Source code for docx.text.tabstops
"""Tabstop-related proxy types."""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Iterator, cast
from docx.enum.text import WD_TAB_ALIGNMENT, WD_TAB_LEADER
from docx.shared import ElementProxy
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from docx.oxml.text.parfmt import CT_PPr, CT_TabStop, CT_TabStops
from docx.shared import Length
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class TabStops(ElementProxy):
"""A sequence of |TabStop| objects providing access to the tab stops of a paragraph
or paragraph style.
Supports iteration, indexed access, del, and len(). It is accesed using the
:attr:`~.ParagraphFormat.tab_stops` property of ParagraphFormat; it is not intended
to be constructed directly.
"""
def __init__(self, element: CT_PPr):
super(TabStops, self).__init__(element, None)
self._pPr = element
def __delitem__(self, idx: int):
"""Remove the tab at offset `idx` in this sequence."""
tabs = self._pPr.tabs
if tabs is None:
raise IndexError("tab index out of range")
try:
tabs.remove(tabs.tab_lst[idx])
except IndexError:
raise IndexError("tab index out of range")
if len(tabs.tab_lst) == 0:
self._pPr.remove(tabs)
def __getitem__(self, idx: int) -> TabStop:
"""Enables list-style access by index."""
tabs = self._pPr.tabs
if tabs is None:
raise IndexError("TabStops object is empty")
tab = tabs.tab_lst[idx]
return TabStop(tab)
def __iter__(self) -> Iterator[TabStop]:
"""Generate a TabStop object for each of the w:tab elements, in XML document
order."""
tabs = self._pPr.tabs
if tabs is not None:
for tab in tabs.tab_lst:
yield TabStop(tab)
def __len__(self) -> int:
tabs = self._pPr.tabs
if tabs is None:
return 0
return len(tabs.tab_lst)
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def add_tab_stop(
self,
position: Length,
alignment: WD_TAB_ALIGNMENT = WD_TAB_ALIGNMENT.LEFT,
leader: WD_TAB_LEADER = WD_TAB_LEADER.SPACES,
) -> TabStop:
"""Add a new tab stop at `position`, a |Length| object specifying the location
of the tab stop relative to the paragraph edge.
A negative `position` value is valid and appears in hanging indentation. Tab
alignment defaults to left, but may be specified by passing a member of the
:ref:`WdTabAlignment` enumeration as `alignment`. An optional leader character
can be specified by passing a member of the :ref:`WdTabLeader` enumeration as
`leader`.
"""
tabs = self._pPr.get_or_add_tabs()
tab = tabs.insert_tab_in_order(position, alignment, leader)
return TabStop(tab)
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def clear_all(self):
"""Remove all custom tab stops."""
self._pPr._remove_tabs() # pyright: ignore[reportPrivateUsage]
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class TabStop(ElementProxy):
"""An individual tab stop applying to a paragraph or style.
Accessed using list semantics on its containing |TabStops| object.
"""
def __init__(self, element: CT_TabStop):
super(TabStop, self).__init__(element, None)
self._tab = element
@property
def alignment(self) -> WD_TAB_ALIGNMENT:
"""A member of :ref:`WdTabAlignment` specifying the alignment setting for this
tab stop.
Read/write.
"""
return self._tab.val
@alignment.setter
def alignment(self, value: WD_TAB_ALIGNMENT):
self._tab.val = value
@property
def leader(self) -> WD_TAB_LEADER | None:
"""A member of :ref:`WdTabLeader` specifying a repeating character used as a
"leader", filling in the space spanned by this tab.
Assigning |None| produces the same result as assigning `WD_TAB_LEADER.SPACES`.
Read/write.
"""
return self._tab.leader
@leader.setter
def leader(self, value: WD_TAB_LEADER | None):
self._tab.leader = value
@property
def position(self) -> Length:
"""A |Length| object representing the distance of this tab stop from the inside
edge of the paragraph.
May be positive or negative. Read/write.
"""
return self._tab.pos
@position.setter
def position(self, value: Length):
tab = self._tab
tabs = cast("CT_TabStops", tab.getparent())
self._tab = tabs.insert_tab_in_order(value, tab.val, tab.leader)
tabs.remove(tab)