Paragraph Alignment and Indentation in WPF RichTextBoxAdv (Classic)
5 May 20211 minute to read
The paragraph alignment and indentation features allow you to define content in paragraphs. They can be added only inside the sections. We can keep n number of paragraphs inside SectionAdv. Each paragraph may contain inline elements such as SpanAdv, HyperlinkAdv, ImageContainerAdv, and UIContainerAdv.
Properties
| Property | Description | Type | Data Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| TextAlignment | Aligns the paragraph to left, right, center, and justified. | Dependency Property | TextAlignment |
| AfterSpacing | Changes the spacing between the current paragraph and the next paragraph. | Dependency Property | Double |
| BeforeSpacing | Changes the spacing between the current paragraph and previous paragraph. | Dependency Property | Double |
| LineSpacing | Changes the spacing between lines of text. | Dependency Property | Double |
| LeftIndent | Specifies the indent at the left side of the paragraph. | Dependency Property | Double |
| RightIndent | Specifies the indent at the right side of the paragraph. | Dependency Property | Double |
| ListType | Indicates whether the current paragraph is bulleted or numbered. | Dependency Property | ListType |
| Inlines | Contains the inline elements to be added in the paragraph. | Dependency Property | InlineCollection |
Adding Paragraph Alignment to an Application
ParagraphAdv can be added directly to an application using the following code snippet:
<syncfusion:RichTextBoxAdv Height="300" Width="400" x:Name="richtext">
<syncfusion:DocumentAdv>
<syncfusion:SectionAdv><syncfusion:ParagraphAdv TextAlignment="Center" AfterSpacing=".3" ListType="Bulleted">
</syncfusion:ParagraphAdv> </syncfusion:SectionAdv>
</syncfusion:DocumentAdv>
</syncfusion:RichTextBoxAdv>
RichTextBoxAdv richtext = new RichTextBoxAdv();
DocumentAdv document = new DocumentAdv();
SectionAdv section = new SectionAdv();
ParagraphAdv paragraph = new ParagraphAdv();
paragraph.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Center;
paragraph.AfterSpacing = .3;
paragraph.ListType = ListType.Bulleted;
section.Blocks.Add(paragraph);
document.Sections.Add(section);
richtext.Document = document;