Where does ParagraphBorders live in the IronWord API?

ParagraphBorders is a class in the IronWord.Models namespace, shipped in IronWord.dll. It derives from Object, and a ParagraphStyle exposes an instance through its Borders property so the edges travel with the style.

How do you add a border to a paragraph in IronWord?

Create a ParagraphBorders, assign a BorderStyle to the edges you want (such as BottomBorder or all four for a box), and set it on a ParagraphStyle's Borders property. Apply that style to the paragraphs that should show the borders.

What does the BarBorder property do in IronWord?

BarBorder draws a vertical bar down the left side of the paragraph, the marker often used to flag revised or quoted text. It is set with a BorderStyle, independent of the four boxing edges.

Class ParagraphBorders

Represents the borders of a paragraph.

Inheritance

System.Object

ParagraphBorders

Namespace: IronWord.Models

Assembly: IronWord.dll

Syntax

public class ParagraphBorders : Object

When a paragraph needs a box, a rule above or below it, or a side bar, ParagraphBorders holds those edge settings. It groups the individual border definitions that surround a paragraph so a style can frame a callout, underline a heading, or set off a quotation from the body.

These borders are reached through a paragraph's style: ParagraphStyle exposes a Borders property of this type, so a developer configures the edges once on the style and every paragraph carrying that style inherits the framing. That keeps border formatting with the rest of a paragraph's look rather than scattering it across individual lines.

Each edge is a separate property. TopBorder and BottomBorder set the rules above and below the paragraph, while LeftBorder and RightBorder set the vertical edges, together forming a full box when all four are present. BetweenBorder draws the rule in the space between columns in a multi-column paragraph, and BarBorder adds the vertical bar down the left side often used to mark revised or quoted text. Each property takes a BorderStyle that defines that edge's appearance, including its width, color, and line pattern, and an edge left unset simply does not draw. Assign only the edges you want, then apply the owning ParagraphStyle to the paragraphs that should show them. Because the borders live on the style rather than the paragraph, every paragraph sharing that style picks up the same framing, which keeps a run of callouts or quotations consistent without repeating the configuration on each line.

var borders = new ParagraphBorders();
borders.BottomBorder = new BorderStyle();
paragraphStyle.Borders = borders;

The add style text how-to covers paragraph styling, the add style text example shows styled output, and the document element tutorial explains how styles attach to paragraphs.

Constructors

ParagraphBorders()

Declaration

public ParagraphBorders()

Properties

BarBorder

Gets or sets the border style for a vertical bar on the left side of the paragraph.

Declaration

public BorderStyle BarBorder { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BorderStyle

BetweenBorder

Gets or sets the border style for the space between columns in a paragraph with multiple columns.

Declaration

public BorderStyle BetweenBorder { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BorderStyle

BottomBorder

Gets or sets the bottom border style.

Declaration

public BorderStyle BottomBorder { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BorderStyle

LeftBorder

Gets or sets the left border style.

Declaration

public BorderStyle LeftBorder { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BorderStyle

RightBorder

Gets or sets the right border style.

Declaration

public BorderStyle RightBorder { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BorderStyle

TopBorder

Gets or sets the top border style.

Declaration

public BorderStyle TopBorder { get; set; }

Property Value

Type	Description
BorderStyle