Paragraph.FirstLineIndentType Property

Gets or sets a value specifying whether and how the first line in a paragraph is indented.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Packages: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core, DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

public abstract ParagraphFirstLineIndent FirstLineIndentType { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public MustOverride Property FirstLineIndentType As ParagraphFirstLineIndent

Property Value

Type	Description
ParagraphFirstLineIndent	A ParagraphFirstLineIndent enumeration value, which specifies the first line’s indent.

Available values:

Name	Description
None	The first line of a paragraph doesn’t have any indent.
Indented	The first line of a paragraph is indented to the right by the value specified by the Paragraph.FirstLineIndent property.
Hanging	The first line of a paragraph is indented to the left, by the value specified by the Paragraph.FirstLineIndent property.

Remarks

If the FirstLineIndentType property is set to a value different from ParagraphFirstLineIndent.None, the indent value of a paragraph is specified by its Paragraph.FirstLineIndent property.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-adjust-left-document-padding/CS/Form1.cs#L41

richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs[0].LeftIndent = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.5f);
richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs[0].FirstLineIndentType = ParagraphFirstLineIndent.Indented;
richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs[0].FirstLineIndent = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.5f);

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-adjust-left-document-padding/VB/Form1.vb#L40

richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs(0).LeftIndent = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.5F)
richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs(0).FirstLineIndentType = ParagraphFirstLineIndent.Indented
richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs(0).FirstLineIndent = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.5F)