FirstLineIndent

ParagraphFormat.FirstLineIndent property

Gets or sets the value (in points) for a first line or hanging indent.

Use positive values to set the first-line indent, and negative values to set the hanging indent.

public double FirstLineIndent { get; set; }

Examples

Shows how to insert a paragraph into the document.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

Font font = builder.Font;
font.Size = 16;
font.Bold = true;
font.Color = Color.Blue;
font.Name = "Arial";
font.Underline = Underline.Dash;

ParagraphFormat paragraphFormat = builder.ParagraphFormat;
paragraphFormat.FirstLineIndent = 8;
paragraphFormat.Alignment = ParagraphAlignment.Justify;
paragraphFormat.AddSpaceBetweenFarEastAndAlpha = true;
paragraphFormat.AddSpaceBetweenFarEastAndDigit = true;
paragraphFormat.KeepTogether = true;

// The "Writeln" method ends the paragraph after appending text
// and then starts a new line, adding a new paragraph.
builder.Writeln("Hello world!");

Assert.True(builder.CurrentParagraph.IsEndOfDocument);

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