Class WTextBoxFormat

Represents the formatting options of the text box such as colors and lines, size, etc.

Inheritance

System.Object

OwnerHolder

XDLSSerializableBase

FormatBase

WTextBoxFormat

Implements

IXDLSSerializable

Inherited Members

FormatBase.EnsureComposites()

FormatBase.EnsureComposites(Int32[])

FormatBase.GetBaseKey(Int32)

FormatBase.GetDefComposite(Int32)

FormatBase.GetDefComposite(Int32, FormatBase)

FormatBase.GetFullKey(Int32)

FormatBase.HasBoolKey(Int32)

FormatBase.HasKey(Int32)

FormatBase.ImportContainer(FormatBase)

FormatBase.ImportMembers(FormatBase)

FormatBase.Item[Int32]

FormatBase.m_oldPropertiesHash

FormatBase.m_propertiesHash

FormatBase.OnChange(FormatBase, Int32)

OwnerHolder.Document

OwnerHolder.m_doc

XDLSSerializableBase.CloneImpl()

XDLSSerializableBase.InitXDLSHolder()

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.ReadXmlContent(IXDLSContentReader)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.RestoreReference(String, Int32)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.WriteXmlContent(IXDLSContentWriter)

XDLSSerializableBase.IXDLSSerializable.XDLSHolder

XDLSSerializableBase.ReadXmlContent(IXDLSContentReader)

XDLSSerializableBase.RestoreReference(String, Int32)

XDLSSerializableBase.WriteXmlContent(IXDLSContentWriter)

XDLSSerializableBase.XDLSHolder

Namespace: Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS

Assembly: Syncfusion.DocIO.Portable.dll

Syntax

public class WTextBoxFormat : FormatBase, IXDLSSerializable

Examples

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();
    //Append new textbox to the paragraph
    IWTextBox textbox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75);
    //Add new text to the textbox body
    IWParagraph textboxParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph();
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box");
    //Set fill color, line width, line dashing and line style for textbox
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.FillColor = Color.LightGreen;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.LineWidth = 2;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.LineDashing = LineDashing.Dash;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.LineStyle = TextBoxLineStyle.Double;
    //Apply textbox text direction
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextDirection = Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextDirection.VerticalTopToBottom;
    //Set text wrapping style and type
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextWrappingStyle = TextWrappingStyle.InFrontOfText;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextWrappingType = TextWrappingType.Right;
    //Set horizontal and vertical position
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.HorizontalPosition = 200;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.VerticalPosition = 200;
    //Set horizontal and vertical origin
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Margin;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page;
    //Set top and bottom margin values
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.InternalMargin.Bottom = 5f;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.InternalMargin.Top = 5f;
    //Set horizontal and vertical alignment
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.VerticalAlignment = ShapeVerticalAlignment.Bottom;
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.HorizontalAlignment = ShapeHorizontalAlignment.Center;            
    //Save and close the Word document
    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 new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Add new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Append new textbox to the paragraph
    Dim textbox As IWTextBox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75)
    'Add new text to the textbox body
    Dim textboxParagraph As IWParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph()
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box")
    'Set fill color, line width, line dashing and line style for textbox
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.FillColor = Color.LightGreen
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.LineWidth = 2
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.LineDashing = LineDashing.Dash
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.LineStyle = TextBoxLineStyle.[Double]
    'Apply textbox text direction
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextDirection = Syncfusion.DocIO.DLS.TextDirection.VerticalTopToBottom
    'Set text wrapping style and type
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextWrappingStyle = TextWrappingStyle.InFrontOfText
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextWrappingType = TextWrappingType.Right
    'Set horizontal and vertical position
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.HorizontalPosition = 200
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.VerticalPosition = 200
    'Set horizontal and vertical origin
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.VerticalOrigin = VerticalOrigin.Margin
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.HorizontalOrigin = HorizontalOrigin.Page
    'Set top and bottom margin values
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.InternalMargin.Bottom = 5.0F
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.InternalMargin.Top = 5.0F
    'Set horizontal and vertical alignment
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.VerticalAlignment = ShapeVerticalAlignment.Bottom
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.HorizontalAlignment = ShapeHorizontalAlignment.Center
    'Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()
End Sub

Constructors

WTextBoxFormat(WordDocument)

Initializes a new instance of the WTextBoxFormat class with the specified WordDocument instance.

Declaration

public WTextBoxFormat(WordDocument doc)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
WordDocument	doc	The WordDocument instance.

Properties

AllowOverlap

Gets or sets a value indicating whether this textbox can overlap other textboxes.

Declaration

public bool AllowOverlap { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True, if allow textbox to overlap other textboxes; otherwise false.

Remarks

The default value is true.

