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max1001

Post subject: How to add bullet point

Posted: Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:47 pm

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How do I add a bullet point to a paragraph? An example code will be greatly appreciated. I search for forum for example and came up with none.

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fuzzylintman

Post subject: Re: How to add bullet point

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 9:25 pm

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max1001 wrote:

How do I add a bullet point to a paragraph? An example code will be greatly appreciated. I search for forum for example and came up with none.

I'm no expert, so this may not be the only answer, but I have added bullet points as part of the text... For example:

Code:

AddParagraph(sec, "• Other Comments", true, ParagraphAlignment.Left, 12);

(Note that the 'AddParagraph' function is a separate method, not a PDFSharp/MigraDoc function, but it's steps are trivial. Also, it appears that the character is mangled by this forum... it really is a bullet. You should be able to insert these characters in your editor if you are using a decent one.)

-mdb

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fuzzylintman

Post subject: Re: How to add bullet point

Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 11:17 pm

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max1001 wrote:

How do I add a bullet point to a paragraph? An example code will be greatly appreciated. I search for forum for example and came up with none.

If you are using MigraDoc, I now see you can also do something like:

Code:

Paragraph p = sec.AddParagraph();
p.AddCharacter(SymbolName.Bullet);

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Thomas Hoevel

Post subject: Re: How to add bullet point

Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:39 am

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max1001 wrote:

How do I add a bullet point to a paragraph? An example code will be greatly appreciated. I search for forum for example and came up with none.

Here's a sample:

Code:

ListInfo listinfo = new ListInfo();
listinfo.ContinuePreviousList = false;//true for following entries
listinfo.ListType = ListType.BulletList1;
Paragraph paragraph = Document.LastSection.AddParagraph(text);
paragraph.Style = "MyListStyle"; // optional
paragraph.Format.ListInfo = listinfo;

This way you get a "real bullet list" if you create an RTF file.
The method described by fuzzylintman works, too.
If you need PDF files, either method can be used.

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TimJohnston

Post subject: Re: How to add bullet point

Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:57 pm

Joined: Fri Feb 26, 2010 3:50 pm
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Thanks for the sample Thomas, but could you elaborate on how to create multiple bullets in the list?

I would have assumed you could have re-used ListInfo objects, but it appears you have to create a new one for each paragraph/bullet - is that right?

I would have expected some sort of logic like "start list", "add member", "add member", "add member" then "end list". Or use line breaks within a single paragraph to differentiate bulleted items.

Could you post code showing how to create a longer bulleted list using a loop?

Thanks, TJ

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Thomas Hoevel

Post subject: Re: How to add bullet point

Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:05 am

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TimJohnston wrote:

I would have assumed you could have re-used ListInfo objects, but it appears you have to create a new one for each paragraph/bullet - is that right?

MigraDoc manages the list - you mark the paragraphs as list members.

You use

Code:

listinfo.ContinuePreviousList = false;

for the first entry in a list and

Code:

listinfo.ContinuePreviousList = true;//

for subsequent entries in the same list (makes a big difference for numbered lists).

Here are two helper routines I use:

Code:

bool continueList;

protected void DefineList()
{
  continueList = false;
}

protected void AddToList(TemplateTable tt, string text)
{
  ListInfo listinfo = new ListInfo();
  listinfo.ContinuePreviousList = continueList;
  listinfo.ListType = ListType.BulletList1;
  Paragraph paragraph = Document.LastSection.AddParagraph(text);
  paragraph.Style = tt.GetBulletListStyle(Document);
  paragraph.Format.ListInfo = listinfo;
  continueList = true;
}

TemplateTable provides formatting info and is not relevant here.
DefineList() only sets a member variable so next time a new list will be created.
AddToList() is called for each entry.

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() => true

Post subject: Re: How to add bullet point

Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:46 am

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Joined: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:59 am
Posts: 355

Here's a sample (a few lines added to the HelloWorld sample):

Code:

// Add some text to the paragraph 
paragraph.AddFormattedText("Hello, World!", TextFormat.Italic); 
 
// Add Bulletlist begin 
Style style = document.AddStyle("MyBulletList", "Normal"); 
style.ParagraphFormat.LeftIndent = "0.5cm"; 
string[] items = "April|May|Summer|Wednesdays".Split('|'); 
for (int idx = 0; idx < items.Length; ++idx) 
{ 
  ListInfo listinfo = new ListInfo(); 
  listinfo.ContinuePreviousList = idx > 0; 
  listinfo.ListType = ListType.BulletList1; 
  paragraph = section.AddParagraph(items[idx]); 
  paragraph.Style = "MyBulletList"; 
  paragraph.Format.ListInfo = listinfo; 
} 
// Add Bulletlist end 
 
return document; 

I didn't use the AddToList method to have it all in one place. In a real application I'd use that method (it's a user-defined method, code given above in this thread).

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