border-left-width Attribute | borderLeftWidth

HTML (DHTML)

border-left-width Attribute | borderLeftWidth Property

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Sets or retrieves the width of the left border of the object.

Syntax

HTML { border-left-width : sWidth }
Scriptingobject.style.borderLeftWidth [ = sWidth ]

Possible Values

sWidthVariant that specifies or receives one of the following values.
mediumDefault. ?/TD>
thinLess than the default width.
thickGreater than the default width.
widthFloating-point number, followed by an absolute units designator (cm, mm, in, pt, pc, or px) or a relative units designator (em or ex). For more information about the supported length units, see CSS Length Units Reference.

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 medium. 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

As of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5, this property applies to inline elements. With earlier versions of Internet Explorer, inline elements must have an absolute?A HREF="../properties/position.html">position or layout to use this property. Element layout is set by providing a value for the height property or the width property.

Examples

The following examples use the border-left-width attribute and the borderLeftWidth property to specify the border width.

This example uses a call to an embedded (global) style sheet to change the width of the left border width to 1 centimeter when a mouse click occurs.

<HEAD>
<STYLE>
TD { border-left-width:3mm }
.changeborder1 { border-left-width:1cm }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TABLE BORDER>
<TR>
<TD onclick="this.className='changeborder1'"
ondblclick="this.className=''">
<IMG src="sphere.jpg">
</TD>
</TR></TABLE>
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 uses inline scripting to change the width of the left border width to 1 centimeter when a mouse click occurs.

<TD onclick="this.style.borderLeftWidth='1cm'">
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) Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

A, ACRONYM, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, currentStyle, CUSTOM, DD, defaults, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, hn, HR, I, 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, INS, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, runtimeStyle, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, style, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TD, TEXTAREA, TH, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

See Also

border, borderWidth, CSS Enhancements in Internet Explorer 6