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# TCustomAbstractGroupedEdit.Spacing

Spacing used between the BaseEditor and the Buddy controls.

## Declaration

Source position: groupededit.pp line 264

`protected property TCustomAbstractGroupedEdit.Spacing : Integer read GetSpacing write SetSpacing default 0;`

## Description

Spacing is an Integer property which contains the number of pixels reserved as spacing between the BaseEditor and Buddy controls. The default value for the property is 0, and reserves no space between the controls on the grouped edit control. Changing the value for the property causes the UpdateSpacing method to be called to reposition the Buddy control using the Layout for the grouped edit control.

Use Layout to set the position for the Buddy control relative to the BaseEditor control. Spacing is applied to BaseEditor as BorderSpacing on the edge specified in Layout.

## See also

TCustomAbstractGroupedEdit.BaseEditor |  | Represents the control used as the editor for the value in the grouped edit control.
TCustomAbstractGroupedEdit.Buddy |  | Represents the associated TControl instance in the grouped edit control.
TCustomAbstractGroupedEdit.Layout |  | Controls the alignment of the edit control and its associate.
TCustomAbstractGroupedEdit.UpdateSpacing |  | Updates border spacing in BaseEditor for the Layout and visibility of the Buddy control.
TControl.BorderSpacing |  | Determines the inner and outer border spacing for this control.