wordBreak property
Specifies line-breaking behavior within words, particularly where multiple languages appear in the object.
Syntax
Integer value = object.put_wordBreak( v);Integer value = object.get_wordBreak(* sBreak);
Property values
Type: BSTR
normal (normal)
Default. Allows line breaking within words.
break-all (break-all)
Behaves as normal for CJK text, yet allows the line to break arbitrarily for non-CJK text. This value is suited to CJK text that contains small amounts of non-CJK text.
keep-all (keep-all)
Behaves as normal for non-CJK text, but disallows word breaking for CJK text. This value is suited to non-CJK text that includes small amounts of CJK text.
String format
normal | break-all | keep-all
CSS information
Applies To | All elements |
Media | visual |
Inherited | 1 |
Initial Value | normal |
Standards information
Remarks
Windows Internet Explorer 8. The IHTMLRuleStyle2::wordBreak attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for word-break in IE8 Standards mode.
When using the IHTMLRuleStyle2::wordBreak attribute with a table, you must set the IHTMLRuleStyle2::tableLayout attribute to fixed on the table.
The behaviors of the parameter values are detailed in CSS Text Level 3: W3C Working Draft (6 March 2007), sec. 4.1, "Line Breaking Restrictions: The 'word-break' Property"; and in Unicode Standard Annex #14: Line Breaking Properties.
Examples
The following example shows three div objects that each contain a paragraph of text.
<div class="normal">
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.</p>
</div>
<div class="break-all">
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.</p>
</div>
<div class="keep-all">
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.</p>
</div>
In the first div object, IHTMLRuleStyle2::wordBreak is set to the initial value, normal. This allows the text to break normally. In the second div object, IHTMLRuleStyle2::wordBreak is set to break-all. This allows CJK text to behave as normal but allows the line to break arbitrarily for non-CJK text. In the last div object, IHTMLRuleStyle2::wordBreak is set to keep-all. Because the text in the paragraph is non-CJK text, it behaves as normal.
div {
background-color: #B0C4DE;
width: 200px;
}
.normal {
word-break: normal;
}
.break-all {
word-break: break-all;
}
.keep-all {
word-break: keep-all;
}
The following image shows the result:
Requirements
Minimum supported client |
Windows XP |
Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003 |
Header |
Mshtml.h |
IDL |
Mshtml.idl |
DLL |
Mshtml.dll |