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TEXT Attribute | text Property


Sets or retrieves the text (foreground) color for the document body.

Syntax

HTML<BODY TEXT = sColor ... >
Scriptingbody.text [ = sColor ]

Possible Values

sColorString that specifies any of the color names or values in the Color Table.

The property is read/write with no default value.

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

Remarks

Some browsers do not recognize color names, but all browsers should recognize RGB color values and display them correctly.

Example

This example uses the text property to change the text color of the body.

Sample Code

<BODY ID="oBody">
:
<BUTTON onmouseover="oBody.text='green'">GREEN</BUTTON>
<BUTTON onmouseover="oBody.text='red'">RED</BUTTON>
<BUTTON onmouseover="oBody.text='blue'">BLUE</BUTTON>

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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:

BODY



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