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.. _class_FlowContainer:

FlowContainer
=============

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

**Inherited By:** :ref:`HFlowContainer<class_HFlowContainer>`, :ref:`VFlowContainer<class_VFlowContainer>`

Base class for flow containers.

Description
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Arranges child :ref:`Control<class_Control>` nodes vertically or horizontally in a left-to-right or top-to-bottom flow.

A line is filled with :ref:`Control<class_Control>` nodes until no more fit on the same line, similar to text in an autowrapped label.

Methods
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| :ref:`int<class_int>` | :ref:`get_line_count<class_FlowContainer_method_get_line_count>` **(** **)** |const| |
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Method Descriptions
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.. _class_FlowContainer_method_get_line_count:

- :ref:`int<class_int>` **get_line_count** **(** **)** |const|

Returns the current line count.

.. |virtual| replace:: :abbr:`virtual (This method should typically be overridden by the user to have any effect.)`
.. |const| replace:: :abbr:`const (This method has no side effects. It doesn't modify any of the instance's member variables.)`
.. |vararg| replace:: :abbr:`vararg (This method accepts any number of arguments after the ones described here.)`