Examples

    //Creates a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Adds new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Adds new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    IWTextBox textbox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 50);
    //Adds new text to the textbox body
    IWParagraph textboxParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph();
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box text inside text box text inside text box.");
    //Allow the textbox to overlap other textboxes
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.AllowOverlap = true;
    //Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();

    'Creates a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Adds new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Adds new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    Dim textbox As IWTextBox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 50)
    'Adds new text to the textbox body
    Dim textboxParagraph As IWParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph()
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box text inside text box text inside text box.")
    'Allow the textbox to overlap other textboxes
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.AllowOverlap = True
    'Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

AutoFit

Gets or set a value indicating whether the TextBox is sized automatically based on the contents.

Declaration

public bool AutoFit { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True, if resize text box to fit the contents; otherwise false.

Remarks

The default value is false.

Examples

    //Creates a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Adds new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Adds new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    IWTextBox textbox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 50);
    //Adds new text to the textbox body
    IWParagraph textboxParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph();
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box text inside text box text inside text box.");
    //Resize the textbox based on its contents
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.AutoFit = true;
    //Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();

    'Creates a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Adds new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Adds new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    Dim textbox As IWTextBox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 50)
    'Adds new text to the textbox body
    Dim textboxParagraph As IWParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph()
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box text inside text box text inside text box.")
    'Resize the textbox based on its contents
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.AutoFit = True
    'Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

FillColor

Gets or sets the fill color for the text box.

Declaration

public Color FillColor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Color	The System.Drawing.Color that specifies the fill color.

FillEfects

Gets the background fill effects of the text box.

Declaration

public Background FillEfects { get; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Background	The Background instance that specifies the fill effects.

FlipHorizontal

Gets or sets a Horizontal flipping of TextBox.

Declaration

public bool FlipHorizontal { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true indicates that a textbox has been flipped horizontally; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This property returns True if the specified textbox is flipped around the horizontal axis, and False if not.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to gets or sets the horizontal flip to textbox.

    //Creates a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Adds new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Adds new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    IWTextBox textbox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75);
    //Adds new text to the textbox body
    IWParagraph textboxParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph();
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box");
    //Sets horizontal flip to the textbox
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.FlipHorizontal = true;
    //Saves and closes the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();

    'Creates a new Word document 
    Dim document As WordDocument = New WordDocument
    'Adds new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection
    'Adds new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph
    'Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    Dim textbox As IWTextBox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75)
    'Adds new text to the textbox body
    Dim textboxParagraph As IWParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box")
    'Sets horizontal flip to the textbox
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.FlipHorizontal = True
    'Saves and closes the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

FlipVertical

Gets or sets a Vertical flipping of TextBox.

Declaration

public bool FlipVertical { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true indicates that a textbox has been flipped vertically; otherwise, false.

Remarks

This property returns True if the specified textbox is flipped around the vertical axis, and False if not.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to gets or sets the vertical flip to textbox.

    //Creates a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Adds new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Adds new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    IWTextBox textbox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75);
    //Adds new text to the textbox body
    IWParagraph textboxParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph();
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box");
    //Sets vertical flip to the textbox
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.FlipVertical = true;
    //Saves and closes the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();

    'Creates a new Word document 
    Dim document As WordDocument = New WordDocument
    'Adds new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection
    'Adds new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph
    'Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    Dim textbox As IWTextBox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75)
    'Adds new text to the textbox body
    Dim textboxParagraph As IWParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box")
    'Sets vertical flip to the textbox
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.FlipVertical = True
    'Saves and closes the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

Height

Gets or sets the height(in points) of the text box.

Declaration

public float Height { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float that specifies the height.

HeightOrigin

Gets or sets the vertical height origin value.

Declaration

public HeightOrigin HeightOrigin { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
HeightOrigin	The HeightOrigin member that specifies the height origin value.

HorizontalAlignment

Gets or sets the horizontal alignment of the text box.

Declaration

public ShapeHorizontalAlignment HorizontalAlignment { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ShapeHorizontalAlignment	ShapeHorizontalAlignment member that specifies the horizontal alignment.

Remarks

If the alignment is set as None, then the text box is explicitly positioned using position properties. Otherwise it is positioned according to the alignment specified. The position of the object is relative to HorizontalOrigin.

HorizontalOrigin

Gets or sets the horizontal origin of the text box.

Declaration

public HorizontalOrigin HorizontalOrigin { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
HorizontalOrigin	The HorizontalOrigin member that specifies the horizontal origin value.

HorizontalPosition

Gets or sets the horizontal position of the text box.

Declaration

public float HorizontalPosition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float specifies the horizontal position.

LineColor

Gets or sets the line color of the text box.

Declaration

public Color LineColor { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
Color	The System.Drawing.Color that specifies the line color.

LineDashing

Gets or sets the line dashing style for the text box.

Declaration

public LineDashing LineDashing { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
LineDashing	The LineDashing member that specifies the line dashing style.

LineStyle

Gets or sets the line style for the text box.

Declaration

public TextBoxLineStyle LineStyle { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextBoxLineStyle	The TextBoxLineStyle member that specifies the line style.

LineWidth

Gets or sets the line width of the text box.

Declaration

public float LineWidth { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float that specifies the line width.

NoLine

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the textbox has no line around its shape.

