Namespace TallComponents.PDF.Layout
Class Section
Renders content onto one or more pages using Paragraphs, Headers, Footers and Areas.
A document has one or more sections that span one or more pages. Within a section a list of paragraphs is rendered in the space available between the margins. A section defines
s and
s that are repeated on each page. It is also possible to add absolutely positioned
s on top of or below the main content.
A section can define one or more columns.
Implent a handler for to insert a header and a handler for .
Syntax
public class Section
: Object
Constructors
Properties
AreaCollection BackgroundAreas
Get the collection of Area objects that is associated with each page of this Section.
Rectangle BleedBox
A rectangle, expressed in points with the origin at the bottom left corner, defining the region to which the contents of the
page should be clipped when output in a production environment.
ColumnCollection Columns
Get or set the collection of columns on the pages of this section.
Rectangle CropBox
The printed or viewed area of the page.
Boolean DoNotBreak
Get or set if this section has to be rendered on a single page.
Footer EvenFooter
Get or set a fixed area at the bottom of each even page of this section.
Header EvenHeader
Get or set a fixed area at the top of each even page of this section.
Boolean ExcludeFromPageCount
Gets or sets a value indicating whether to exclude this section from total pages count.
Footer Footer
Get or set a fixed area at the bottom of each page of this section.
AreaCollection ForegroundAreas
Get the collection of Area objects that is associated with each page of this Section.
Header Header
Get or set a fixed area at the top of each page of this section.
Spacing Margin
Get the width of the whitespace around the main content in points.
Footer OddFooter
Get or set a fixed area at the bottom of each odd page of this section.
Header OddHeader
Get or set a fixed area at the top of each odd page of this section.
PageOrientation Orientation
Page orientation in the viewer (counterclockwise).
PageSize PageSize
Get or set the height and width of all pages in this section in points.
ParagraphCollection Paragraphs
Returns a paragraphs object. Use this property to add new paragraphs.
Int32 RestartPageNumber
Get or set the page number of the first page of this section.
Boolean StartOnNewPage
Get or set if you want this section to start on a new page.
Rectangle TrimBox
A rectangle, expressed in points with the origin at the bottom left corner, defining the intended dimensions of
the finshed page after trimming. May be smaller than the bleed box for printing instructions, cut marks, or color bars.
VerticalAlignment VerticalAlignment
Get or set the vertical alignment of the contained ParagraphCollection.
Methods
Events
QueryPageSettings
Occurs before a new empty page is added to the document.
StartPage
Occurs right after a new empty page has been added to the document.
EndPage
Occurs right after the main area has been completely filled with paragraphs.
EndCompose
Occurs when the Compose phase is about to end.
StartCompose
Occurs when the Compose phase starts.