Paragraph.LeftIndent Property

Gets or sets the left indent for the specified paragraph.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v24.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

Declaration

C#

public abstract float LeftIndent { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public MustOverride Property LeftIndent As Single

Property Value

Type	Description
Single	A Single value representing the left indent, measured in Document.Unit.

Remarks

The following code sets the left indent of the first paragraph in the document to 1.5 cm. The Units.CentimetersToDocumentsF method is used to convert centimeters to documents, the default unit of measurement. Use the Document.Unit property to specify another unit of measurement.

C#

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Utils;
// ...
richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs[0].LeftIndent = Units.CentimetersToDocumentsF(1.5f);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.Utils
' ...
Private richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs(0).LeftIndent =  _
    Units.CentimetersToDocumentsF(1.5f)

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

winforms-richedit-adjust-left-document-padding/CS/Form1.cs#L40

private void AdjustParagraphIndent() {
    richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs[0].LeftIndent = Units.InchesToDocumentsF(0.5f);
    richEditControl1.Document.Paragraphs[0].FirstLineIndentType = ParagraphFirstLineIndent.Indented;

VB.NET

winforms-richedit-adjust-left-document-padding/VB/Form1.vb#L39

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