background-repeat Attribute | backgroundRepeat Property

Sets or retrieves how the backgroundImage property of the object is tiled.

Syntax

HTML { background-repeat: sRepeat }

Scripting object.style.backgroundRepeat [ = sRepeat ]

HTML	{ background-repeat: sRepeat }
Scripting	object.style.backgroundRepeat [ = sRepeat ]

Possible Values

sRepeat String that specifies one of the following values:

repeat Image is repeated horizontally and vertically.

no-repeat Image is not repeated.

repeat-x Image is repeated horizontally.

repeat-y Image is repeated vertically.

The property is read/write with a default value of repeat; the cascading style sheets (CSS) attribute is not inherited.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The repeat-x and repeat-y values make the image repeat horizontally and vertically, respectively, creating a single band of images from one side to the other.

This property can be set with other background properties by using the background composite property.

Example

The following examples use the background-repeat attribute and the backgroundRepeat property to specify whether the background image is tiled.

This example uses a call to an embedded (global) style sheet to tile the image.

Sample Code
<STYLE>
    .style1 { background-image:url(sphere.jpg);
        background-repeat:repeat }
    .style2 { background-image:url(sphere.jpeg);
        background-repeat:no-repeat }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<SPAN onmouseover="this.className='style1'"
onmouseout="this.className='style2'" onclick="this.className=''">
. . . </SPAN>
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This example shows how to use inline scripting to tile the image.
<SPAN onmouseover="this.style.backgroundImage='url(sphere.jpeg)';
this.style.backgroundRepeat='repeat'">
:
</SPAN>
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Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

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