{
  "$schema": "../_schema.json",
  "format": "docx",
  "element": "tab",
  "parent": "paragraph",
  "elementAliases": [
    "tabstop"
  ],
  "operations": {
    "add": true,
    "set": true,
    "get": true,
    "query": false,
    "remove": true
  },
  "paths": {
    "positional": [
      "/body/p[N]/tab[K]",
      "/body/p[@paraId=X]/tab[K]"
    ]
  },
  "note": "Paragraph tab STOP (w:tab inside <w:tabs> in pPr). Distinct from `ptab` (w:ptab, an inline positional tab living in a run). A tab stop defines WHERE a tab character lands; the tab character itself is a <w:tab/> in a run, produced by `add --type run --prop text='\\t'`. Common recipe — a centered equation with a flush-right equation number on ONE line: set a center tab at the column mid-point and a right tab at the column right edge, then lay out `[tab] equation [tab] (1)`. Aliases: tabstop.",
  "properties": {
    "pos": {
      "type": "length",
      "description": "tab stop position. Accepts twips (bare integer), or a unit-qualified length (6cm / 2in / 360pt). May be negative (OOXML allows a tab stop in the hanging/negative-indent region). Required on add.",
      "aliases": [
        "position"
      ],
      "add": true,
      "set": true,
      "get": true,
      "required": true,
      "examples": [
        "--prop pos=9360",
        "--prop pos=6cm"
      ],
      "readback": "tab stop position in twips",
      "enforcement": "report"
    },
    "val": {
      "type": "enum",
      "description": "tab stop alignment. left/center/right are the everyday values; decimal aligns numbers on the decimal point; bar draws a vertical bar; clear removes an inherited stop; num/start/end are legacy/compat values.",
      "values": [
        "left",
        "center",
        "right",
        "decimal",
        "bar",
        "clear",
        "num",
        "start",
        "end"
      ],
      "default": "left",
      "aliases": [
        "type"
      ],
      "add": true,
      "set": true,
      "get": true,
      "examples": [
        "--prop val=center",
        "--prop val=right"
      ],
      "readback": "tab stop alignment (w:val)",
      "enforcement": "report"
    },
    "leader": {
      "type": "enum",
      "description": "leader characters drawn from the previous text to the tab stop (e.g. dotted leaders in a table of contents).",
      "values": [
        "none",
        "dot",
        "heavy",
        "hyphen",
        "middleDot",
        "underscore"
      ],
      "default": "none",
      "add": true,
      "set": true,
      "get": true,
      "examples": [
        "--prop leader=dot"
      ],
      "readback": "tab leader char (w:leader)",
      "enforcement": "report"
    }
  }
}