# divider

>  **NOTE**
>
>  This component is supported since API version 4. Updates will be marked with a superscript to indicate their earliest API version.

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

## Required Permissions

None


## Child Components

Not supported


## Attributes

In addition to the [universal attributes](../arkui-js/js-components-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.|

>  **NOTE**
>
>  The **focusable** and **disabled** attributes are not supported.


## 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;  | \#08000000 | No   | Color of the divider.                                |
| stroke-width                      | &lt;length&gt; | 1          | No   | 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. The divider length will increase by the stroke width.<br>- **square**: A square cap is added to each end of the divider. The divider length will increase by the stroke width.|
| flex                              | number         | -          | No   | How to divide available space of the parent component for each child component. 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 a child component will grow. The value specifies allocation of the available space on the main axis of the parent component. Size of available space = Container size - Total size of all child components. 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 a child component will shrink. The shrink occurs only when the sum of default element widths is greater than that of the parent component. Value **0** indicates that the child component 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 a child component on the main axis.<br>This attribute takes effect only when the parent component is **\<div>**, **\<list-item>**, or **\<tabs>**.|


## Events

Not supported


## Methods

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%;
  border:1px solid #000000;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-direction:column;
}
.divider {    
  margin: 10px;
  color: #ff0000ff;
  stroke-width: 3px;
  line-cap: round;
}
```

![1-1](figures/1-1.jpg)