org.apache.fop.layoutmgr

## Class PaddingElement

- java.lang.Object
- - org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.ListElement
  - - org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.UnresolvedListElement
    - - org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.UnresolvedListElementWithLength
      - - org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.BorderOrPaddingElement
        - - org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.PaddingElement

-     public class PaddingElement
      extends BorderOrPaddingElement

  This represents an unresolved padding element.

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.UnresolvedListElementWithLength

      `log`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `PaddingElement(Position position, CondLengthProperty condLength, RelSide side, boolean isFirst, boolean isLast, PercentBaseContext context)` Main constructor

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `notifyLayoutManager(MinOptMax effectiveLength)` Called to notify the affected layout manager about the effective length after resolution.
    `String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.UnresolvedListElementWithLength

      `getLength, getSide, isConditional, isFirst, isLast`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.UnresolvedListElement

      `getOriginatingLayoutManager`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.apache.fop.layoutmgr.ListElement

      `getLayoutManager, getPosition, isBox, isForcedBreak, isGlue, isPenalty, isUnresolvedElement, setPosition`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### PaddingElement

          public PaddingElement(Position position,
                                CondLengthProperty condLength,
                                RelSide side,
                                boolean isFirst,
                                boolean isLast,
                                PercentBaseContext context)

      Main constructor
      Parameters:
        `position` - the Position instance needed by the addAreas stage of the LMs.
        `side` - the side to which this space element applies.
        `condLength` - the length-conditional property for a border or padding specification
        `isFirst` - true if this is a padding- or border-before of the first area generated.
        `isLast` - true if this is a padding- or border-after of the last area generated.
        `context` - the property evaluation context

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### notifyLayoutManager

          public void notifyLayoutManager(MinOptMax effectiveLength)

      Called to notify the affected layout manager about the effective length after resolution. This method is called once before each call to the layout manager's addAreas() method.
      Specified by:
        `notifyLayoutManager` in class `BorderOrPaddingElement`
      Parameters:
        `effectiveLength` - the effective length after resolution (may be null which equals to zero effective length)

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `UnresolvedListElementWithLength`

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