distanceLeft property

Table.distanceLeft property

Gets or sets distance between table left and the surrounding text, in points.

get distanceLeft(): number

Examples

Shows how to set distance between table boundaries and text.

let doc = new aw.Document(base.myDir + "Table wrapped by text.docx");

let table = doc.firstSection.body.tables.at(0);
expect(table.distanceTop).toEqual(25.9);
expect(table.distanceBottom).toEqual(25.9);
expect(table.distanceLeft).toEqual(17.3);
expect(table.distanceRight).toEqual(17.3);

// Set distance between table and surrounding text.
table.distanceLeft = 24;
table.distanceRight = 24;
table.distanceTop = 3;
table.distanceBottom = 3;

doc.save(base.artifactsDir + "Table.DistanceBetweenTableAndText.docx");

See Also

Table.distanceBottom property Table.distanceRight property