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# ColumnNumber Property of the Paragraph Object

This property provides access to the number of the column to which the character in the position belongs.

## Syntax

### C++

```cpp theme={null}
HRESULT get_ColumnNumber(
   int  Position,
   int* Result
);
```

### C\#

```csharp theme={null}
int get_ColumnNumber( int Position );
```

### Visual Basic .NET

```vb theme={null}
ReadOnly Property ColumnNumber(Position As Integer) As Integer
```

## Parameters

Position

\[in] This variable contains the index of a character inside the paragraph.

Result

\[out, retval] A pointer to int variable that receives the number of the column.

## Return values

This function has no specific return values. It returns the [standard return values of ABBYY FineReader Engine functions](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/return-codes).

## See also

[Paragraph](/fine-reader/engine/api-reference/text-related-objects/paragraph)

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