# C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout1.GetCharacterSpacing

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<h1 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout1_GetCharacterSpacing_" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout1.GetCharacterSpacing*">GetCharacterSpacing Method
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<h4 id="C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextLayout1_GetCharacterSpacing_System_Int32_System_Single__System_Single__System_Single__C1_Util_DX_DirectWrite_TextRange__" data-uid="C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextLayout1.GetCharacterSpacing(System.Int32,System.Single@,System.Single@,System.Single@,C1.Util.DX.DirectWrite.TextRange@)">GetCharacterSpacing(int, out float, out float, out float, out TextRange)</h4>
<div class="markdown level1 summary"><p>HRESULT IDWriteTextLayout1::GetCharacterSpacing([In] unsigned int currentPosition,[Out] float* leadingSpacing,[Out] float* trailingSpacing,[Out] float* minimumAdvanceWidth,[Out, Optional] DWRITE_TEXT_RANGE* textRange)</p>
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<h5 class="declaration">Declaration</h5>
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  <pre><code class="lang-csharp hljs">public void GetCharacterSpacing(int currentPosition, out float leadingSpacing, out float trailingSpacing, out float minimumAdvanceWidth, out TextRange textRange)</code></pre>
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  <pre><code class="lang-vbnet hljs">Public Sub GetCharacterSpacing(currentPosition As Integer, ByRef leadingSpacing As Single, ByRef trailingSpacing As Single, ByRef minimumAdvanceWidth As Single, ByRef textRange As TextRange)</code></pre>
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<h5 class="parameters">Parameters</h5>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.int32">int</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">currentPosition</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">leadingSpacing</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">trailingSpacing</span></td>
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      <td><a class="xref" href="https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/system.single">float</a></td>
      <td><span class="parametername">minimumAdvanceWidth</span></td>
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      <td><span class="parametername">textRange</span></td>
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