KerningValues

Namespace:

ceTe.DynamicPDF.Text

Assemblies:

DynamicPDF.CoreSuite.dll

Represents a kerning value collection.

public class KerningValues

Public Class KerningValues

Inheritance: ObjectKerningValues

Licensing Info

This class is a full DynamicPDF Core Suite feature. One of the following is required for non-evaluation usage:

• An active DynamicPDF Ultimate Subscription
• An active DynamicPDF Professional or Professional Plus Subscription with DynamicPDF Core Suite selected.
• A DynamicPDF Core Suite for .NET v12.X Developer License.

Examples

Imports System
Imports ceTe.DynamicPDF
Imports ceTe.DynamicPDF.PageElements
Imports ceTe.DynamicPDF.Text
     
Module MyModule
     		
    Sub Main()
     		
        ' Create a PDF Document
        Dim MyDocument As Document = New Document 
     		
        ' Create a Page and add it to the document
        Dim MyPage As Page = New Page
     
        ' Add page to the document
        MyDocument.Pages.Add(MyPage)
      
        ' Assign some text to a string
        Dim MyText As String = "To and WA are examples of when kerning would be used."
     
        ' Create a textarea
        Dim MyTextArea As TextArea = New TextArea(MyText, 10, 10, 400, 700, ceTe.DynamicPDF.Font.TimesRoman)
     
        ' Must be enabled before kern values can be read
        MyTextArea.KerningEnabled = true
     		 
        ' Create a KerningValues 
        Dim MyKernValues As KerningValues = MyTextArea.GetKerningValues()
             
        ' Assign positive value for making the space between chars closer and negative value for making the space further
        For i As Integer = 0 To MyKernValues.Spacing.Length - 1
            MyKernValues.Spacing(i) = Short.Parse((MyKernValues.Spacing(i) - 400).ToString)
        Next
    
        ' Add the text to the page
        MyPage.Elements.Add(MyTextArea)
     
        ' Save the PDF
        MyDocument.Draw("C:\MyDocument.pdf")
     		
    End Sub
End Module

using System;
using ceTe.DynamicPDF;
using ceTe.DynamicPDF.Text;
using ceTe.DynamicPDF.PageElements;

public class Example
{
    public static void CreatePDF(string outputPath)
    {
        // Create a PDF Document
        Document document = new Document();

        // Create a Page and add it to the document
        Page page = new Page();

        // Add page to the document
        document.Pages.Add(page);

        //Assign some text to a string
        string text = "To and WA are examples of when kerning would be used.";

        // Create a textarea
        TextArea textArea = new TextArea(text, 10, 10, 400, 700, ceTe.DynamicPDF.Font.TimesRoman);

        // Must be enabled before kern values can be read
        textArea.KerningEnabled = true;

        // Create a KerningValues 
        KerningValues kernValues = textArea.GetKerningValues();

        // Assign positive value for making the space between chars closer and negative value for making the space further
        for (int i = 0; i < kernValues.Spacing.Length; i++)
        {
            kernValues.Spacing[i] = (short)(kernValues.Spacing[i] - 400);
        }

        // Add the text area to the page
         page.Elements.Add(textArea);	
 
        // Save the PDF
        document.Draw(outputPath);
    } 
}

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