lineUnitBefore property

ParagraphFormat.lineUnitBefore property

Gets or sets the amount of spacing (in gridlines) before the paragraphs.

get lineUnitBefore(): number

Examples

Shows how to change paragraph spacing and indents.

let doc = new aw.Document();
let builder = new aw.DocumentBuilder(doc);
let format = doc.firstSection.body.firstParagraph.paragraphFormat;

// Below are five different spacing options, along with the properties that their configuration indirectly affects.
// 1 -  Left indent:
expect(0.0).toEqual(format.leftIndent);

format.characterUnitLeftIndent = 10.0;

expect(120.0).toEqual(format.leftIndent);

// 2 -  Right indent:
expect(0.0).toEqual(format.rightIndent);

format.characterUnitRightIndent = -5.5;

expect(-66.0).toEqual(format.rightIndent);

// 3 -  Hanging indent:
expect(0.0).toEqual(format.firstLineIndent);

format.characterUnitFirstLineIndent = 20.3;

expect(format.firstLineIndent).toBeCloseTo(243.59, 1);

// 4 -  Line spacing before paragraphs:
expect(0.0).toEqual(format.spaceBefore);

format.lineUnitBefore = 5.1;

expect(format.spaceBefore).toBeCloseTo(61.1, 1);

// 5 -  Line spacing after paragraphs:
expect(0.0).toEqual(format.spaceAfter);

format.lineUnitAfter = 10.9;

expect(format.spaceAfter).toBeCloseTo(130.8, 1);

builder.writeln("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, " +
  "sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.");
builder.write("测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试" +
  "文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档测试文档");

lineUnitBefore property

ParagraphFormat.lineUnitBefore property

Examples

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