# Border Layout Options Properties

Description of the border layout options set of properties.

## Calling Sequence

                layout_options = createLayoutOptions("border")
                layout_options = createLayoutOptions("border", padding)

## Arguments

padding

  `[pad_x, pad_y]` a 1-by-2 matrix of doubles, [0,0] by default.

  The padding between elements of the border layout in pixels.

layout_options

  The created layout_options object

## Description

This functions creates the border layout options to set uicontrols `layout_options` attribute.

## Examples

             //Creating a figure with the border layout with 50 pixel padding in width and 10 in height
             f = figure( ...
             "dockable"        , "off",...
             "infobar_visible" , "off",...
             "toolbar"         , "none",...
             "menubar_visible" , "off",...
             "menubar"         , "none",...
             "default_axes"    , "off",...
             "layout"          , "border",...
             "layout_options", createLayoutOptions("border", [50,10]),...
             "visible"         , "on");

              c = createConstraints("border", "top", [50,10]);
              //First frame is on top with 10 pixel in height
              u_grid1 = uicontrol(f,...
              "style", "frame",...
              "backgroundcolor", [1 0 0], ...
              "constraints", c);

              sleep(500);
              c.position = "left";
              u_grid2 = uicontrol(f,...
              "style", "frame",...
              "backgroundcolor", [0 1 0], ...
              "constraints", c);

              sleep(500);
              c.position = "center";
              u_grid3 = uicontrol(f,...
              "style", "frame",...
              "backgroundcolor", [0 0 1], ...
              "constraints", c);

              sleep(500);
              c.preferredsize = [10, 100];
              c.position = "right";
              u_grid4 = uicontrol(f,...
              "style", "frame",...
              "backgroundcolor", [1 1 0], ...
              "constraints", c);

              sleep(500);
              c.position = "bottom";
              u_grid5 = uicontrol(f,...
              "style", "frame",...
              "backgroundcolor", [1 0 1], ...
              "constraints", c);

## See Also

- layout
- createLayoutOptions
- uicontrol
- uicontrol_properties

## History

5.5.0
Function `createBorder` introduced.