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ColdFusion.Layout.expandArea

Last update:
May 18, 2026

Description

Expands an area of a border layout.

Function syntax

ColdFusion.Layout.expandArea(layout, layoutArea)

See also

ColdFusion.Layout.showAreaUsing layouts in Controlling Ajax user interface layout the Developing ColdFusion Applications

History

ColdFusion 8: Added this function

Parameters

Parameter
Description
layout
The name attribute of the border layout that contains the area to expand.
layoutArea
The position in the layout of the area to expand. Must be one of the following: bottom, left, right, or top.

Returns

This function does not return a value.

Usage

This function has no effect if the area is already expanded.

Example

The following code snippet expands the left area of the layout border layout when the user clicks the button.
<cfinput name="expand2" width="100" value="Expand Area 2" type="button" 
 onClick="ColdFusion.Layout.expandArea('thelayout', 'left');">

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