dialogLeft Property

Sets or retrieves the left coordinate of the modal dialog window.

Syntax

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Scripting window.dialogLeft [ = iLeft ]

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Scripting	window.dialogLeft [ = iLeft ]

Possible Values

iLeft Integer that specifies the left coordinate, in ems.

The property is read/write with no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The dialogLeft property applies only to windows created using the showModalDialog method.

Example

This example creates a dialog window using the dialogLeft property to set the position relative to the left side of the screen.

Note Do not break the script code into two lines as in the fourth line of the example. This was done for readability only.

Sample Code
<SCRIPT>
function someMessage()
{
    event.srcElement.blur();
    window.showModalDialog("message.htm", "",
        "dialogWidth:5cm; dialogHeight:10cm; 
        dialogTop:0cm; dialogLeft:0cm")
}
</SCRIPT> 
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<SELECT onchange="someMessage()">
    <OPTION>Item 1</OPTION>
    <OPTION>Item 2</OPTION>
    <OPTION>Item 3</OPTION>
</SELECT>
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Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

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WinCE:

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