SetIndFirstLine

Sets the paragraph first line indentation.

Inherited from ApiParaPr.SetIndFirstLine.

Syntax

expression.SetIndFirstLine(nValue);

expression - A variable that represents an ApiParagraph class.

Parameters

Name	Required/Optional	Data type	Default	Description
nValue	Required	twips		The paragraph first line indentation value measured in twentieths of a point (1/1440 of an inch).

Returns

boolean

Example

Indent the first line of a paragraph in a PDF.

// How do I add a first line indent in a PDF?

// Create space before the first line of text in a PDF.

const doc = Api.GetDocument();
const page = doc.GetPage(0);

const gs1 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.RGB(255, 213, 191), 0);
const gs2 = Api.CreateGradientStop(Api.RGB(255, 111, 61), 100000);
const fill = Api.CreateRadialGradientFill([gs1, gs2]);
const stroke = Api.CreateStroke(0, Api.CreateNoFill());
const shape = Api.CreateShape("flowChartMagneticTape", 150 * 36000, 65 * 36000, fill, stroke);
shape.SetPosition(608400, 1267200);

const docContent = shape.GetContent();
let paragraph = docContent.GetElement(0);
paragraph.AddText("This is a paragraph with the indent of 1 inch set to the first line. ");
paragraph.AddText("These sentences are used to add lines for demonstrative purposes. ");
paragraph.AddText("These sentences are used to add lines for demonstrative purposes. ");
paragraph.AddText("These sentences are used to add lines for demonstrative purposes.");
paragraph.SetIndFirstLine(1440);

paragraph = Api.CreateParagraph();
paragraph.AddText("This is a paragraph without any indent set to the first line. ");
paragraph.AddText("These sentences are used to add lines for demonstrative purposes. ");
paragraph.AddText("These sentences are used to add lines for demonstrative purposes.");
docContent.Push(paragraph);
page.AddObject(shape);