The HTML DOM Style flexWrap property is used for specifying how the elements inside the flex element are wrapped.
Following is the syntax for −
Setting the flexWrap property −
object.style.flexWrap = "nowrap|wrap|wrap-reverse|initial|inherit"
The above properties are explained as follows −
Value | Description |
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nowrap | Thisis the default value specifying that the flexible items will notwrap. |
wrap | Thisspecifies the flexible items will wrap if necessary. |
wrap-reverse | Wrapsthe flexible items if necessary but in reverse order. |
initial | Forsetting this property to initial value. |
inherit | Toinherit the parent property value |
Let us look at an example for the flexWrap property −
Example
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <style> #demo { margin: auto; width: 180px; height: 120px; box-shadow: 0 0 0 5px brown; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; } #demo div { padding: 0; width: 50px; height: 50px; border: 5px solid; border-radius: 15%; } #demo div:nth-child(even) { border-color: black; } #demo div:nth-child(odd) { border-color: red; } </style> <script> function changeFlexWrap() { document.getElementById("demo").style.flexWrap="nowrap"; document.getElementById("Sample").innerHTML="The flex wrap property for the container div is set to no-wrap"; } </script> </head> <body> <div id="demo"> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> <div></div> </div> <p>Change the above container flex wrap property by clicking the below button</p> <button onclick="changeFlexWrap()">Change Flex Wrap</button> <p id="Sample"></p> </body> </html>
Output
On clicking the “Change Flex Wrap” button −