UK[left] 美[lɛft]

adj. Left, left; leftist

n. Left, left; [military] left; left, radical

adv.To the left; on the left side

v.Leave (past tense and past participle of leave)

Plural: lefts

javascriptleftproperty syntax

Function: Set the offset between the left margin boundary of the positioned element and the left boundary of its containing block.

Syntax: Object.style.left=auto|%|length

Comments: If the value of the "position" attribute is "static" , then setting the "left" attribute will have no effect.

javascriptleftproperty example

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
input
{
position:absolute;
}
</style>
<script type="text/javascript">
function setLeftEdge()
{
document.getElementById("b1").style.left="100px";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<input type="button" id="b1" onclick="setLeftEdge()"
value="Set left edge to 100 px" />

</body>
</html>

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