SetCustomType

Sets your own customized numbering type.

Syntax

expression.SetCustomType(sType, sTextFormatString, sAlign);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiNumberingLevel class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
sType	Required	"none" | "bullet" | "decimal" | "lowerRoman" | "upperRoman" | "lowerLetter" | "upperLetter" | "decimalZero"		The custom numbering type used for the current numbering definition.
sTextFormatString	Required	string		Any text in this parameter will be taken as literal text to be repeated in each instance of this numbering level, except for any use of the percent symbol (%) followed by a number, which will be used to indicate the one-based index of the number to be used at this level. Any number of a level higher than this level will be ignored.
sAlign	Required	"left" | "right" | "center"		Type of justification applied to the text run in the current numbering level.

Returns

This method doesn't return any data.

Example

This example sets your own customized numbering type.

• Code
• Result

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let numbering = doc.CreateNumbering("numbered");
for (let lvl = 0; lvl < 8; ++lvl) {
	let numLvl = numbering.GetLevel(lvl);
	let formatString = "";
	for (let nTempLvl = 1; nTempLvl <= (lvl + 1); ++nTempLvl) formatString += "%" + nTempLvl + ".";
	numLvl.SetCustomType("lowerRoman", formatString, "left");
	numLvl.SetStart(lvl + 1);
	numLvl.SetSuff("space");
	let paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
	paragraph.AddText("Custom numbered lvl " + (lvl + 1));
	paragraph.SetNumbering(numLvl);
	paragraph.SetContextualSpacing(true);
	doc.Push(paragraph);
}