wordBreak property
[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Sets or retrieves line-breaking behavior within words, particularly where multiple languages appear in the object.
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Syntax
Integer value = object.put_wordBreak(BSTR v);Integer value = object.get_wordBreak(BSTR* sBreak);
Property values
Type: BSTR
normal (normal)
Default. Allows line breaking within words.
break-all (break-all)
Behaves as normal for CJK text, yet allows the line to break arbitrarily for non-CJK text. This value is suited to CJK text that contains small amounts of non-CJK text.
keep-all (keep-all)
Behaves as normal for non-CJK text, but disallows word breaking for CJK text. This value is suited to non-CJK text that includes small amounts of CJK text.
String format
normal | break-all | keep-all
CSS information
| Applies To | All elements |
| Media | visual |
| Inherited | 1 |
| Initial Value |
Standards information
Remarks
Windows Internet Explorer 8. The -ms-word-break attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for word-break in IE8 Standards mode.
When using the -ms-word-break attribute with a table, you must set the table-layout attribute to fixed on the table.
The behaviors of the parameter values are detailed in CSS Text Level 3: W3C Working Draft (6 March 2007), sec. 4.1, "Line Breaking Restrictions: The 'word-break' Property"; and in Unicode Standard Annex #14: Line Breaking Properties.
Requirements
Minimum supported client |
Windows XP |
Minimum supported server |
Windows Server 2003 |
Header |
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DLL |
Mshtml.dll |
Build date: 1/23/2012
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