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# SeparatorGroup Object (ISeparatorGroup Interface)

This object represents a group of separator blocks ([SeparatorBlock](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/separatorblock) objects). A group of separators usually includes four separators which form a rectangle. For example, four lines of a table border are recognized as a separators group. The ISeparatorGroup interface is derived from the [IBlock](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/block) interface and inherits all its properties.

* The indexing of ABBYY FineReader Engine collections starts with 0.
* The foreach statement in C# (for each in Visual Basic .NET) can be used to manipulate the collection.

## Properties

| Name                                                                                                                  | Type                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Description                                       |
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- |
| Count                                                                                                                 | [int](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-properties), read-only                                                                                                           | Stores the number of elements in the group.       |
| [Element](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellwordcollection/element-property) | [SeparatorBlock](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/separatorblock), [read-only](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-properties#readonly_properties) | Provides access to a single element of the group. |

## Methods

| Name                                                                                                                    | Description                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| [AddNew](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/separatorgroup/addnew-method)                         | Creates a separator block and inserts it into the specified position in the group. |
| [Item](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellwordcollection/item-method)           | Provides access to a single element of the group of separator blocks.              |
| [DeleteAll](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellwordcollection/deleteall-method) | Removes all the elements from the group.                                           |
| [DeleteAt](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellwordcollection/deleteat-method)   | Removes an element from the group.                                                 |

## Related objects

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/abbyy/i-EfCQVmseNiPQcp/images/fine-reader/engine/separatorgroup.gif?s=64007831149d3548141dcaaf27dc1660" alt="SeparatorGroup" width="285" height="151" data-path="images/fine-reader/engine/separatorgroup.gif" />[](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/layout#blackseparators)[](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/separatorblock)[](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/supplementary-objects-and-methods/region)[](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/block)[](/fine-reader/engine/visual-components-reference/supplementary-objects/spellwordcollection/element-property)[](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/layoutblocks)[](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/layout)

[Object Diagram](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/object-diagram)

## Output parameter

This object is the output parameter of the [GetAsSeparatorGroup](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/block/getasseparatorgroup-method) method of the [Block](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/block) object.

## See also

[Block](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/block)

[SeparatorBlock](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/layout-related-objects/separatorblock)

[Working with Layout and Blocks](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/working-with-layout-and-blocks)

[Working with Collections](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-collections)

[Working with Properties](/fine-reader/engine/guided-tour/advanced-techniques/programming-aspects/working-with-properties)