SetCount

TextColumnCollection.SetCount method

Arranges text into the specified number of text columns.

public void SetCount(int newCount)
ParameterTypeDescription
newCountInt32The number of columns the text is to be arranged into.

Remarks

When EvenlySpaced is false and you increase the number of columns, new TextColumn objects are created with zero width and spacing. You need to set width and spacing for the new columns.

Examples

Shows how to create multiple evenly spaced columns in a section.

Document doc = new Document();
DocumentBuilder builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

TextColumnCollection columns = builder.PageSetup.TextColumns;
columns.Spacing = 100;
columns.SetCount(2);

builder.Writeln("Column 1.");
builder.InsertBreak(BreakType.ColumnBreak);
builder.Writeln("Column 2.");

doc.Save(ArtifactsDir + "PageSetup.ColumnsSameWidth.docx");

See Also

TextColumnCollection.Width