained with the TextControl.ScrollLocation property.

Syntax

public Rectangle Bounds { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property Bounds As Rectangle

Examples

The following example examines the first text char in a short document by using TextChar.Bounds.

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results\nRevenue increased by 12%.";
TextChar textChar = textControl.TextChars[1];

Console.WriteLine($"Bounds: {textChar.Bounds}");
Console.WriteLine("Text Char is ready for use.");

textControl.Text = "Quarterly results" & vbCrLf & "Revenue increased by 12%."
Dim textChar As TextChar = textControl.TextChars(1)

Console.WriteLine($"Bounds: {textChar.Bounds}")
Console.WriteLine("Text Char is ready for use.")

Limitations

Read only.