2.293.38 Style.WritingMode

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The Style.WritingMode element specifies whether text is written vertically or horizontally. 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. In RDL 2003/10, RDL 2005/01, and RDL 2008/01, the value of this element MUST be one of the following or an expression that evaluates to one of the following. In RDL 2010/01 and RDL 2016/01, the value of this element MUST be one of the following.

Default: Specifies the default mode of writing text, which is the same as "Horizontal".

Horizontal: Specifies horizontal text.

Vertical: Specifies vertical text. This text rotates individual text characters (except East Asian text characters) 90 degrees.

If the Style.WritingMode element is not present, its value is interpreted as "Default". If the grandparent element of the Style.WritingMode element is not Textbox or Subtotal, the Style.WritingMode element is ignored.

Following is the parent element of the Style.WritingMode element.

Parent elements

Style

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

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