SplitAndBalance Method (TextLayout)

Fits all or the first portion of the current text layout into one or more layout areas (such as page columns). If the whole text did not fit into the provided areas, the rest is moved into a new TextLayout instance specified by the output parameter .

If the whole text fits in the specified areas (i.e. rest is empty), the content is equally distributed between all areas, which in the case of page columns results in columns of equal height (balanced).

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Public Function SplitAndBalance( _
   ByVal pageAreas() As PageSplitArea, _
   ByVal splitOptions As TextSplitOptions, _
   ByRef rest As TextLayout _
) As SplitResult

public SplitResult SplitAndBalance( 
   PageSplitArea[] pageAreas,
   TextSplitOptions splitOptions,
   out TextLayout rest
)

Parameters

pageAreas: The array of additional page areas that can be used to layout the text.
splitOptions: Options controlling how text is split.
rest: Output: a new TextLayout instance containing the text that did not fit into the bounds specified by the current TextLayout.

Return Value

A value indicating the result of splitting the current text layout.

Reference

TextLayout Class
TextLayout Members
Split Method
SplitRef Method
SplitAndBalanceRef Method
AlignmentDelayToSplit Property