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SectionColumns.CreateUniformColumns(Single, Single, Int32) Method

Creates a uniform column layout using the specified settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

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

NuGet Package: DevExpress.RichEdit.Core

#Declaration

SectionColumnCollection CreateUniformColumns(
    float columnWidth,
    float columnSpacing,
    int columnCount
)

#Parameters

Name Type Description
columnWidth Single

A Single value specifying the width of an individual column, measured in Document.Unit.

columnSpacing Single

A Single value specifying the spacing between adjacent columns, measured in Document.Unit.

columnCount Int32

An Int32 value specifying the number of columns on a page. Must be greater than zero.

#Returns

Type Description
SectionColumnCollection

A SectionColumnCollection object representing a collection of columns.

#Remarks

To apply the layout to a section, use the SectionColumns.SetColumns method, as illustrated below:

using DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native;
// ...
richEditControl1.Document.Unit = DocumentUnit.Inch;

Section sectionDoc = richEditControl1.Document.Sections[0];
SectionColumnCollection sectionColumnsLayout = 
    sectionDoc.Columns.CreateUniformColumns(3.0f, 0.25f, 3);
sectionDoc.Columns.SetColumns(sectionColumnsLayout);

Note

The layout created via this method may or may not fit the page size.

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