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AddTabStop

Adds a tab stop to the current run.

Syntax​

expression.AddTabStop();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiRun class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

boolean

Example​

This example adds a tab stop to the run.

// How to add a tab after a string in a text run.

// How to split a text with a tab.

const presentation = Api.GetPresentation();
const slide = presentation.GetSlideByIndex(0);
slide.RemoveAllObjects();

const fill = Api.CreateSolidFill(Api.CreateRGBColor(255, 111, 61));
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 300 * 36000, 130 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);

const docContent = shape.GetDocContent();
const paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
const run = Api.CreateRun();
run.SetFontSize(30);
run.AddText("This is just a sample text. After it three tab stops will be added.");
run.AddTabStop();
run.AddTabStop();
run.AddTabStop();
run.AddText("This is the text which starts after the tab stops.");
paragraph.AddElement(run);
slide.AddObject(shape);