BBjFormParagraph

Description

In BBj 4.0 and higher, the BBjFormParagraph object allows users to construct a block of text on a page.

Creation

BBjAPI > BBjPrinter > BBjForm > BBjFormPage > BBjFormParagraph

The BBjFormParagraph object is created through the following BBjFormPage object method:

Return Value	Method
BBjFormParagraph	newParagraph()

Methods of BBjFormParagraph

Return Value	Method
BBjColor	getBackgroundColor()
font	getFont()
int	getHorizontalAlignment()
point	getNextParagraphPosition()
double	getNextParagraphX()
double	getNextParagraphY()
color	getTextColor()
int	getTextHeight()
int	isAutoAdjustHeight()
void	setAutoAdjustHeight(int adjust)
void	setBackgroundColor(BBjColor color)
void	setFont(Font font)
void	setHorizontalAlignment(int alignment)
void	setText(attributedString text)
void	setText(string text)
void	setTextColor(Color color)

Methods of BBjFormParagraph inherited from BBjFormElement

Return Value	Method
void	add(BBjFormElement object)
double	getBottomMargin()
point	getDrawingOrigin()
dimension	getDrawingSize()
double	getDrawingHeight()
double	getDrawingWidth()
double	getDrawingX()
double	getDrawingY()
double	getHeight()
int	getHorizontalSticky()
double	getLeftMargin()
BBjFormPage	getPage()
BBjFormElement	getParent()
point	getPosition()
double	getRightMargin()
dimension	getSize()
double	getTopMargin()
int	getVerticalSticky()
double	getWidth()
double	getX()
double	getY()
int	isChild()
int	isHorizontalFill()
int	isVerticalFill()
void	remove(BBjFormElement object)
void	setBottomMargin(double margin)
void	setHeight(double height)
void	setHorizontalFill(int fill)
void	setHorizontalSticky(int sticky)
void	setLeftMargin(double margin)
void	setPosition(double x, double y)
void	setPosition(Point point)
void	setRelative(int relative)
void	setRightMargin(double margin)
void	setSize(double width, double height)
void	setSize(dimension size)
void	setTopMargin(double margin)
void	setVerticalFill(int fill)
void	setVerticalSticky(int sticky)
void	setWidth(double width)

Remarks

None.

Constants

LEFT_JUSTIFIED

RIGHT_JUSTIFIED

CENTER_JUSTIFIED

FULL_JUSTIFIED

Example

rem 'Get a new paragraph

rem 'Obtain the instance to the BBjAPI object
myAPI! = BBjAPI()

rem 'Obtain an instance of a default BBjPrinter object
let myBBjPrinter! = myAPI!.getBBjPrinter(0)

rem 'Get BBjForm for the selected printer
let myBBjForm! = myBBjPrinter!.getForm(1)

rem 'Get a new page
let myBBjFormPage! = myBBjForm!.createPage()

rem 'Get a new paragraph
let para! = myBBjFormPage!.newParagraph()
release