boundingWidth Property

Retrieves the width of the rectangle that bounds the TextRange object.

Syntax

[ iWidth = ] TextRange.boundingWidth

Possible Values

iWidth Integer that receives the width of the bounding rectangle, in pixels.
The property is read-only. The property has no default value.

Example

This example retrieves the value of the boundingWidth property for the given text area.
<SCRIPT>
function boundDim(oObject)
{
    var collTextarea = document.all.tags("TEXTAREA");
    if (collTextarea != null) {
        var oTextRange = oObject.createTextRange();
        if (oTextRange != null) {
            alert("The bounding width is \n" + 
                oTextRange.boundingWidth);
        }
    }
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TEXTAREA COLS=100 ROWS=2 ID=oTextarea 
    onclick="boundDim(this)"> . . . </TEXTAREA>
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Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this property.

Applies To

TextRange