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boundingTop Property


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

Syntax

HTMLN/A
Scripting[ iTop = ] TextRange.boundingTop

Possible Values

iTopInteger that specifies the top coordinate of the bounding rectangle, in pixels.

The property is read-only with no default value.

Example

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

Sample Code

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

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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
HTML N/A
Scripting TextRange

See Also

boundingHeight, boundingLeft, boundingWidth


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