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# divider


The **\<Divider>** component is used to separate content blocks and content elements. It can be used in a list or for UI layout.

> **NOTE**
>
> The APIs of this module are supported since API version 8. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

## Attributes

In addition to the [universal attributes](js-service-widget-common-attributes.md), the following attributes are supported.

| Name| Type| Default Value| Mandatory| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| vertical | boolean | false | No| Whether to use the vertical divider. The default value is **false**, indicating that the horizontal divider is used.|


## Styles

Only the following styles are supported.

| Name| Type| Default Value| Mandatory| Description|
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- |
| margin | &lt;length&gt; | 0 | No| Shorthand attribute to set the margin for all sides in a declaration. The attribute can have one to four values.|
| margin-[left\|top\|right\|bottom] | &lt;length&gt; | 0 | No| Shorthand attribute of the length type to set left, top, right, and bottom margins attributes. Its unit is px and default value is **0**.|
| color | &lt;color&gt; | - | No| Color of the divider.|
| stroke-width | &lt;length&gt; | 1 | No| Stroke width of the divider.|
| display | string | flex | No| Type of the bounding box generated by the divider. The value can be **flex** or **none**. The default value is **flex**.|
| visibility | string | visible | No| Whether to display the divider. Invisible dividers also occupy space. **visible** indicates that the divider is displayed, and **hidden** indicates that the divider is not displayed.|
| line-cap | string | butt | No| Cap style of the divider. The default value is **"butt"**. Available values are as follows:<br>- **"butt"**: The ends of the divider are squared off.<br>- **"round"**: A rounded cap is added to each end of the divider.<br>- **"square"**: A square cap is added to each end of the divider.<br>If the value is **"round"** or **"square"**, the divider length increases by the stroke width.|
| flex | number | - | No| How to divide available space of the parent component for each divider. This is a shorthand attribute to set the **flex-grow** attribute.<br>This attribute takes effect only when the parent component is **\<div>**, **\<list-item>**, or **\<tabs>**.|
| flex-grow | number | 0 | No| How much the divider will grow. The value specifies allocation of the remaining space on the main axis of the parent component. Size of available space = Container size - Total size of all child components. The value **0** indicates that the child component does not grow.<br>This attribute takes effect only when the parent component is **\<div>**, **\<list-item>**, or **\<tabs>**.|
| flex-shrink | number | 1 | No| How much the divider will shrink. The shrink occurs only when the sum of default element widths is greater than that of the parent component. The value **0** indicates that the divider does not shrink.<br>This attribute takes effect only when the parent component is **\<div>**, **\<list-item>**, or **\<tabs>**.|
| flex-basis | &lt;length&gt; | - | No| Initial length of the divider on the main axis.<br>This attribute takes effect only when the parent component is **\<div>**, **\<list-item>**, or **\<tabs>**.|


## Events

Not supported


## Example


```html
<!-- xxx.hml -->
<div class="container">   
  <div class="content">        
    <divider class="divider" vertical="false"></divider>    
  </div>
</div>
```


```css
/* xxx.css */
.container {    
  margin: 20px;
  flex-direction:column;
  width:100%;
  height:100%;
  align-items:center;
}
.content{    
  width:80%;
  height:40%;
  margin-top:100px;
  border:1px solid #000000;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-direction:column;
}
.divider {    
  margin: 10px;
  color: #ff0000ff;
  stroke-width: 3px;
  line-cap: round;
}
```
**4 x 4 widget**

![divider](figures/divider.png)