BorderStyle

This property returns and sets the border style for a form or control.

Syntax

object.BorderStyle [= value]

Parameters

object

Object expression that evaluates to a control for a form.

value

Value or constant that determines the border style, as described in Settings. The following table shows the BorderStyle property settings for a Form object.

Constant	Setting	Description
vbBSNone	0	None (no border or border-related elements)
vbFixedSingle	1	Fixed single
vbSizable	2	Sizable (forms only)
vbFixedDialog	3	Fixed dialog (forms only)
vbFixedToolWindow	4	Fixed tool window
vbSizableToolWindow	5	Sizable tool window

The following table shows the BorderStyle property settings for the Label, Frame, PictureBox, and TextBox controls.

Setting	Description
0	None (default for Label controls)
1	Fixed single (default for TextBox)

The following table shows the BorderStyle property settings for Line and Shape controls.

Constant	Setting	Description
vbTransparent	0	Transparent
vbBSSolid	1 (default)	Solid. The border is centered on the edge of the shape.
vbBSDash	2	Dash

Remarks

The BorderStyle property is read-only at run time for the Form object and the TextBox control.