background-repeat Attribute | backgroundRepeat

HTML (DHTML)

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 or receives one of the following values.
repeat Default. 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 for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only: currentStyle. The property has 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 About 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.

Examples

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.
<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>
This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.
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>
This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

Standards Information

This property is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 1 (CSS1) .

Applies To

A, ADDRESS, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, currentStyle, CUSTOM, DD, defaults, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, FIELDSET, FORM, hn, HTML, I, 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, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, NOBR, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, style, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

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