border-style Attribute | borderStyle Property

Sets or retrieves the style of the left, right, top, and bottom borders of the object.

Syntax

HTML { border-style: sStyle }

Scripting object.style.borderStyle [ = sStyle ]

HTML	{ border-style: sStyle }
Scripting	object.style.borderStyle [ = 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

To use this property, inline elements must have an absolute position or layout. Element layout is set by providing a value for the height property or the width property.

A border-width greater than 0 must be set for the border-style attribute to render.

Example

The following examples use the border-style attribute and the borderStyle property to specify the border style.
This example uses a call to an embedded (global) style sheet to change the style of the border to groove when an onmouseover event occurs.
Sample Code
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
    TD{ border-style:solid; border-width=0.5cm }
    .change { border-style:groove }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TABLE BORDER>
<TR>
    <TD onmouseover="this.className='change'"
        onmouseout="this.className=''">
        <IMG src="sphere.jpg">
    </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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This example uses inline scripting to change the style of the border to groove when an onmouseover event occurs.
<TD onmouseover="this.style.borderWidth='0.5cm';
    this.style.borderStyle='groove'">
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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.

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