MultiColumnText.cs
- //
- // This code is part of Document Solutions for PDF demos.
- // Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.
- //
- using System;
- using System.IO;
- using System.Drawing;
- using GrapeCity.Documents.Pdf;
- using GrapeCity.Documents.Text;
-
- namespace DsPdfWeb.Demos.Basics
- {
- // Creates a simple 3-column text layout.
- // For a slightly more complex but practically more useful way
- // to render text in columns, see BalancedColumns.
- public class MultiColumnText
- {
- public int CreatePDF(Stream stream)
- {
- var doc = new GcPdfDocument();
- var g = doc.NewPage().Graphics;
- var tl = g.CreateTextLayout();
- tl.DefaultFormat.Font = StandardFonts.Times;
- tl.DefaultFormat.FontSize = 12;
- tl.TextAlignment = TextAlignment.Justified;
- tl.FirstLineIndent = 72 / 2;
- tl.ParagraphSpacing = 72 / 8;
- // Add some text (note that TextLayout interprets "\r\n" as paragraph delimiter):
- tl.Append(Common.Util.LoremIpsum(20));
- // Set up columns:
- const int colCount = 3;
- // 1/2" margins all around:
- const float margin = 72 / 2;
- // 1/4" gap between columns:
- const float colGap = margin / 4;
- float colWidth = (doc.Pages.Last.Size.Width - margin * 2) / colCount - colGap * (colCount - 1);
- tl.MaxWidth = colWidth;
- tl.MaxHeight = doc.Pages.Last.Size.Height - margin * 2;
- // Calculate glyphs and perform layout for the whole text:
- tl.PerformLayout(true);
- // In a loop, split and render the text in the current column:
- int col = 0;
- while (true)
- {
- // 'rest' will accept the text that did not fit:
- var splitResult = tl.Split(null, out TextLayout rest);
- g.DrawTextLayout(tl, new PointF(margin + col * (colWidth + colGap), margin));
- if (splitResult != SplitResult.Split)
- break;
- tl = rest;
- if (++col == colCount)
- {
- doc.Pages.Add();
- g = doc.Pages.Last.Graphics;
- col = 0;
- }
- }
- // Done:
- doc.Save(stream);
- return doc.Pages.Count;
- }
- }
- }
-