MultiColumnText.cs
C# VB
//// This code is part of Document Solutions for PDF .NET demos.// Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.//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; } }}