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BoxContainer
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**Inherits:** :ref:`Container<class_Container>` **<** :ref:`Control<class_Control>` **<** :ref:`CanvasItem<class_CanvasItem>` **<** :ref:`Node<class_Node>` **<** :ref:`Object<class_Object>`

**Inherited By:** :ref:`ColorPicker<class_ColorPicker>`, :ref:`HBoxContainer<class_HBoxContainer>`, :ref:`VBoxContainer<class_VBoxContainer>`

Base class for box containers.

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Description
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Arranges child controls vertically or horizontally, and rearranges the controls automatically when their minimum size changes.

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Tutorials
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- :doc:`GUI containers <../tutorials/ui/gui_containers>`

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Properties
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   | :ref:`AlignMode<enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode>` | :ref:`alignment<class_BoxContainer_property_alignment>` | ``0``                                                                 |
   +-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
   | :ref:`MouseFilter<enum_Control_MouseFilter>`  | mouse_filter                                            | ``1`` (overrides :ref:`Control<class_Control_property_mouse_filter>`) |
   +-----------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Methods
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   | void | :ref:`add_spacer<class_BoxContainer_method_add_spacer>` **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` begin **)** |
   +------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

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Enumerations
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.. _enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode:

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enum **AlignMode**:

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:ref:`AlignMode<enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode>` **ALIGN_BEGIN** = ``0``

Aligns children with the beginning of the container.

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:ref:`AlignMode<enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode>` **ALIGN_CENTER** = ``1``

Aligns children with the center of the container.

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:ref:`AlignMode<enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode>` **ALIGN_END** = ``2``

Aligns children with the end of the container.

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Property Descriptions
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:ref:`AlignMode<enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode>` **alignment** = ``0``

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- void **set_alignment** **(** :ref:`AlignMode<enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode>` value **)**
- :ref:`AlignMode<enum_BoxContainer_AlignMode>` **get_alignment** **(** **)**

The alignment of the container's children (must be one of :ref:`ALIGN_BEGIN<class_BoxContainer_constant_ALIGN_BEGIN>`, :ref:`ALIGN_CENTER<class_BoxContainer_constant_ALIGN_CENTER>` or :ref:`ALIGN_END<class_BoxContainer_constant_ALIGN_END>`).

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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_BoxContainer_method_add_spacer:

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void **add_spacer** **(** :ref:`bool<class_bool>` begin **)**

Adds a control to the box as a spacer. If ``true``, ``begin`` will insert the spacer control in front of other children.

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