Tab stops

The following example shows how to define custom tab stops in a paragraph style.

C# example

using System;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf;
using Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Styles;

namespace Sample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            TextDocument doc = new TextDocument();

            TabStop tab1 = new TabStop();
            tab1.Position = "50mm";
            tab1.Type = TabStopType.Left;

            TabStop tab2 = new TabStop();
            tab2.Position = "100mm";
            tab2.Type = TabStopType.Right;

            ParagraphStyle tabStyle = new ParagraphStyle("TabStyle");
            tabStyle.ParagraphProperties.TabStops.Add(tab1);
            tabStyle.ParagraphProperties.TabStops.Add(tab2);
            doc.AutomaticStyles.Styles.Add(tabStyle);

            Paragraph p1 = new Paragraph();
            p1.Style = "TabStyle";
            p1.Add("Left column	Right column");
            doc.Body.Add(p1);

            Paragraph p2 = new Paragraph();
            p2.Style = "TabStyle";
            p2.Add("Name	Value");
            doc.Body.Add(p2);

            doc.Save("c:\\test\\output.odt", true);
        }
    }
}

VB example

Imports System
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf
Imports Independentsoft.Office.Odf.Styles

Module Module1
    Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
        Dim doc As TextDocument = New TextDocument

        Dim tab1 As New TabStop
        tab1.Position = "50mm"
        tab1.Type = TabStopType.Left

        Dim tab2 As New TabStop
        tab2.Position = "100mm"
        tab2.Type = TabStopType.Right

        Dim tabStyle As New ParagraphStyle("TabStyle")
        tabStyle.ParagraphProperties.TabStops.Add(tab1)
        tabStyle.ParagraphProperties.TabStops.Add(tab2)
        doc.AutomaticStyles.Styles.Add(tabStyle)

        Dim p1 As New Paragraph
        p1.Style = "TabStyle"
        p1.Add("Left column" & Chr(9) & "Right column")
        doc.Body.Add(p1)

        Dim p2 As New Paragraph
        p2.Style = "TabStyle"
        p2.Add("Name" & Chr(9) & "Value")
        doc.Body.Add(p2)

        doc.Save("c:\test\output.odt", True)
    End Sub
End Module

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