Class PdfStringFormat

Represents the text layout information on PDF

Inheritance

System.Object

PdfStringFormat

Implements

ICloneable

Namespace: Syncfusion.Pdf.Graphics

Assembly: Syncfusion.Pdf.Portable.dll

Syntax

public sealed class PdfStringFormat : Object, ICloneable

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

Constructors

PdfStringFormat()

Initializes a new instance of the PdfStringFormat class.

Declaration

public PdfStringFormat()

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfStringFormat class with horizontal alignment of a text

Declaration

public PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment alignment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfTextAlignment	alignment	The PdfTextAlignment represents the horizontal alignment of a text in PDF .

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);     
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center)     
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment, PdfVerticalAlignment)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfStringFormat class with horizontal and vertical alignment

Declaration

public PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment alignment, PdfVerticalAlignment lineAlignment)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
PdfTextAlignment	alignment	The PdfTextAlignment represents the horizontal alignment of a text in PDF .
PdfVerticalAlignment	lineAlignment	The PdfVerticalAlignment represents the vertical alignment of a text in PDF

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle);       
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center, PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle)    
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

PdfStringFormat(String)

Initializes a new instance of the PdfStringFormat class with column format

Declaration

public PdfStringFormat(string columnFormat)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
System.String	columnFormat	The column format.

Properties

Alignment

Gets or sets the horizontal text alignment

Declaration

public PdfTextAlignment Alignment { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfTextAlignment	The PdfTextAlignment represents the horizontal alignment of a text in PDF

Remarks

Default value: PdfTextAlignment.Left

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

CharacterSpacing

Gets or sets value that indicates a size among the characters in the text. When the glyph for each character in the string is rendered, this value is added to the glyph�s displacement.

Declaration

public float CharacterSpacing { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single

Remarks

Default value is 0.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1;       
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
'Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1       
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

ClipPath

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the text should be a part of the clipping path.

Declaration

public bool ClipPath { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if ClipPath; otherwise, false.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1;
//Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = true;      
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
'Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1
'Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = True       
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

ComplexScript

Gets or sets the complex text layout rendering.

Declaration

public bool ComplexScript { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

EnableBaseline

Gets or sets the baseline for line alignment.

Declaration

public bool EnableBaseline { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Tahoma",8), 8);
PdfFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Calibri",20), 20);
PdfFont font2 = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica,16);
PdfFont font3 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial",25), 25);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();           
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Bottom;
//Set baseline for line alignment
format.EnableBaseline = true;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(0, 50), format);
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font1, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(65, 50), format);
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font2, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(220, 50), format);
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font3, PdfBrushes.Black, new PointF(320, 50), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Tahoma",8), 8);
Dim font1 As PdfFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Calibri",20), 20);
Dim font2 As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica,16);
Dim font3 As PdfFont = New PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial",25), 25);
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Bottom;
'Set baseline for line alignment
format.EnableBaseline = true;
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(0, 50), format);
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font1, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(65, 50), format);
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font2, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(220, 50), format);
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font3, PdfBrushes.Black, New PointF(320, 50), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

EnableNewLineIndent

Gets or sets whether the new line indent is enabled or not.

Declaration

public bool EnableNewLineIndent { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
//Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1f;
//Enable/Diable new line indent.
format.EnableNewLineIndent = false;     
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;      
'Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1F     
'Enable/Diable new line indent.
format.EnableNewLineIndent = False    
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

LineAlignment

Gets or sets the vertical text alignment.

Declaration

public PdfVerticalAlignment LineAlignment { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfVerticalAlignment	The PdfVerticalAlignment represents the vertical alignment of a text in PDF

Remarks

Default Value: PdfVerticalAlignment.Top

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

LineLimit

Gets or sets a value indicating whether [line limit].

Declaration

public bool LineLimit { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if [line limit]; otherwise, false.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1;
//Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = true;
//Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = true;
//Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1f;
//Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
//Set no clip
format.NoClip = true;
//Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1f;
//Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = false;
//Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5f;
//Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word;
//Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
'Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1
'Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = True
'Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = True
'Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1F
'Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
'Set no clip
format.NoClip = True
'Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1F
'Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = False
'Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5F
'Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word
'Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

LineSpacing

Gets or sets value that indicates the vertical distance between the baselines of adjacent lines of text.

