<doc>
  <legacy_id>1787</legacy_id>
  <name>formattedLeft</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>get the formattedLeft of {<i>group </i>| <i>card</i>}</example>
    <example>get the formattedLeft of <i>chunk</i> of <i>field</i></example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <field/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <property tag="formattedRect">formattedRect Property</property>
    <property tag="formattedTop">formattedTop Property</property>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
    <linux/>
    <ios/>
    <android/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
    <web/>
    <mobile/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Reports the distance between the left edge of the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary> and the leftmost <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in a <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>get the formattedLeft of this card</p><p>put the formattedLeft of the clickChunk into clickedHeight</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>formattedLeft</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to find the boundary of a <command tag="group">group</command> or <glossary tag="chunk">chunk</glossary>, or to determine how far to scroll horizontally to bring a <glossary tag="chunk">chunk</glossary> of text into the viewable area of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword>.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>formattedLeft</b> of a <command tag="group">group</command> or <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> is an <keyword tag="integer">integer</keyword>.</p><p/><p>This property is read-only and cannot be set.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If you specify a card or group, the <b>formattedLeft</b> reports the distance in <property tag="pixels">pixels</property> between the left edge of the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary> and the left edge of the leftmost <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in the <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command>. (<glossary tag="object">Objects</glossary> whose <property tag="visible">visible</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false are ignored.)</p><p/><p>If the leftmost object is to the left of the stack window's left edge, the <b>formattedLeft</b> is a <glossary tag="negative">negative</glossary> number.</p><p/><p>The <b>formattedLeft</b> of a <glossary tag="chunk">chunk</glossary> in a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> is the distance from the left edge of the <glossary tag="stack window">stack window</glossary> to the left edge of an imaginary box containing the text in the <glossary tag="chunk">chunk</glossary>.</p>
  </description>
</doc>