textJustify property

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05/02/2017

Specifies the type of alignment used to justify text in the object.

Syntax

Integer value = object.put_textJustify( v);Integer value = object.get_textJustify(* sAlign);

Property values

Type: BSTR

auto (auto)

Default. Allows the browser to determine which justification algorithm to apply.

distribute (distribute)

Handles spacing much like the newspaper value. This form of justification is optimized for documents in Asian languages, such as Thai.

distribute-all-lines (distribute-all-lines)

Justifies lines of text in the same way as the distribute value, except that it also justifies the last line of the paragraph. This form of justification is intended for ideographic text.

distribute-center-last (distribute-center-last)

Not implemented.

inter-cluster (inter-cluster)

Justifies lines of text that contain no inter-word spacing. This form of justification is optimized for documents in Asian languages.

inter-ideograph (inter-ideograph)

Justifies lines of ideographic text, and increases or decreases both inter-ideograph and inter-word spacing.

inter-word (inter-word)

Aligns text by increasing the space between words. This value's spacing behavior is the fastest way to make all lines of text equal in length. Its justification behavior does not affect the last line of the paragraph.

kashida (kashida)

Justifies lines of text by elongating characters at chosen points. This form of justification is intended for Arabic script languages. Supported starting in Internet Explorer 5.5.

newspaper (newspaper)

Increases or decreases the spacing between letters and between words. It is the most sophisticated form of justification for Latin alphabets.

String format

CSS information

Applies To	All elements
Media	visual
Inherited	1
Initial Value	auto

Standards information

CSS Text Level 3

Remarks

Windows Internet Explorer 8. The IHTMLCurrentStyle::textJustify attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for text-justify in IE8 Standards mode.

For this property to affect text layout, the IHTMLCurrentStyle::textAlign property must be set to justify.

The property applies to block elements.

Examples

The following example uses the IHTMLCurrentStyle::textJustify property to align text within the object.

This example uses an inline style sheet to distribute all the lines within the object.

Code example: http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/dhtml/refs/text-justify.htm

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
  <title>text-justify Sample</title>
</head>

<body>
  <h1>text-justify Sample</h1>
  <p>This example uses an inline style sheet to distribute all the lines within the object - resize 
     the browser windows to see how the value <strong>justify</strong> works.</p>

  <div style="border: 1px solid black;">
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-word;">
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. This is something. 
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. 
      This is something. This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. This is something. 
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. This is something. 
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. This is something. 
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. This is something. 
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. This is something. 
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property. This is something. 
      This example demonstrates how to use the textJustify property.</div>
  </div>
</body>
</html>

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003
Header	Mshtml.h
IDL	Mshtml.idl
DLL	Mshtml.dll