The HTML DOM cssFloat property is used for setting or getting an element’s horizontal alignment. You can float the element either left or right −
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the cssFloat property −
object.style.cssFloat = "left|right|none|initial|inherit"
The above property values are explained as follows −
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| None | Thisis the default value and doesn’t float the element. |
| Left | Thismakes the element float to the leftmost position of the parentelement. |
| Right | Thismakes the element float to the rightmost position of the parentelement. |
| Initial | Forsetting this property to initial value. |
| Inherit | Toinherit the parent property value |
Let us look at an example for the cssFloat property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
#DIV1 {
height: 50px;
width: 50px;
margin: 5px;
float: left;
background-color: rebeccapurple;
}
div+p{
height:70px;
color: red;
border: 2px solid #b8860b;
}
</style>
<script>
function changeFloat() {
document.getElementById("DIV1").style.float = "right";
document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The div element will now be floated to right";
}
</script>
<body>
<div id="DIV1"></div>
<p>This is a sample paragraph. Here is another line in this paragraph. Here is the third line in the paragraph. </p>
<p>Change the above div float property by clicking the below button</p>
<button onclick="changeFloat()">Change Float</button>
<p id="Sample"></p>
</body>
</html>Output
On clicking the “Change Float” button −
