<div class='type'>Interface</div>


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<div class='sourceset sourceset-common'>Common</div>



```kotlin
interface PaddingValues
```


Describes a padding to be applied along the edges inside a box. See the `PaddingValues` factories
and `Absolute` for convenient ways to build `PaddingValues`.


## Functions



<h2 id="calculateleftpadding-layoutdirection">calculateLeftPadding</h2>

```kotlin
fun calculateLeftPadding(layoutDirection: LayoutDirection): Dp
```


The padding to be applied along the left edge inside a box.




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<h2 id="calculatetoppadding">calculateTopPadding</h2>

```kotlin
fun calculateTopPadding(): Dp
```


The padding to be applied along the top edge inside a box.




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<h2 id="calculaterightpadding-layoutdirection">calculateRightPadding</h2>

```kotlin
fun calculateRightPadding(layoutDirection: LayoutDirection): Dp
```


The padding to be applied along the right edge inside a box.




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<h2 id="calculatebottompadding">calculateBottomPadding</h2>

```kotlin
fun calculateBottomPadding(): Dp
```


The padding to be applied along the bottom edge inside a box.