GetQuad Method

Description:

Gets the quad bounding the specified text run or character.

The advance portion of the quad is based on the left side bearing and advance width.

Syntax:

      GetQuad (Flags As enumIGPDETextFlags, Index As Long) As
IGPDFFixedQuad

Parameters:

Name	Description
Flags	enumIGPDETextFlags Enumeration value that specifies whether index refers to the character offset from the beginning of the text object or the index of the text run in the text object. Must be either: IG_PDE_TEXT_CHAR - for a text character IG_PDE_TEXT_RUN - for a text run In addition, if the IG_PDE_TEXT_GET_BOUNDS flag is set, this method uses the font descriptor's FontBBox, which is the smallest rectangle that encloses all characters in the font. The advance portion is based on the x-coordinates of the left and right sides of FontBBox and the advance width.
Index	Index of the character or text run in the text object.

Name

Description

Flags

enumIGPDETextFlags Enumeration value that specifies whether index refers to the character offset from the beginning of the text object or the index of the text run in the text object. Must be either:

IG_PDE_TEXT_CHAR - for a text character
IG_PDE_TEXT_RUN - for a text run

In addition, if the IG_PDE_TEXT_GET_BOUNDS flag is set, this method uses the font descriptor's FontBBox, which is the smallest rectangle that encloses all characters in the font. The advance portion is based on the x-coordinates of the left and right sides of FontBBox and the advance width.

Index

Index of the character or text run in the text object.

Return Value:

IGPDFFixedQuad Object object that bounds the specified character or text run.