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# Box

The `<box>` element is a container that wraps its children with padding, background color, and optional borders. It's useful for visually grouping content or creating highlighted sections.

## Example

```xml
<box 
  backgroundColor="#f0f0f0" 
  leftPadding="10mm" 
  rightPadding="10mm"
  topPadding="5mm"
  bottomPadding="5mm"
  borderColor="black"
  borderWidth="1"
>
  <text>This content is inside a box with padding and a border.</text>
  <field title="Name" type="box_below">{{person.name}}</field>
</box>
```

## Attributes

#### `backgroundColor` (optional)

The background color of the box. Can be a named color (e.g., `red`, `white`, `black`) or an RGB value (e.g., `rgb(255, 10, 10)` or `#ff0a0a`).

#### `leftPadding` (optional)

Padding on the left side of the box. Can be specified in pt, mm, or cm (e.g., `10mm`).

#### `rightPadding` (optional)

Padding on the right side of the box. Can be specified in pt, mm, or cm.

#### `topPadding` (optional)

Padding on the top of the box. Can be specified in pt, mm, or cm.

#### `bottomPadding` (optional)

Padding on the bottom of the box. Can be specified in pt, mm, or cm.

#### `borderColor` (optional)

The color of the box border. Can be a named color or RGB value.

#### `borderWidth` (optional)

The width of the box border in points (pt). Default is no border.

## Allowed Children

A `<box>` can contain the following elements:

* `<columns>`
* `<field>`
* `<image>`
* `<keepTogether>`
* `<line>`
* `<pageBreak>`
* `<rect>`
* `<space>`
* `<table>`
* `<text>`

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