2.293.14 Style.Direction

The Style.Direction element specifies whether text within a report item is written left-to-right or right-to-left. This element is optional. If this element is present, its value MUST be a String ([XMLSCHEMA2/2] section 3.2.1) or an expression that evaluates to a String. The value of this element MUST be one of the following or an expression that evaluates to one of the following:

Default: Specifies the default text direction, which is the same as "LTR".

LTR: Specifies that text is written left-to-right.

RTL: Specifies that the text is written right-to-left.

The Style.Direction element MUST NOT affect the alignment of text unless the peer Style.TextAlign element is set to "General". If the Style.Direction element is not present, its value is interpreted as "Default".

If the grandparent element of the Style.Direction element is not TextRun, SubReport, Chart, LinearGauge, or RadialGauge, the Style.Direction element is ignored.

Following is the parent element for the Style.Direction element.

Parent elements

Style

The following is the XML Schema definition of the Style.Direction element.

 <xsd:element name="Direction" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" />