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SetTableCellMarginLeft

Specifies an amount of space which will be left between the left extent of the cell contents and the left border of all table cells within the parent table (or table row).

Syntax​

expression.SetTableCellMarginLeft(nValue);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiTablePr class.

Parameters​

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
nValueRequiredtwipsThe value for the amount of space to the left extent of the cell measured in twentieths of a point (1/1440 of an inch).

Returns​

This method doesn't return any data.

Example​

This example specifies an amount of space which will be left between the left extent of the cell contents and the left border of all table cells within the parent table.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let tableStyle = doc.CreateStyle("CustomTableStyle", "table");
tableStyle.SetBasedOn(doc.GetStyle("Bordered"));
let tablePr = tableStyle.GetTablePr();
let table = Api.CreateTable(3, 3);
table.SetWidth("percent", 100);
tablePr.SetTableCellMarginLeft(720);
table.SetTableLook(true, true, true, true, false, false);
table.SetStyle(tableStyle);
let cell = table.GetCell(0, 0).GetContent().GetElement(0).AddText("This is just a sample text to show that the left cell margin is 36 points.");
doc.Push(table);