Direction Property (PdfDocumentViewerPreferences)

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Gets or sets the predominant reading order for text.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

'Declaration

<BrowsableAttribute(False)>
Public Property Direction As System.String

[Browsable(False)]
public System.String Direction { get; set; }

[Browsable(False)]
public: __property System.String get_Direction();
public: __property void set_Direction(
   System.String value
);

[Browsable(False)]
public:
property System.String Direction {
   System.String get();
   void set(System.String value);
}

Property Value

The following values are valid:

L2R - Left to right
R2L - Right to left (including vertical writing systems, such as Chinese, Japanese, and Korean)

Default value: L2R.

Remarks

This parameter is available since PDF 1.7.

This entry has no direct effect on the document's contents or page numbering but can be used to determine the relative positioning of pages when displayed side by side or printed n-up.

Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET9; .NET 8; .NET 7; .NET 6; .NET Framework 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, 4.5, 4.0, 3.5

Reference

PdfDocumentViewerPreferences Class
PdfDocumentViewerPreferences Members

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