how do I stop text from overflowing out of its div

[poleposters]

Hi,

 

I've got a div that contains text retrieved from a database. I want to ensure that the text deosn't overflowfrom the div even if this means that some of the text can'tbe read.

 

Is there a way to this?

 

The div has width and height.I wouldof thought that would be enough.

 

thanks

 

[F1Fan]

Use the CSS "overflow" property:

 

Example

 

div{

  overflow: scroll;

}

 

Possible Values

 

visible - Default. The content is not clipped. It renders outside the element

hidden - The content is clipped, but the browser does not display a scroll-bar to see the rest of the content

scroll - The content is clipped, but the browser displays a scroll-bar to see the rest of the content

auto - If the content is clipped, the browser should display a scroll-bar to see the rest of the content

[poleposters]

Great!

 

Thanks very much. That a better solution than I'd hoped.