ShowTextAligned
IPDFDocument4 :: Page Operations :: Text

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This method draws wrapped text bounded by a rectangle.

Syntax

HRESULT ShowTextAligned (
FLOAT left,
FLOAT top,
FLOAT right,
FLOAT bottom,
TextAlign align,
VerticalAlign verticalAlign,
BSTR text
)
Parameters
left
X coordinate of the top-left corner of the bounding rectangle

top
Y coordinate of the top-left corner of the bounding rectangle

right
X coordinate of the bottom-right corner of the bounding rectangle

bottom
Y coordinate of the bottom-right corner of the bounding rectangle

align
Horizontal alignment

verticalAlign
Vertical alignment

text
Text string to be displayed

Return value
If successful, this method returns S_OK. If it fails, this method should return one of the error values.

Remarks

This procedure draws an ASCII text line inside the bounding rectangle with top-left and bottom-right corners, and with the specified horizontal and vertical justifications.

Example

Drawing Wrapped, Aligned Text in a Box

Delphi
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{ PDF object is supposed to be created }
PDF.DrawRectangle(100, 100, 140, 40, 0);
PDF.Stroke;
PDF.ShowTextAligned(100, 100, 240, 140, taLeft, vaTop, 'Here is long text in the box.');

PDF.DrawRectangle(100, 150, 140, 40, 0);
PDF.Stroke;
PDF.ShowTextAligned(100, 150, 240, 190, taCenter, vaCenter, 'Here is long text in the box.');

PDF.DrawRectangle(100, 200, 140, 40, 0);
PDF.Stroke;
PDF.ShowTextAligned(100, 200, 240, 240, taRight, vaBottom, 'Here is long text in the box.');

PDF.SaveToFile("test.pdf", true);
C/C++
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF->DrawRectangle(100, 100, 140, 40, 0);
PDF->Stroke();
PDF->ShowTextAligned(100, 100, 240, 140, taLeft, vaTop, "Here is long text in the box.");

PDF->DrawRectangle(100, 150, 140, 40, 0);
PDF->Stroke();
PDF->ShowTextAligned(100, 150, 240, 190, taCenter, vaCenter, "Here is long text in the box.");

PDF->DrawRectangle(100, 200, 140, 40, 0);
PDF->Stroke();
PDF->ShowTextAligned(100, 200, 240, 240, taRight, vaBottom, "Here is long text in the box.");

PDF->SaveToFile("test.pdf", true);
C#
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// PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.DrawRectangle(100, 100, 140, 40, 0);
PDF.Stroke();
PDF.ShowTextAligned(100, 100, 240, 140, TextAlign.taLeft, VerticalAlign.vaTop, "Here is long text in the box.");

PDF.DrawRectangle(100, 150, 140, 40, 0);
PDF.Stroke();
PDF.ShowTextAligned(100, 150, 240, 190, TextAlign.taCenter, VerticalAlign.vaCenter, "Here is long text in the box.");

PDF.DrawRectangle(100, 200, 140, 40, 0);
PDF.Stroke();
PDF.ShowTextAligned(100, 200, 240, 240, TextAlign.taRight, VerticalAlign.vaBottom, "Here is long text in the box.");

PDF.SaveToFile("test.pdf", true);
Visual Basic
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' PDF object is supposed to be created
PDF.DrawRectangle 100, 100, 140, 40, 0
PDF.Stroke
PDF.ShowTextAligned 100, 100, 240, 140, 0, 0, "Here is long text in the box." 'TextAlign.taLeft VerticalAlign.vaTop

PDF.DrawRectangle 100, 150, 140, 40, 0
PDF.Stroke
PDF.ShowTextAligned 100, 150, 240, 190, 1, 1, "Here is long text in the box." 'TextAlign.taCenter VerticalAlign.vaCenter

PDF.DrawRectangle 100, 200, 140, 40, 0
PDF.Stroke
PDF.ShowTextAligned 100, 200, 240, 240, 2, 2, "Here is long text in the box." 'TextAlign.taRight VerticalAlign.vaBottom

PDF.SaveToFile "test.pdf", true

See Also

Reference
IPDFDocument4
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