Declaration

public float LineSpacing { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single

Remarks

Default value is 0.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
//Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1f;      
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
'Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1F       
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

MeasureTrailingSpaces

Gets or sets a value indicating whether [measure trailing spaces].

Declaration

public bool MeasureTrailingSpaces { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if [measure trailing spaces]; otherwise, false.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1;
//Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = true;
//Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = true;
//Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1f;
//Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
//Set no clip
format.NoClip = true;
//Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1f;
//Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = false;
//Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5f;
//Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word;
//Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
'Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1
'Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = True
'Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = True
'Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1F
'Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
'Set no clip
format.NoClip = True
'Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1F
'Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = False
'Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5F
'Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word
'Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

NoClip

Gets or sets a value indicating whether [no clip].

Declaration

public bool NoClip { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Boolean	true if [no clip]; otherwise, false.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1;
//Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = true;
//Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = true;
//Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1f;
//Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
//Set no clip
format.NoClip = true;
//Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1f;
//Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = false;
//Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5f;
//Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word;
//Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
'Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1
'Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = True
'Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = True
'Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1F
'Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
'Set no clip
format.NoClip = True
'Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1F
'Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = False
'Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5F
'Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word
'Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

ParagraphIndent

Gets or sets the indent of the first line in the paragraph.

Declaration

public float ParagraphIndent { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
//Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1f;      
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;      
'Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1F      
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

SubSuperScript

Gets or sets value indicating whether the text is in subscript or superscript mode.

Declaration

public PdfSubSuperScript SubSuperScript { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfSubSuperScript	The PdfSubSuperScript indicating whether the text is in subscript or superscript mode

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
//Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;      
'Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

TextDirection

Gets or sets the value that indicates text direction.

Declaration

public PdfTextDirection TextDirection { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfTextDirection

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
format.TextDirection = PdfTextDirection.RightToLeft;       
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
'Set right to left.
format.TextDirection = PdfTextDirection.RightToLeft       
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

WordSpacing

Gets or sets value that indicates a size among the words in the text. Word spacing works the same way as character spacing but applies only to the space character, code 32.

Declaration

public float WordSpacing { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
System.Single

Remarks

Default value is 0.

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;        
//Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5f;        
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;       
'Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5F       
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

WordWrap

Gets or sets value indicating type of the text wrapping.

Declaration

public PdfWordWrapType WordWrap { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
PdfWordWrapType	The PdfWordWrapType indicating type of the text wrapping

Examples

//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page to the document.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Create PDF graphics for the page.
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Create a new PDF font instance.
PdfFont font = new PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12);
//Create a new PDF string format instance.
PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1;
//Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = true;
//Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = true;
//Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1f;
//Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
//Set no clip
format.NoClip = true;
//Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1f;
//Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = false;
//Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5f;
//Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word;
//Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript;
//Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, new RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
//Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);

'Create a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Add a page to the document.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Create PDF graphics for the page.
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Create a new PDF font instance.
Dim font As PdfFont = New PdfStandardFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 12)
'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As PdfStringFormat = New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
'Set character spacing.
format.CharacterSpacing = 1
'Set clip path.
format.ClipPath = True
'Set line limit.
format.LineLimit = True
'Set line spacing.
format.LineSpacing = 1.1F
'Set measure trailing spaces.
format.MeasureTrailingSpaces = True
'Set no clip
format.NoClip = True
'Set paragraph indent.
format.ParagraphIndent = 2.1F
'Set right to left.
format.RightToLeft = False
'Set word spacing.
format.WordSpacing = 1.5F
'Set word wrap type.
format.WordWrap = PdfWordWrapType.Word
'Set sub/super script type.
format.SubSuperScript = PdfSubSuperScript.SubScript
'Draw string to PDF page.
graphics.DrawString("Hello World!", font, PdfBrushes.Black, New RectangleF(0, 0, 200, 100), format);
'Save the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document.
document.Close(True)

Methods

Clone()

Clones the object.

Declaration

public object Clone()

Returns

Type	Description
System.Object	The new created object.

Examples

PdfStringFormat format = new PdfStringFormat();
//Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center;
//Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle;
//Clone the string format.
PdfStringFormat format1 = format.Clone() as PdfStringFormat;

'Create a new PDF string format instance.
Dim format As New PdfStringFormat()
'Set the text alignment.
format.Alignment = PdfTextAlignment.Center
'Set the line alignment.
format.LineAlignment = PdfVerticalAlignment.Middle
'Clone the string format.
Dim format1 As PdfStringFormat = TryCast(format.Clone(), PdfStringFormat)

Implements

ICloneable