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This function can only be used in a Post Pagination Script ; see "Post Pagination Script API" on
page1385.
For an example see: "Creating a Table Of Contents" on page902.
overflows()
The overflows() method returns a boolean value indicating whether an HTML element
overflows its box boundaries.
This function could for instance be used in a design where content needs to flow separately
from the main text flow, or where a new, full-page, multi-column box should be inserted when
the current one overflows.
Note that when called in a Standard script, this method runs before the pagination of Print
output. After pagination - in the output, and in Preview mode - the element's overflow may have
changed, especially when the element is combined with floating elements (i.e. elements that
have the CSS style float) and located near a page-break.
To prevent this from happening, it may help to set the element's CSS style to overflow:hidden.
The overflows() method can also be used in a Post Pagination script.
Tip
You don't need a script to resize text in order to make it fit in a box. The Copy Fit feature
automatically scales text to the available space (see "Copy Fit" on page757).
Examples
var $box = query("#mybox");
while ( ! $box.overflows()) {
//do something
}
A slightly shorter version:
while ( ! query("#mybox").overflows()) {
//do something
}
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