July 1998
Intermediate to advanced
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For positionable elements, defines the position of the left edge of an element’s box (content plus left padding, border, and/or margin) relative to the left edge of the next outermost block content container. When the element is relative-positioned, the offset is based on the left edge of the inline location of where the element would normally appear in the content.
For calculations on this value, retrieve the
pixelLeft or posLeft
properties, which return genuine numeric values.
document.all.blockD2.style.left = "45px"
String consisting of a numeric value and length unit measure, a
percentage, or auto.
auto
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