background-color Attribute | backgroundColor Property

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background-color Attribute | backgroundColor Property


Sets or retrieves the color behind the content of the object.

Syntax

HTML{ background-color: sColor }
Scriptingobject.style.backgroundColor [ = sColor ]

Possible Values

sColor String that specifies one of the following values:
transparentColor of the next parent object through which the background is visible.
colorAny color value, including those specified in the Color Table.

The property is read/write with a default value of transparent; 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 dynamic propertiesInternet Link.

Remarks

This property can be set with the other background properties by using the background composite property.

Internet Explorer 3.0 supports the background-color attribute, but only when it's set by using the background attribute.

Windows CE

In Microsoft® Windows® CE, specifying a value for the backgroundColor property of the OPTION element when applied through the style object has no effect.

Example

The following examples use the background-color attribute and the backgroundColor property to specify the background color.

This example uses an inline style sheet to set the background color to beige.

Sample Code

<SPAN STYLE="font-size:14; background-color:beige">
. . . </SPAN>

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This example uses inline scripting to set the background color to beige.

<SPAN onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='beige'">
. . . </SPAN>

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Applies To

[ Object Name ]
PlatformVersion
Win16:
Win32:
Mac:
Unix:
WinCE:
Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.
A, ADDRESS, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, currentStyle, custom, DD, 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, OL, OPTION, 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

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