z_element_plus/docs/en-US/component/space.md

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title: Space

lang: en-US

Space

Even though we have Divider, but sometimes we need more than one Divider to split the elements apart, so we stack each elements upon Divider, but doing so not only makes our code ugly but also makes it difficult to maintain. Space is this kind of component provides us both productivity and elegance.

Basic usage

The basic use case is using this component to provide unified space between each components

:::demo Using Space to provide space

space/basic

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Vertical layout

Using direction attribute to control the layout, we use flex-direction to implement this.

:::demo We also provide vertical layout.

space/vertical-layout

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Control the size of the space

Control the space size via size API.

You can set the size with built-in sizes small, default, large, these size coresponds to 8px, 12px, 16px. The default size is small, A.K.A. 8px

You can also using customized size to override it. Refer to the next part.

:::demo

space/control-size

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Customized Size

Sometimes built-in sizes could not meet the business needs, we can use custom size (number type) to control the space between items.

:::demo

space/customized-size

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:::tip

Do not use ElSpace with components that depend on ancestor width (height), e.g. ElSlider, in this case when you drag the trigger button the bar will grow which causes misplacement between cursor and trigger button.

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Auto wrapping

When in horizontal mode, using wrap (bool type) to control auto wrapping behavior.

:::demo Using wrap to control line wrap

space/auto-wrapping

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Spacer

Sometimes we want something more than blank space, so we have (spacer) to help us.

Literal type spacer

:::demo

space/literal-type-spacer

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Spacer can also be VNode

:::demo

space/vnode-type-spacer

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Alignment

Setting this attribute can adjust the alignment of child nodes, the desirable value can be found at align-items.

:::demo Using alignment

space/alignment

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Fill the container

Through the fill (Boolean type) parameter, you can control whether the child node automatically fills the container.

In the following example, when set to fill, the width of the child node will automatically adapt to the width of the container.

:::demo Use fill to automatically fill the container with child nodes

space/fill

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You can also use the fillRatio parameter to customize the filling ratio. The default value is 100, which represents filling based on the width of the parent container at 100%.

It should be noted that the expression of horizontal layout and vertical layout is slightly different, the specific effect can be viewed in the following example.

:::demo Use fillRatio to customize the fill ratio

space/fill-ratio

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API

Attributes

Name	Description	Type	Default
alignment	Controls the alignment of items	^[enum]'center' \| 'normal' \| 'stretch' \| ... align-items	center
class	Classname	^[string] / ^[object] / ^[array]	—
direction	Placement direction	^[enum]'vertical' \| 'horizontal'	horizontal
prefixCls	Prefix for space-items	^[string]	—
style	Extra style rules	^[string] / ^[object]CSSProperties \| CSSProperties[] \| string[]	—
spacer	Spacer	^[string] / ^[number] / ^[VNode]	—
size	Spacing size	^[enum]'default' \| 'small' \| 'large' / ^[number] / ^[array][number, number]	small
wrap	Auto wrapping	^[boolean]	false
fill	Whether to fill the container	^[boolean]	false
fill-ratio	Ratio of fill	^[number]	100

Slots

name	description
default	Items to be spaced