border-color Attribute | borderColor Property

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border-color Attribute | borderColor Property

Sets or retrieves the border color of the object.

Syntax

HTML { border-color: sColor }

Scripting object.style.borderColor [ = sColor ]

HTML	{ border-color: sColor }
Scripting	object.style.borderColor [ = sColor ]

Possible Values

sColor String that specifies up to four color names or red-green-blue (RGB) values in the Color Table.

The property is read/write with a default value equal to the value of the color property; 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 properties.

Remarks

Up to four different colors can be specified in the following order: top, right, bottom, left. If one color is supplied, it is used for all four sides. If two colors are supplied, the first is used for the top and bottom, and the second is used for left and right. If three colors are supplied, they are used for top, right and left, and bottom, respectively.

To use this property, inline elements must have an absolute position or layout. Element layout is set by providing a value for the height property or the width property.

The borderColor property does not render if the borderStyle property is set to none.

The property is supported on block and replaced objects only.

Some browsers do not recognize color names, but all browsers should recognize RGB color values and display them correctly.

Example

The following examples use the border-color attribute and the borderColor property to specify the border color.

This example uses a call to an embedded (global) style sheet to change the color of the border to blue from an initial value of red when the mouse moves over the image.

Sample Code
<HEAD>
<STYLE>
    TD { border-color: red; border-width: 0.5cm }
    .blue  { border-color: blue }
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<TABLE BORDER>
<TR>
    <TD onmouseover="this.className='blue'"
        onmouseout="this.className=''">
        <IMG src="sphere.jpg">
    </TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
This feature requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the icon below to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

This example uses inline scripting to change the color of the border to blue when the mouse moves over the image.
<TD onmouseover="this.style.borderWidth='0.5cm';
                 this.style.borderColor='blue';
                 this.style.borderStyle='solid'">
This feature requires Internet Explorer 4.0 or later. Click the icon below to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

Applies To

[ Object Name ]

Platform Version

Win16:

Win32:

Mac:

Unix:

WinCE:

Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus.

BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, currentStyle, custom, DD, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EMBED, FIELDSET, FORM, Hn, HR, 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, ISINDEX, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, runtimeStyle, SPAN, style, TABLE, TD, TEXTAREA, TH, UL, XMP