Sets or retrieves whether the text in the object is underlined.

Syntax

HTML	N/A
Scripting	object.style.textDecorationUnderline [ = bUnderline ]

Possible Values

bUnderline

Boolean that specifies or receives one of the following values. true Apply the underline. false Prevent the underline.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value. 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.

Example

This example uses the textDecorationUnderline property to underline the text when the user clicks the text with the mouse.

<P onclick="this.style.textDecorationUnderline=true;">
Click this if you think it's important.
</P>

Standards Information

There is no public standard that applies to this property.

Applies To

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

See Also

textDecoration