Declaration

public bool NoLine { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	True if the textbox has no line; otherwise, false.

Rotation

Gets or sets the textbox rotation in degree.

Declaration

public float Rotation { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float that specifies the rotation value of the textbox.

Remarks

A positive value indicates clockwise rotation; a negative value indicates counterclockwise rotation.

Examples

The following code example demonstrates how to gets or sets the rotation value of textbox in degree.

    //Creates a new Word document 
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Adds new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Adds new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    IWTextBox textbox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75);
    //Adds new text to the textbox body
    IWParagraph textboxParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph();
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box");
    //Sets textbox rotation in degree  
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.Rotation = 90;
    //Saves and closes the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();

    'Creates a new Word document 
    Dim document As WordDocument = New WordDocument
    'Adds new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection
    'Adds new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph
    'Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    Dim textbox As IWTextBox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 75)
    'Adds new text to the textbox body
    Dim textboxParagraph As IWParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box")
    'Sets textbox rotation in degree  
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.Rotation = 90
    'Saves and closes the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

TextDirection

Gets or sets the text direction for the text box.

Declaration

public TextDirection TextDirection { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextDirection	The TextDirection member that specifies the text direction type.

TextVerticalAlignment

Gets or sets vertical alignment of the text in textbox.

Declaration

public VerticalAlignment TextVerticalAlignment { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
VerticalAlignment	The VerticalAlignment member that specifies the text vertical alignment.

Remarks

Vertical text alignment for textbox is applicable for DOCX format only.

Examples

    //Creates a new Word document
    WordDocument document = new WordDocument();
    //Adds new section to the document
    IWSection section = document.AddSection();
    //Adds new paragraph to the section
    IWParagraph paragraph = section.AddParagraph();
    //Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    IWTextBox textbox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 50);
    //Adds new text to the textbox body
    IWParagraph textboxParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph();
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box");
    //Sets vertical alignment of the text
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextVerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Bottom;
    //Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx);
    document.Close();

    'Creates a new Word document
    Dim document As New WordDocument()
    'Adds new section to the document
    Dim section As IWSection = document.AddSection()
    'Adds new paragraph to the section
    Dim paragraph As IWParagraph = section.AddParagraph()
    'Appends new textbox to the paragraph
    Dim textbox As IWTextBox = paragraph.AppendTextBox(150, 50)
    'Adds new text to the textbox body
    Dim textboxParagraph As IWParagraph = textbox.TextBoxBody.AddParagraph()
    textboxParagraph.AppendText("Text inside text box")
    'Sets vertical alignment of the text
    textbox.TextBoxFormat.TextVerticalAlignment = VerticalAlignment.Bottom
    'Save and close the Word document
    document.Save("Sample.docx", FormatType.Docx)
    document.Close()

TextWrappingStyle

Gets or sets the text Wrapping style of the text box.

Declaration

public TextWrappingStyle TextWrappingStyle { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextWrappingStyle	The TextWrappingStyle member that specifies the text wrapping style.

TextWrappingType

Gets or sets the text wrapping type for the text box.

Declaration

public TextWrappingType TextWrappingType { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
TextWrappingType	The TextWrappingType member that specifies the wrapping type.

VerticalAlignment

Gets or sets the vertical alignment of the text box.

Declaration

public ShapeVerticalAlignment VerticalAlignment { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
ShapeVerticalAlignment	ShapeVerticalAlignment member that specifies the vertical alignment.

Remarks

If the alignment is set as None, then the text box is explicitly positioned using position properties. Otherwise it is positioned according to the alignment specified. The position of the object is relative to VerticalOrigin.

VerticalOrigin

Gets or sets the vertical origin of the text box.

Declaration

public VerticalOrigin VerticalOrigin { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
VerticalOrigin	The VerticalOrigin member that specifies the vertical origin value.

VerticalPosition

Gets or sets the vertical position of the text box.

Declaration

public float VerticalPosition { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float specifies the vertical position.

Width

Gets or sets the width(in points) of the text box.

Declaration

public float Width { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single	The float that specifies the width.

WidthOrigin

Gets or sets the horizontal width origin value.

Declaration

public WidthOrigin WidthOrigin { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
WidthOrigin	The WidthOrigin member that specifies the width origin value.

Methods

ClearFormatting()

Clears the textbox format applied

Declaration

public override void ClearFormatting()

Overrides

FormatBase.ClearFormatting()

Clone()

Creates a duplicate copy of the text box format object.

Declaration

public WTextBoxFormat Clone()

Returns

Type	Description
WTextBoxFormat	The reference to the newly created object.

GetDefValue(Int32)

Returns the default text box values.

Declaration

protected override object GetDefValue(int key)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.Int32	key	The integer that specifies the key.

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	Null (don't use keys ).

Overrides

FormatBase.GetDefValue(Int32)

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

XDLSSerializableBase.ReadXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeReader)

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

XDLSSerializableBase.WriteXmlAttributes(IXDLSAttributeWriter)

Implements

IXDLSSerializable