paddingLeft property
Sets or retrieves the amount of space to insert between the left border of the object and the content.
Syntax
Integer value = object.put_paddingLeft(Variant v);Integer value = object.get_paddingLeft(Variant* sPadding);
Property values
Type: VARIANT
percentage (percentage)
Integer, followed by a percent sign (%). The value is a percentage of the width of the parent object.
String format
<length> | <percentage>
CSS information
Applies To | All elements |
Media | visual |
Inherited | no |
Initial Value | 0 |
Standards information
- CSS 2.1, Section 5.5.9
Remarks
As of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5, this property applies to inline elements. With earlier versions of Windows Internet Explorer, inline elements must have an absolute IHTMLCurrentStyle::position or layout to use this property. Element layout is set by providing a value for the IHTMLCurrentStyle::height property or the IHTMLCurrentStyle::width property.
Negative values are not allowed.
Examples
The following example shows two div elements that each contain text and have specified IHTMLCurrentStyle::width and IHTMLRuleStyle::border values. The second div element also has a specified IHTMLCurrentStyle::paddingLeft value.
<div id="noPadding">
<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 id="paddingLeft">
<p>Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit, sed diam nonummy nibh euismod tincidunt ut laoreet dolore magna aliquam erat volutpat.</p>
</div>
#noPadding {
width: 200px;
border: .5em solid #BBBBBB;
}
#paddingLeft {
width: 200px;
border: .5em solid #BBBBBB;
padding-left: 20px;
}
The following image shows the first div element without any padding.
The following image shows the second div element with a IHTMLCurrentStyle::paddingLeft value of 20 pixels.
Requirements
Minimum supported client |
Windows XP |
Minimum supported server |
Windows 2000 Server |
Header |
Mshtml.h |
IDL |
Mshtml.idl |
DLL |
Mshtml.dll |