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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