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NSMutableParagraphStyleMBS class
Super class: NSParagraphStyleMBS
| Type | Topic | Plugin | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | iOS | Targets |
| class | Cocoa Text | MBS MacCocoa Plugin | 12.4 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Yes | All |
See the NSParagraphStyle and NSAttributedString specifications for more information.
Important A paragraph style object should not be mutated after adding it to an attributed string; doing so can cause your program to crash.
Subclass of the NSParagraphStyleMBS class.
- 23 methods
- method addTabStop(tabstop as NSTextTabMBS)
- method Constructor
- method removeTabStop(tabstop as NSTextTabMBS)
- method setAlignment(alignment as Integer)
- method setBaseWritingDirection(writingDirection as Integer)
- method setDefaultTabInterval(value as Double)
- method setFirstLineHeadIndent(value as Double)
- method setHeaderLevel(level as Integer)
- method setHeadIndent(value as Double)
- method setHyphenationFactor(value as Double)
- method setLineBreakMode(mode as Integer)
- method setLineHeightMultiple(value as Double)
- method setLineSpacing(value as Double)
- method setMaximumLineHeight(value as Double)
- method setMinimumLineHeight(value as Double)
- method setParagraphSpacing(value as Double)
- method setParagraphSpacingBefore(value as Double)
- method setParagraphStyle(ParagraphStyle as NSParagraphStyleMBS)
- method setTabStops(tabStops() as NSTextTabMBS)
- method setTailIndent(value as Double)
- method setTextBlocks(TextBlocks() as NSTextBlockMBS)
- method setTextLists(TextLists() as NSTextListMBS)
- method setTighteningFactorForTruncation(value as Double)
Super class NSParagraphStyleMBS
- 19 properties
- property alignment as Integer
- property baseWritingDirection as Integer
- property defaultTabInterval as Double
- property firstLineHeadIndent as Double
- property firstTabStop as NSTextTabMBS
- property firstTextList as NSTextListMBS
- property Handle as Integer
- property headerLevel as Integer
- property headIndent as Double
- property hyphenationFactor as Double
- property lineBreakMode as Integer
- property lineHeightMultiple as Double
- property lineSpacing as Double
- property maximumLineHeight as Double
- property minimumLineHeight as Double
- property paragraphSpacing as Double
- property paragraphSpacingBefore as Double
- property tailIndent as Double
- property tighteningFactorForTruncation as Double
- 6 methods
- method Constructor
- method copy as NSParagraphStyleMBS
- method mutableCopy as NSMutableParagraphStyleMBS
- method tabStops as NSTextTabMBS()
- method textBlocks as NSTextBlockMBS()
- method textLists as NSTextListMBS()
- 4 shared methods
- shared method defaultParagraphStyle as NSParagraphStyleMBS
- shared method defaultWritingDirectionForLanguage(languageName as string) as Integer
- shared method NSCenterTextAlignment as Integer
- shared method NSRightTextAlignment as Integer
- 12 constants
Alignment Modes
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NSJustifiedTextAlignment | 3 |
Fully-justified. The last line in a paragraph is natural-aligned. |
| NSLeftTextAlignment | 0 |
Visually left aligned |
| NSNaturalTextAlignment | 4 |
Indicates the default alignment for script. |
Line Break Modes
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NSLineBreakByCharWrapping | 1 |
Wrapping occurs before the first character that doesn't fit. |
| NSLineBreakByClipping | 2 |
Lines are simply not drawn past the edge of the text container. |
| NSLineBreakByTruncatingHead | 3 |
Each line is displayed so that the end fits in the container and the missing text is indicated by some kind of ellipsis glyph. |
| NSLineBreakByTruncatingMiddle | 5 |
Each line is displayed so that the beginning and end fit in the container and the missing text is indicated by some kind of ellipsis glyph in the middle. |
| NSLineBreakByTruncatingTail | 4 |
Each line is displayed so that the beginning fits in the container and the missing text is indicated by some kind of ellipsis glyph. |
| NSLineBreakByWordWrapping | 0 |
Wrapping occurs at word boundaries, unless the word itself doesn't fit on a single line. |
Writing Direction
| Constant | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| NSWritingDirectionLeftToRight | 0 |
The writing direction is left to right. Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later. |
| NSWritingDirectionNatural | -1 |
The writing direction is determined using the Unicode Bidi Algorithm rules P2 and P3. Default. Available in Mac OS X v10.4 and later. |
| NSWritingDirectionRightToLeft | 1 |
The writing direction is right to left. Available in Mac OS X v10.2 and later. |
This class has no sub classes.
Some methods using this class:
- NSParagraphStyleMBS.mutableCopy as NSMutableParagraphStyleMBS
Some examples using this class:
- /MacCG/CoreText/CoreText Dynamic Text Height
- /MacCocoa/Text List
- /MacControls/NSTextView Unlimited Tab
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Release notes
- Version 18.1
- Added NSTextListMBS class and related methods for NSMutableParagraphStyleMBS, NSParagraphStyleMBS and NSAttributedStringMBS class.
- Fixed NSMutableParagraphStyleMBS.setTabStops method.
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