Sets or retrieves the style of the left border of the object.
Syntax
HTML { border-left-style: sStyle } Scripting object.style.borderLeftStyle [ = sStyle ]
Possible Values
sStyle String that specifies one of the following values:
none No border is drawn, regardless of any specified border-width. dotted Border is a dotted line on the Macintosh platform as of Internet Explorer 4.01, and a solid line on the Windows and Unix platforms. dashed Border is a dashed line on the Macintosh platform as of Internet Explorer 4.01, and a solid line on the Windows and Unix platforms. solid Border is a solid line. double Border is a double line drawn on top of the background of the object. The sum of the two single lines and the space between equals the border-width value. The border width must be at least 3 pixels wide to draw a double border. groove 3-D groove is drawn in colors based on the value. ridge 3-D ridge is drawn in colors based on the value. inset 3-D inset is drawn in colors based on the value. outset 3-D outset is drawn in colors based on the value. The property is read/write with a default value of none; 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
A border-width greater than 0 must be set for the border-left-style attribute to render.
Inline elements must have an absolute position or layout to use this property. Element layout is set by providing a value for the height property or the width property.
Example
The following examples use the border-left-style attribute and the borderLeftStyle property to specify the style of the left border.
This example uses a call to an embedded (global) style sheet to change the style of the left border from solid to groove when an onmouseover event occurs.
Sample Code
<HEAD> <STYLE> TD { border-left-style:solid; border-width=0.3cm } .change { border-left-style:groove } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <TABLE BORDER> <TR> <TD onmouseover="this.className='change'" onmouseout="this.className=''"> <IMG src="sphere.jpg"> </TD> </TR> </TABLE>This feature requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the icon below to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.![]()
This example uses inline scripting to change the style of the left border to groove when an onmouseover event occurs.
<TD onmouseover="this.style.borderWidth='0.5cm'; this.style.borderLeftStyle='groove'">
Applies To
BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, currentStyle, custom, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EMBED, FIELDSET, FORM, Hn, HR, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, ISINDEX, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, SPAN, style, TABLE, TD, TEXTAREA, TH, UL, XMP
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