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# TControlBorderSpacing.ControlLeft

Position for the left-hand edge of the associated Control after it has been adjusted for border spacing.

## Declaration

Source position: controls.pp line 866

`public property TControlBorderSpacing.ControlLeft : Integer read GetControlLeft;`

## Description

ControlLeft is a read-only Integer property. Its value is calculated as the difference between the Left property in the Control and the values in the Around and Left properties for the class instance.

For example:

    Control.Left - Around - Left

If a TControl instance is not available in Control, the value for the property is 0 (zero).

## See also

TControlBorderSpacing.Control |  | The control where the border spacing values are applied.
TControlBorderSpacing.Around |  | The border space on each of the edges for the associated control.
TControlBorderSpacing.Left |  | The border space on the left edge of the associated control.
TControlBorderSpacing.ControlWidth |  | Total width for the control including border spacing values in Around, Left, and Right.
TControl.Left |  | The client coordinate with the left edge for the control.