Class TabCollection

Represents a collection of Tab in the paragraph.

Inheritance
System.Object
OwnerHolder
CollectionImpl
TabCollection
Implements
System.Collections.IEnumerable
Inherited Members
Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS
Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Portable.dll
Syntax
public class TabCollection : CollectionImpl, IEnumerable
Examples

The following code illustrates the how to add and remove tabs from the TabCollection.

private void Button1_Click(System.Object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
    //Create a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Add new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Add new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Add tab at position 0;
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.AddTab();
    //Add tab stop at position 11
    Tab firstTab = paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.AddTab(11);
    //Add tab stop at position 62, with tab justification and tab leader.
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.AddTab(62, TabJustification.Left, TabLeader.Single);
    paragraph.AppendText("This sample\t illustrates the use of tabs in the paragraph. Tabs\t can be inserted or removed from the paragraph.");
    //Remove tab stop from the collection
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.RemoveByTabPosition(11);
    //Remove tab at index 0;
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.RemoveAt(0);
    //Save the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    //Close the document
    document.Close();
}
Private Sub button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs)
    'Create a new Word document 
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Add new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Add tab at position 0;
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.AddTab()
    'Add tab stop at position 11
    Dim firstTab As Tab = paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.AddTab(11)
    'Add tab stop at position 62, with tab justification and tab leader.
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.AddTab(62, TabJustification.Left, TabLeader.[Single])
    paragraph.AppendText("This sample" & vbTab & " illustrates the use of tabs in the paragraph. Tabs" & vbTab & " can be inserted or removed from the paragraph.")
    'Remove tab stop from the collection
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.RemoveByTabPosition(11)
    'Remove tab at index 0;
    paragraph.ParagraphFormat.Tabs.RemoveAt(0)
    'Save the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    'Close the document
    document.Close()
End Sub

Properties

Item[Int32]

Gets the Tab at the specified index. Read-only.

Declaration
public Tab this[int index] { get; }
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 index

The zero-based index of the tab.
Property Value
Type Description
Tab

The Tab instance.
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The index is not valid in the TabCollection.

Methods

AddTab()

Adds a new tab at the position 0.

Declaration
public Tab AddTab()
Returns
Type Description
Tab

The newly added Tab object.

AddTab(Single)

Adds the tab at the specified position.

Declaration
public Tab AddTab(float position)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Single position

The position of the tab.
Returns
Type Description
Tab

The newly added Tab object.

AddTab(Single, TabJustification, TabLeader)

Adds the tab at the specified position with the tab justification and tab leader.

Declaration
public Tab AddTab(float position, TabJustification justification, TabLeader leader)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Single position

The position of the tab.
TabJustification justification

The type of tab justification.
TabLeader leader

The type of tab leader.
Returns
Type Description
Tab

The newly added Tab object.

Clear()

Removes all the tabs from the tab collection.

Declaration
public void Clear()

RemoveAt(Int32)

Removes the tab at the specified index from the tab collection.

Declaration
public void RemoveAt(int index)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Int32 index

The zero-based index of the tab to be removed.
Exceptions
Type Condition
System.ArgumentOutOfRangeException

The index is not valid in the TabCollection.

RemoveByTabPosition(Double)

Removes the tab present at the specified position from the tab collection.

Declaration
public void RemoveByTabPosition(double position)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.Double position

The position of the tab to be removed.

Implements

System.Collections.IEnumerable