NumberedList.vb
- ''
- '' This code is part of Document Solutions for PDF demos.
- '' Copyright (c) MESCIUS inc. All rights reserved.
- ''
- Imports System.IO
- Imports System.Drawing
- Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Pdf
- Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Text
- Imports GrapeCity.Documents.Drawing
-
- '' Demonstrates how paragraphs of text can be rendered as a numbered list in DsPdf.
- '' The method of rendering pages of text in this sample is taken from the PaginatedText
- '' sample. See also TextRendering.
- Public Class NumberedList
- '' Encapsulate page layout constants used in the sample:
- Private Structure Layout
- Public Shared Margin As Single = 72.0F
- Public Shared ListOffset As Single = 24.0F
- End Structure
-
- '' Utility method which pre-pends numbers to all paragraphs in a TextLayout.
- Private Sub AddBullets(ByVal g As GcGraphics, ByVal pt As PointF, ByVal tl As TextLayout, ByRef itemNo As Integer)
- Dim tlBullet = g.CreateTextLayout()
- tlBullet.DefaultFormat.Font = StandardFonts.Times
- tlBullet.DefaultFormat.FontSize = 12
- For Each line In tl.Lines
- If (line.FirstLineInParagraph) Then
- tlBullet.Clear()
- tlBullet.Append($"{itemNo})")
- itemNo += 1
- tlBullet.PerformLayout(True)
- g.DrawTextLayout(tlBullet, New PointF(pt.X, pt.Y + line.Position + line.LineGap))
- End If
- Next
- End Sub
-
- '' Main entry point:
- Function CreatePDF(ByVal stream As Stream) As Integer
- Dim doc = New GcPdfDocument()
- Dim ip = New PointF(Layout.Margin, Layout.Margin)
-
- '' Use TextLayout.MarginLeft to reserve space for list numbers/bullets:
- Dim tl = New TextLayout(72) With {
- .MaxWidth = doc.PageSize.Width - Layout.Margin * 2,
- .MaxHeight = doc.PageSize.Height - Layout.Margin * 2,
- .ParagraphSpacing = 8,
- .MarginLeft = Layout.ListOffset
- }
- tl.DefaultFormat.Font = StandardFonts.Times
-
- '' Add 20 paragraphs of text that will render as a numbered list of 20 items:
- tl.Append(Util.LoremIpsum(20, 1, 6))
- '' Perform layout:
- tl.PerformLayout(True)
- '' Use split options to provide widow/orphan control:
- Dim tso = New TextSplitOptions(tl)
- tso.MinLinesInFirstParagraph = 2
- tso.MinLinesInLastParagraph = 2
- '' In a loop, split and render the text (see PaginatedText),
- '' and add list numbers:
- Dim itemNo = 1
- While (True)
- '' 'rest' will accept the text that did not fit:
- Dim rest As TextLayout = Nothing
- Dim splitResult = tl.Split(tso, rest)
- Dim g = doc.Pages.Add().Graphics
- g.DrawTextLayout(tl, ip)
- AddBullets(g, ip, tl, itemNo)
- If splitResult <> SplitResult.Split Then
- Exit While
- End If
- tl = rest
- End While
- ''
- '' Done:
- doc.Save(stream)
- Return doc.Pages.Count
- End Function
- End Class
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