FRAME Attribute | frame

HTML (DHTML)

FRAME Attribute | frame Property

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Sets or retrieves the way the border frame around the table is displayed.

Syntax

HTML<TABLE FRAME = sFrame... >
ScriptingTABLE.frame [ = sFrame ]

Possible Values

sFrameString that specifies or receives one of the following values.
voidDefault. All outside table borders are removed.
aboveBorder on the top side of the border frame is displayed.
belowBorder on the bottom side of the table frame is displayed.
borderBorders on all sides of the table frame are displayed.
boxBorders on all sides of the table frame are displayed.
hsidesBorders on the top and bottom sides of the table frame are displayed.
lhsBorder on the left side of the table frame is displayed.
rhsBorder on the right side of the table frame is displayed.
vsidesBorders on the left and right sides of the table frame are displayed.

The property is read/write. The property has a default value of void.

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 FRAME attribute to render different border frames.

<TABLE FRAME="above">
<TR><TD>A table with</TD><TD>the value of frame set to "above"</TD></TR>
<TR><TD>cell</TD><TD>cell</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.

Standards Information

This property is defined in HTML 4.0 Non-Microsoft link and is defined in World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

TABLE

See Also

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