Direction Element (Style) (RDL)

Specifies the direction of text and matrices.

Syntax

<Style>
    ...
    <Direction>...</Direction>
    ...
</Style>

Element Characteristics

Characteristic	Description
Data type and length	String
Default value	LTR
Cardinality	0-1: Optional element that can occur once or not at all.

Element Relationships

Relationship	Element
Parent element	Style
Child element	None

Remarks

The Direction element must contain an expression that evaluates to one of the following values.

Value	Description
LTR	Text is written left-to-right.
RTL	Text is written right-to-left.

The Direction element applies only to text box, matrix, and subtotal report items.

See Also

Reference

Report Definition XML Elements

Help and Information

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