PdfTextFormat Class

Namespace:
GemBox.Pdf.Content
Assembly:
GemBox.Pdf.dll

Represents formatting properties that only affect PDF textual content.

public sealed class PdfTextFormat
Public NotInheritable Class PdfTextFormat
Inheritance:
PdfTextFormat
Remarks

The PdfTextFormat is applicable to PdfTextContent and PdfFormContent, and is not applicable to any other PdfVisualContentElement.

If the PdfTextFormat is not applicable, then text-related graphics state parameters won't be written when writing the associated PdfVisualContentElement to the underlying content stream.

Properties

CharacterSpacing

Gets or sets the character spacing in unscaled text space units (although it shall be subject to scaling by the HorizontalScaling parameter if the writing mode is horizontal).

When the glyph for each character in the string is rendered, CharacterSpacing shall be added to the horizontal or vertical component of the glyph's displacement, depending on the writing mode.

Initial value: 0.

public double CharacterSpacing { get; set; }
Public Property CharacterSpacing As Double
Property Value
Double

The character spacing in unscaled text space units.

Exceptions
ArgumentException
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Font

Gets the font.

Initial value: null.

public PdfFont Font { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property Font As PdfFont
Property Value
PdfFont

The font.

Remarks

Note that the Size of the returned PdfFont for PdfTextContent is resolved from the actual font size (retrieved with GetFont(out Double) method) and the TextTransform.

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HorizontalScaling

Gets or sets the horizontal scaling that adjusts the width of glyphs by stretching or compressing them in the horizontal direction.

Its value shall be specified as a percentage of the normal width of the glyphs, with 1.0 (100%) being the normal width. The HorizontalScaling shall apply to the horizontal coordinate in text space, independently of the writing mode. It shall affect both the glyph's shape and its horizontal displacement (that is, its displacement vector). If the writing mode is horizontal, it shall also effect the spacing parameters CharacterSpacing and WordSpacing.

Initial value: 1.0 (100%) (normal width).

public double HorizontalScaling { get; set; }
Public Property HorizontalScaling As Double
Property Value
Double

The horizontal scaling that adjusts the width of glyphs by stretching or compressing them in the horizontal direction.

Exceptions
ArgumentException
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IsClipped

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the current PDF textual content is part of the clipping area (the same as IsApplied property on PdfTextContent).

Initial value: false.

public bool IsClipped { get; set; }
Public Property IsClipped As Boolean
Property Value
Boolean

true if the current PDF textual content is part of the clipping area; otherwise, false.

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IsFilled

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the current PDF textual content is filled (the same as IsApplied property on PdfTextContent).

Initial value: true.

public bool IsFilled { get; set; }
Public Property IsFilled As Boolean
Property Value
Boolean

true if the current PDF textual content is filled; otherwise, false.

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IsStroked

Gets or sets a value indicating whether the current PDF textual content is stroked (the same as IsApplied property on PdfTextContent).

Initial value: false.

public bool IsStroked { get; set; }
Public Property IsStroked As Boolean
Property Value
Boolean

true if the current PDF textual content is stroked; otherwise, false.

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Knockout

Gets or sets the text knockout parameter (PDF 1.4) that determines what PdfTextContent elements shall be considered elementary objects for purposes of colour compositing in the transparent imaging model.

Initial value: true.

public bool Knockout { get; set; }
Public Property Knockout As Boolean
Property Value
Boolean

If the value is false, each glyph in a PdfTextContent shall be treated as a separate elementary object; when glyphs overlap, they shall composite with one another. If the value is true, all glyphs in the PdfTextContent shall be treated together as a single elementary object; when glyphs overlap, later glyphs shall overwrite (“knock out”) earlier ones in the area of overlap.

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Leading

Gets or sets the leading that specifies the vertical distance between the baselines of adjacent lines of text in unscaled text space units.

Initial value: 0.

public double Leading { get; set; }
Public Property Leading As Double
Property Value
Double

The leading that specifies the vertical distance between the baselines of adjacent lines of text in unscaled text space units.

Exceptions
ArgumentException
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Rise

Gets or sets the rise that shall specify the distance, in unscaled text space units, to move the baseline up or down from its default location. Positive values of Rise shall move the baseline up.

Initial value: 0.

public double Rise { get; set; }
Public Property Rise As Double
Property Value
Double

The rise that shall specify the distance, in unscaled text space units, to move the baseline up or down from its default location.

Exceptions
ArgumentException
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WordSpacing

Gets or sets the word spacing that works the same way as CharacterSpacing but shall apply only to the ASCII SPACE character (20h).

Initial value: 0.

public double WordSpacing { get; set; }
Public Property WordSpacing As Double
Property Value
Double

The word spacing.

Exceptions
ArgumentException
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Methods

GetFont(out Double)

Gets the font and size.

public PdfBasicFont GetFont(out double size)
Public Function GetFont(ByRef size As Double) As PdfBasicFont
Parameters
size
Double

The size.

Returns
PdfBasicFont

The font.

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SetFont(PdfBasicFont, Double)

Sets the font and size.

warning

Note that the font might not contain all the necessary information to correctly position, render and/or convert to Unicode all characters of the EncodedText so set it at your own risk.

public void SetFont(PdfBasicFont font, double size)
Public Sub SetFont(font As PdfBasicFont, size As Double)
Parameters
font
PdfBasicFont

The font.

size
Double

The size.

Exceptions
ArgumentNullException

The font is null.

ArgumentException

The size is either NaN, NegativeInfinity or PositiveInfinity.

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Examples

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