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SetCellMarginRight

Specifies an amount of space which will be left between the right extent of the cell contents and the border of a specific table cell within a table.

Syntax

expression.SetCellMarginRight(nValue);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiTableCellPr class.

Parameters

NameRequired/OptionalData typeDefaultDescription
nValueRequiredtwipsThe value for the amount of space to the right extent of the cell measured in twentieths of a point (1/1440 of an inch). If this value is <code>null</code>, then default table cell right margin will be used, otherwise the table cell right margin will be overridden with the specified value for the current cell.

Returns

boolean

Example

Set the spacing between the cell content and the right edge of a table cell in a document.

// How do I control the gap between text and the right border of a table cell in a document?

// Push cell content away from the right boundary of a table cell in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let tableStyle = doc.CreateStyle("CustomTableStyle", "table");
tableStyle.SetBasedOn(doc.GetStyle("Bordered"));
let table = Api.CreateTable(3, 3);
let cell = table.GetRow(0).GetCell(0);
cell.GetContent().GetElement(0).AddText("This is just a sample text to show that the right margin for all the table cells is 36 points.");
table.SetWidth("percent", 100);
let tableCellPr = tableStyle.GetTableCellPr();
tableCellPr.SetCellMarginRight(720);
table.SetStyle(tableStyle);
doc.Push(table);