SetEqualColumns

Specifies that all the text columns in the current section are of equal width.

Syntax

expression.SetEqualColumns(nCount, nSpace);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiSection class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
nCount	Required	number		Number of columns.
nSpace	Required	twips		Distance between columns measured in twentieths of a point (1/1440 of an inch).

Returns

This method doesn't return any data.

Example

This example specifies that all the text columns in the current section are of equal width.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let section = doc.GetFinalSection();
section.SetEqualColumns(3, 720);
paragraph.AddText("This is a text split into 3 equal columns. ");
paragraph.AddText("The columns are separated by the distance of half an inch.");
paragraph.AddColumnBreak();
paragraph.AddText("This text starts from column #2. ");
paragraph.AddText("This sentence is used to add lines for demonstrative purposes.");
paragraph.AddColumnBreak();
paragraph.AddText("This text starts from column #3. ");
paragraph.AddText("This sentence is used to add lines for demonstrative purposes.");