SetBetweenBorder

Specifies the border which will be displayed between each paragraph in a set of paragraphs which have the same set of paragraph border settings.

Inherited from ApiParaPr.SetBetweenBorder.

Syntax

expression.SetBetweenBorder(type, size, space, color);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiParagraph class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
type	Required	BorderType		The border style.
size	Required	pt_8		The width of the current border measured in eighths of a point.
space	Required	pt		The spacing offset between the paragraphs measured in points used to place this border.
color	Required	ApiColor		The border color.

Returns

boolean

Example

Add a visible border between adjacent paragraphs that share the same border settings in a document.

// How do I draw a dividing line between consecutive paragraphs in a document?

// Separate groups of related paragraphs with a styled border line for clearer visual structure in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is the first paragraph. We will add a thick orange border between it and the next paragraph. ");
paragraph.AddText("No additional spacing between the border and the paragraphs is added.");
paragraph.SetBetweenBorder("single", 24, 0, Api.Color(255, 111, 61));
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("This is the second paragraph. We will add a thin black border between it and the next paragraph. ");
paragraph.AddText("We added additional spacing between the border and the paragraphs.");
paragraph.SetBetweenBorder("single", 12, 10, Api.Color(51, 51, 51));
doc.Push(paragraph);
paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("This is the third paragraph. The border can be displayed above it only, as there are no new paragraphs after it.");
doc.Push(paragraph);