Class Column

Represents the page column in the Word document.

Inheritance
System.Object
OwnerHolder
XDLSSerializableBase
FormatBase
Column
Implements
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.UWP.dll
Syntax
public class Column : FormatBase, IXDLSSerializable
Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to display contents in multiple columns.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add the section into Word document
    WSection section = document.AddSection() as WSection;
    //Add the column into the section
    Column column1 = new Column(document);
    column1.Width = 150;
    column1.Space = 20;
    section.Columns.Add(column1);
    //Add the column into the section
    Column column2 = new Column(document);
    column2.Width = 150;
    column2.Space = 20;
    section.Columns.Add(column2);
    //Add the column into the section
    Column column3 = new Column(document);
    column3.Width = 150;
    column3.Space = 20;
    section.Columns.Add(column3);
    //Add a paragraph to created section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Add a paragraph to created section
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    string paraText = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, lacus amet amet ultricies. Quisque mi venenatis morbi libero, orci dis, mi ut et class porta, massa ligula magna enim, aliquam orci vestibulum Turpis facilisis vitae consequat, cum a a,turpis dui consequat massa in dolor per, felis non amet.Auctor eleifend in omnis elit vestibulum, donec non elementum tellus est mauris, id aliquam, at lacus, arcu pretium proin lacus dolor et. Eu tortor, vel ultrices amet dignissim mauris vehicula";
    //Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(paraText);
    //Add the column breaks
    paragraph.AppendBreak(BreakType.ColumnBreak);
    //Add a paragraph to created section
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(paraText);
    //Add the column breaks
    paragraph.AppendBreak(BreakType.ColumnBreak);
    //Add a paragraph to created section
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(paraText);
    //Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();
}
Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Add the section into Word document
    Dim section As WSection = TryCast(document.AddSection(), WSection)
    'Add the column into the section
    Dim column1 As New Column(document)
    column1.Width = 150
    column1.Space = 20
    section.Columns.Add(column1)
    'Add the column into the section
    Dim column2 As New Column(document)
    column2.Width = 150
    column2.Space = 20
    section.Columns.Add(column2)
    'Add the column into the section
    Dim column3 As New Column(document)
    column3.Width = 150
    column3.Space = 20
    section.Columns.Add(column3)
    'Add a paragraph to created section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Add a paragraph to created section
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph()
    Dim paraText As String = "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, lacus amet amet ultricies. Quisque mi venenatis morbi libero, orci dis, mi ut et class porta, massa ligula magna enim, aliquam orci vestibulum Turpis facilisis vitae consequat, cum a a,turpis dui consequat massa in dolor per, felis non amet.Auctor eleifend in omnis elit vestibulum, donec non elementum tellus est mauris, id aliquam, at lacus, arcu pretium proin lacus dolor et. Eu tortor, vel ultrices amet dignissim mauris vehicula"
    'Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(paraText)
    'Add the column breaks
    paragraph.AppendBreak(BreakType.ColumnBreak)
    'Add a paragraph to created section
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(paraText)
    'Add the column breaks
    paragraph.AppendBreak(BreakType.ColumnBreak)
    'Add a paragraph to created section
    paragraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Append the text to the created paragraph
    paragraph.AppendText(paraText)
    'Save and close the Word document instance
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Constructors

Column(IWordDocument)

Initialize a new instance of the Column class.

Declaration
public Column(IWordDocument doc)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IWordDocument doc

The WordDocument object.

Properties

Space

Gets or sets spacing between current and next column measured in points.

Declaration
public float Space { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Single

The float that represents the space between the columns.

Width

Gets or sets column width measured in points.

Declaration
public float Width { get; set; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Single

The float that represents the width of the column.

Methods

GetDefValue(Int32)

Gets the default values for the key.

Declaration
protected override object GetDefValue(int key)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 key
Returns
Type
System.Object
Overrides

ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader)

Reads object data from xml attributes.

Declaration
protected override void ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader reader)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IXDLSAttributeReader reader

The IXDLSAttributeReader object.
Overrides

WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter)

Writes object data as xml attributes.

Declaration
protected override void WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter writer)
Parameters
Type Name Description
IXDLSAttributeWriter writer

The IXDLSAttributeWriter object.
Overrides

Implements

Extension Methods