boundingLeft Property

Retrieves the distance between the left edge of the rectangle that bounds the TextRange object and the left side of the object that contains the TextRange.

Syntax

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Scripting [ iLeft = ] TextRange.boundingLeft

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Scripting	[ iLeft = ] TextRange.boundingLeft

Possible Values

iLeft Integer that specifies the left coordinate of the bounding rectangle, in pixels.

The property is read-only with no default value.

Example

This example retrieves the value of the boundingLeft property for the given text area.

Sample Code
<SCRIPT>
function boundDim(oObject)
{
    var collTextarea = document.all.tags("TEXTAREA");
    if (collTextarea != null) {
        var oTextRage = oObject.createTextRange();
        if (oTextRange != null) {
            alert("The bounding left is \n" + 
                oTextRange.boundingLeft);
        }
    }
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TEXTAREA COLS=100 ROWS=2 ID=oTextarea 
    onclick="boundDim(this)"> . . . </TEXTAREA>
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Applies To

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Scripting TextRange