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SpecialCharacterType Enumeration

Represents the special character type.

Namespace: SautinSoft.Document
Assembly: SautinSoft.Document (in SautinSoft.Document.dll) Version: 2024.1.24
Syntax
public enum SpecialCharacterType
Members
Member nameValueDescription
LineBreak0 Specifies that the document content shall restart on the next line.
PageBreak1 Specifies that the document content shall restart on the next page.
ColumnBreak2 Specifies that the document content shall restart on the next column available on the current page.
Tab3 Specifies that the position of the current line of text will advance to the next TabStop location which is further along than the starting location of the tab or to nearest multiple of the default tab stop width.
AbsoluteTab4 Specifies that the position of the current line of text will advance to the position specified by Alignment and RelativeTo properties.
NoteMark5 Specifies that the current position holds the reference to footnote or endnote element.
NoteSeparator6 Specifies the location of footnote or endnote area separator.
NoteContinuationSeparator7 Specifies the location of footnote or endnote area continuation separator.
Example

See Developer Guide: Insert a Line Break, Column Break, Page Break

Insert a Line Break, Column Break, Page Break using C#
using System;
using SautinSoft.Document;
using System.Text;


namespace Example
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            // Get your free 30-day key here:   
            // https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
            InsertingBreak();
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Insert a Line Break, Column Break, Page Break using DocumentBuilder.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/documentbuilder-inserting-break.php
        /// </remarks>

        static void InsertingBreak()
        {
            DocumentCore dc = new DocumentCore();
            DocumentBuilder db = new DocumentBuilder(dc);

            string resultPath = @"Result.docx";
            db.PageSetup.TextColumns = new TextColumnCollection(2);

            // Insert the formatted text into the document using DocumentBuilder.
            db.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Verdana";
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 16.5f;
            db.CharacterFormat.AllCaps = true;
            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = true;
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Orange;
            db.ParagraphFormat.LeftIndentation = 30;
            db.Writeln("This paragraph has a Left Indentation of 30 points.");

            db.InsertSpecialCharacter(SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak);

            // Undo the previously applied formatting.
            db.ParagraphFormat.ClearFormatting();
            db.CharacterFormat.ClearFormatting();

            db.Writeln("After this paragraph insert a column break.");
            db.InsertSpecialCharacter(SpecialCharacterType.ColumnBreak);

            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = true;
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.DarkBlue;
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 20f;
            db.Writeln("After this paragraph insert a page break.");
            db.InsertSpecialCharacter(SpecialCharacterType.PageBreak);

            // Save the document to the file in DOCX format.
            dc.Save(resultPath);

            // Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(new System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(resultPath) { UseShellExecute = true });
        }
    }
}
Insert a Line Break, Column Break, Page Break using VB.Net
Imports System
Imports SautinSoft.Document
Imports System.Text


Namespace Example
    Friend Class Program
        Shared Sub Main(ByVal args() As String)
            InsertingBreak()
        End Sub
                ''' Get your free 30-day key here:   
                ''' https://sautinsoft.com/start-for-free/
        ''' <summary>
        ''' Insert a Line Break, Column Break, Page Break using DocumentBuilder.
        ''' </summary>
        ''' <remarks>
        ''' Details: https://www.sautinsoft.com/products/document/help/net/developer-guide/documentbuilder-inserting-break.php
        ''' </remarks>

        Private Shared Sub InsertingBreak()
            Dim dc As New DocumentCore()
            Dim db As New DocumentBuilder(dc)

            Dim resultPath As String = "result.docx"
            db.PageSetup.TextColumns = New TextColumnCollection(2)

            ' Insert the formatted text into the document using DocumentBuilder.
            db.CharacterFormat.FontName = "Verdana"
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 16.5F
            db.CharacterFormat.AllCaps = True
            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = True
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.Orange
            db.ParagraphFormat.LeftIndentation = 30
            db.Writeln("This paragraph has a Left Indentation of 30 points.")

            db.InsertSpecialCharacter(SpecialCharacterType.LineBreak)

            ' Undo the previously applied formatting.
            db.ParagraphFormat.ClearFormatting()
            db.CharacterFormat.ClearFormatting()

            db.Writeln("After this paragraph insert a column break.")
            db.InsertSpecialCharacter(SpecialCharacterType.ColumnBreak)

            db.CharacterFormat.Italic = True
            db.CharacterFormat.FontColor = Color.DarkBlue
            db.CharacterFormat.Size = 20.0F
            db.Writeln("After this paragraph insert a page break.")
            db.InsertSpecialCharacter(SpecialCharacterType.PageBreak)

            ' Save the document to the file in DOCX format.
            dc.Save(resultPath)

            ' Open the result for demonstration purposes.
            System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(New System.Diagnostics.ProcessStartInfo(resultPath) With {.UseShellExecute = True})
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
See Also