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GetColumnsWidths

Returns an array of column width values measured in twentieths of a point (1/1440 of an inch).

Syntax​

expression.GetColumnsWidths();

expression - A variable that represents a ApiSection class.

Parameters​

This method doesn't have any parameters.

Returns​

twips[]

Example​

This example specifies that all the columns in the current section have the different widths.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
let section = doc.GetFinalSection();
section.SetNotEqualColumns([1440, 2880, 4320], [720, 480]);
let columnsCount = section.GetColumnsCount();
let columnsWidths = section.GetColumnsWidths();
paragraph.AddText("This is a text split into " + columnsCount + " non-equal columns. ");
paragraph.AddText("The first column is 1 inch wide (" + columnsWidths[0] + " twentieths of a point).");
paragraph.AddColumnBreak();
paragraph.AddText("This text starts from column #2. ");
paragraph.AddText("This column is 2 inches wide (" + columnsWidths[1] + " twentieths of a point). ");
paragraph.AddText("The distance between this column and column #1 is half an inch (720 twentieths of a point).");
paragraph.AddColumnBreak();
paragraph.AddText("This text starts from column #3. ");
paragraph.AddText("This column is 3 inches wide (" + columnsWidths[2] + " twentieths of a point). ");
paragraph.AddText("The distance between this column and column #2 is 1/3 of an inch (480 twentieths of a point).");