Aspose::Words::ParagraphFormat::get_SpaceBefore method

ParagraphFormat::get_SpaceBefore method

Gets or sets the amount of spacing (in points) before the paragraph.

double Aspose::Words::ParagraphFormat::get_SpaceBefore()

Remarks

Has no effect when SpaceBeforeAuto is true.

Valid values range from 0 to 1584 inclusive.

Examples

Shows how to set automatic paragraph spacing.

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>();
auto builder = MakeObject<DocumentBuilder>(doc);

// Apply a large amount of spacing before and after paragraphs that this builder will create.
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_SpaceBefore(24);
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_SpaceAfter(24);

// Set these flags to "true" to apply automatic spacing,
// effectively ignoring the spacing in the properties we set above.
// Leave them as "false" will apply our custom paragraph spacing.
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_SpaceAfterAuto(autoSpacing);
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_SpaceBeforeAuto(autoSpacing);

// Insert two paragraphs that will have spacing above and below them and save the document.
builder->Writeln(u"Paragraph 1.");
builder->Writeln(u"Paragraph 2.");

doc->Save(ArtifactsDir + u"ParagraphFormat.ParagraphSpacingAuto.docx");

Shows how to apply no spacing between paragraphs with the same style.

auto doc = MakeObject<Document>();
auto builder = MakeObject<DocumentBuilder>(doc);

// Apply a large amount of spacing before and after paragraphs that this builder will create.
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_SpaceBefore(24);
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_SpaceAfter(24);

// Set the "NoSpaceBetweenParagraphsOfSameStyle" flag to "true" to apply
// no spacing between paragraphs with the same style, which will group similar paragraphs.
// Leave the "NoSpaceBetweenParagraphsOfSameStyle" flag as "false"
// to evenly apply spacing to every paragraph.
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_NoSpaceBetweenParagraphsOfSameStyle(noSpaceBetweenParagraphsOfSameStyle);

builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_Style(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Normal"));
builder->Writeln(String::Format(u"Paragraph in the \"{0}\" style.", builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Style()->get_Name()));
builder->Writeln(String::Format(u"Paragraph in the \"{0}\" style.", builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Style()->get_Name()));
builder->Writeln(String::Format(u"Paragraph in the \"{0}\" style.", builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Style()->get_Name()));
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_Style(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Quote"));
builder->Writeln(String::Format(u"Paragraph in the \"{0}\" style.", builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Style()->get_Name()));
builder->Writeln(String::Format(u"Paragraph in the \"{0}\" style.", builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Style()->get_Name()));
builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->set_Style(doc->get_Styles()->idx_get(u"Normal"));
builder->Writeln(String::Format(u"Paragraph in the \"{0}\" style.", builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Style()->get_Name()));
builder->Writeln(String::Format(u"Paragraph in the \"{0}\" style.", builder->get_ParagraphFormat()->get_Style()->get_Name()));

doc->Save(ArtifactsDir + u"ParagraphFormat.ParagraphSpacingSameStyle.docx");

See Also

Aspose::Words::ParagraphFormat::get_SpaceAfterAuto method Aspose::Words::ParagraphFormat::get_SpaceBeforeAuto method