SectionColumns.CreateUniformColumns(Single, Single, Int32) Method

Creates a uniform column layout using the specified settings.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native

Assembly: DevExpress.RichEdit.v19.1.Core.dll

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

Function CreateUniformColumns(
    columnWidth As Single,
    columnSpacing As Single,
    columnCount As Integer
) As SectionColumnCollection

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:

C#

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);

VB.NET

Imports DevExpress.XtraRichEdit.API.Native
' ...
Private richEditControl1.Document.Unit = DocumentUnit.Inch

Private sectionDoc As Section = richEditControl1.Document.Sections(0)
Private sectionColumnsLayout As SectionColumnCollection =  _
    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.