SetTabs

Specifies a sequence of custom tab stops which will be used for any tab characters in the current paragraph.

• Warning: The lengths of aPos array and aVal array - MUST BE equal to each other.

Syntax

expression.SetTabs(aPos, aVal);

expression - A variable that represents a ApiParaPr class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
aPos	Required	twips[]		An array of the positions of custom tab stops with respect to the current page margins measured in twentieths of a point (1/1440 of an inch).
aVal	Required	TabJc[]		An array of the styles of custom tab stops, which determines the behavior of the tab stop and the alignment which will be applied to text entered at the current custom tab stop.

Returns

boolean

Example

Set custom tab stops for a paragraph in a document.

// How do I control where text jumps when pressing Tab in a document?

// Place text at precise horizontal positions using left, center, and right tab stops in a document.

let doc = Api.GetDocument();
let myStyle = doc.CreateStyle("My document style");
let paraPr = myStyle.GetParaPr();
paraPr.SetTabs([1440, 4320, 7200], ["left", "center", "right"]);
let paragraph = doc.GetElement(0);
paragraph.SetStyle(myStyle);
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddText("Custom tab - 1 inch left");
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddText("Custom tab - 3 inches center");
paragraph.AddLineBreak();
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddTabStop();
paragraph.AddText("Custom tab - 5 inches right");