SetColumns()
(mPDF ≥ 1.0)
SetColumns – Control use of Columns on the page
Description
void SetColumns ( int $nCols [, string $vAlign [, float $gap ]])
Define, start or stop Columns in the document.
Note: The maximum ratio to adjust column height when justifying is set by $max_colH_correction - too large a value can give ugly results
Note: If you are setting HTMLHeaders or HTMLFooters, this will cancel any columns you have set;
you need to call SetColumns() after commands like
SetHTMLHeader() etc.
Parameters
- $nCols
-
Set the number of (vertical) columns to use on a page
BLANK or omitted or
0or1turns Columns OFF i.e. the whole page is used as one column.Default:
1 - $vAlign
-
Automatically adjusts height of columns to be equal if set to
'J'or'justify'.BLANK or omitted turns vertical-alignment OFF
Values (case-insensitive)
''(BLANK) or omitted: turns vertical alignment off'J'or'justify': Automatically adjusts height of columns to be equal
Default:
'' - $gap
-
Set the gap between columns in millimeters
BLANK or omitted uses default value.
Default:
5(mm)
Examples
Example #1
<?php
$mpdf = new \Mpdf\Mpdf();
$mPDF->SetColumns(2, 'J', 3);
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Some text...');
$mpdf->AddColumn();
$mpdf->WriteHTML('Next column...');
$mpdf->Output();
See Also
- AddColumn() - Start a new Column
- <columnbreak> - Start a new Column
- <columns> - Control the use of multiple columns on the page - HTML equivalent of
SetColumns()