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AddTabStop

Adds a tab stop to the current paragraph.

Syntax​

expression.AddTabStop();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParagraph class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

ApiRun

Example​

This example adds a tab stop to the paragraph.

// How to add a tab after a sentence in a paragraph.

// How to split a text string with a tab.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const gs1 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.RGB(255, 213, 191), 0);
const gs2 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61), 100000);
const fill = Api.CreateRadialGradientFill([gs1, gs2]);
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 150 * 36000, 65 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);
const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);

paragraph.AddText("This is just a sample text. After it three tab stops will be added.");
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddText("This is the text which starts after the tab stops.");
page.AddObject(shape);