Difference between marginTop and paddingTop: - Javascript CSS Style Property

Javascript examples for CSS Style Property:paddingTop

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Difference between marginTop and paddingTop:

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<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
div {/* w  w  w  .j  av  a  2 s. c  om*/
    border: 1px solid #FF0000;
}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<div id="myDiv">This is some text.</div>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="changeMargin()">Change top margin of the div element</button>
<br>
<br>

<div id="myDiv2">This is some text.</div>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="changePadding()">Change top padding of the div element</button>

<script>
function changeMargin() {
    document.getElementById("myDiv").style.marginTop = "100px";
}

function changePadding() {
    document.getElementById("myDiv2").style.paddingTop = "100px";
}
</script>

</body>
</html>

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