posLeft property

Sets or retrieves the left position of the object in the units specified by the IHTMLStyle::left attribute.

Syntax

Integer value = object.put_posLeft(Floating-point v);Integer value = object.get_posLeft(Floating-point* iLeft);

Property values

Type: float

Any valid floating-point number that uses the same CSS Values and Units Reference as the IHTMLStyle::left attribute.

String format

float

CSS information

Remarks

This property reflects the value of the Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) IHTMLStyle::left attribute for positioned items. This property always returns zero for nonpositioned items because "left" has meaning only when the object is positioned. If the IHTMLStyle::left attribute is not set, the IHTMLStyle::posLeft property returns zero. Use the IHTMLElement::offsetLeft property to calculate actual positions within the document area.

Setting this property changes the value of the left position but leaves the units designator for the property unchanged.

Unlike the IHTMLStyle::left property, the IHTMLStyle::posLeft property value is a floating-point number, not a string.

For more information about how to access the dimension and location of elements on the page through the Dynamic HTML (DHTML) Document Object Model (DOM), see Measuring Element Dimension and Location with CSSOM in Internet Explorer 9.

Requirements

See also

IHTMLStyle::pixelLeft