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VBoxContainer
=============

**Inherits:** :ref:`BoxContainer<class_BoxContainer>` **<** :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:`FileSystemDock<class_FileSystemDock>`, :ref:`ScriptEditorBase<class_ScriptEditorBase>`

A container that arranges its child controls vertically.

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Description
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A variant of :ref:`BoxContainer<class_BoxContainer>` that can only arrange its child controls vertically. Child controls are rearranged automatically when their minimum size changes.

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Tutorials
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- :doc:`Using Containers <../tutorials/ui/gui_containers>`

- `3D Voxel Demo <https://godotengine.org/asset-library/asset/676>`__

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Theme Properties
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   :widths: auto

   +-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+
   | :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`separation<class_VBoxContainer_theme_constant_separation>` | ``4`` |
   +-----------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------+-------+

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Theme Property Descriptions
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.. _class_VBoxContainer_theme_constant_separation:

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:ref:`int<class_int>` **separation** = ``4``

The vertical space between the **VBoxContainer**'s elements.

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