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HTML DOM Style overflowX property

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Examples

If the text overflows the content area element provides a horizontal scrolling:

document.getElementById("myDIV").style.overflowX="scroll";

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Definition and Usage

OverflowX attribute specifies whether the content of the left / right edge of the crop - if the content overflows the element's content area.

Tip: Use overflowY property to determine the upper / lower edge of the cut.


Browser Support

Internet ExplorerFirefoxOperaGoogle ChromeSafari

All major browsers support overflowX property.

Note: overflowX property does not work in IE8 and earlier versions of.


grammar

Back overflowX properties:

object .style.overflowX

Setting overflowX properties:

object .style.overflowX="visible|hidden|scroll|auto|initial|inherit"

Property Value

描述
visible 不裁剪内容,可能会显示在内容框之外。
hidden 裁剪内容,且不提供滚动机制。
scroll 裁剪内容,且提供滚动机制。
auto 如果溢出框,则应该提供滚动机制。
initial 设置该属性为它的默认值。请参阅 initial
inherit 从父元素继承该属性。请参阅 inherit

technical details

Defaults: visible
return value: String representing the overflow-x property element.
CSS version CSS3


related articles

CSS Reference: overflow-X property


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