officefileapi-devexpress-dot-pdf-dot-pdfgraphicsacroformcommonfield.md
Specifies the horizontal alignment of the form field’s text.
Namespace : DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly : DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Drawing.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Pdf.Drawing
public PdfAcroFormStringAlignment TextAlignment { get; set; }
Public Property TextAlignment As PdfAcroFormStringAlignment
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| PdfAcroFormStringAlignment |
An enumeration value that indicates the text alignment type.
|
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Near |
Text is aligned near to the origin position of a field rectangle.
| | Center |
Text is aligned in the center of a field rectangle.
| | Far |
Text is aligned far from the origin position of a field rectangle.
|
This example uses PDF Graphics API to create a text box field and add it to a new page.
using DevExpress.Pdf;
using System.Drawing;
//...
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (PdfDocumentProcessor processor = new PdfDocumentProcessor())
{
// Create an empty document.
processor.CreateEmptyDocument("..\\..\\Result.pdf");
// Create and draw a text box field.
using (PdfGraphics graphics = processor.CreateGraphicsPageSystem())
{
DrawTextBoxField(graphics);
// Render a page with graphics.
processor.RenderNewPage(PdfPaperSize.Letter, graphics);
}
}
}
static void DrawTextBoxField(PdfGraphics graphics)
{
// Create a text box field and specify its location.
PdfGraphicsAcroFormTextBoxField textBox =
new PdfGraphicsAcroFormTextBoxField("text box", new RectangleF(0, 10, 200, 30));
// Specify text box properties.
textBox.Text = "Text Box";
textBox.TextAlignment = PdfAcroFormStringAlignment.Near;
textBox.Appearance.FontSize = 12;
textBox.Appearance.BackgroundColor = Color.AliceBlue;
// Add the field to graphics.
graphics.AddFormField(textBox);
}
Imports DevExpress.Pdf
Imports System.Drawing
'...
Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
Using processor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()
' Create an empty document.
processor.CreateEmptyDocument("..\..\Result.pdf")
' Create and draw a text box field.
Using graphics As PdfGraphics = processor.CreateGraphicsPageSystem()
DrawTextBoxField(graphics)
' Render a page with graphics.
processor.RenderNewPage(PdfPaperSize.Letter, graphics)
End Using
End Using
End Sub
Private Shared Sub DrawTextBoxField(ByVal graphics As PdfGraphics)
' Create a text box field and specify its location.
Dim textBox As New PdfGraphicsAcroFormTextBoxField("text box", New RectangleF(0, 10, 200, 30))
' Specify text box properties.
textBox.Text = "Text Box"
textBox.TextAlignment = PdfAcroFormStringAlignment.Near
textBox.Appearance.FontSize = 12
textBox.Appearance.BackgroundColor = Color.AliceBlue
' Add the field to graphics.
graphics.AddFormField(textBox)
End Sub
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pdf-document-api-create-combo-box-field/CS/AddComboBoxField/Program.cs#L38
comboBox.SelectValue("Red");
comboBox.TextAlignment = PdfAcroFormStringAlignment.Far;
comboBox.Appearance.BackgroundColor = Color.Beige;
pdf-document-api-create-combo-box-field/VB/AddComboBoxField/Program.vb#L34
comboBox.SelectValue("Red")
comboBox.TextAlignment = PdfAcroFormStringAlignment.Far
comboBox.Appearance.BackgroundColor = Color.Beige
See Also
PdfGraphicsAcroFormCommonField Class