display Attribute | display Property

Sets or retrieves whether the object is rendered.

Syntax

HTML	{ display: sDisplay }
Scripting	object.style.display [ = sDisplay ]

Possible Values

sDisplay

String that specifies one of the following values: block Object is rendered as a block element. none Object is not rendered. inline Object is rendered as an inline element sized by the dimensions of the content. list-item Object is rendered as a block element, and a list-item marker is added. table-header-group Table header is always displayed before all other rows and row groups, and after any top captions. The header is displayed on each page spanned by a table. table-footer-group Table footer is always displayed after all other rows and row groups, and before any bottom captions. The footer is displayed on each page spanned by a table.

The property is read/write with a default value of block for block elements and inline for inline elements; 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

In Internet Explorer 4.0, the block, inline, and list-item values are not supported explicitly, but do render the element.

The block and inline values are supported explicitly as of Internet Explorer 5.

All visible HTML objects are block or inline. For example, a DIV object is a block element, and a SPAN object is an inline element. Block elements typically start a new line and can contain other block elements and inline elements. Inline elements do not typically start a new line and can contain other inline elements or data. Changing the values for the display property affects the layout of the surrounding content by:

• Adding a new line after the element with the value block.
• Removing a line from the element with the value inline.
• Hiding the data for the element with the value none.

In contrast to the visibility property, display=none reserves no space for the object on the screen.

The table-header-group and table-footer-group values can be used to specify that the contents of the THEAD and TFOOT objects are displayed on every page for a table that spans multiple pages.

Example

This example show the effect of changing the values for the display property between inline, block, and none.

Sample Code

<SPAN ID=oSpan>
This is a SPAN 
</SPAN>
in a sentence.
<P>
<INPUT TYPE=button VALUE="Block" 
    onclick="oSpan.style.display='block'">
:

This feature requires Internet Explorer 5 or later. Click the icon below to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

This example uses function calls to hide and show table rows and cells.

<SCRIPT>
function getPets()
{
    oRow1Cell2.style.display="none";
    oRow2Cell2.style.display="block";
    oRow3Cell2.style.display="none";
}
</SCRIPT>
:
<TABLE>
<TR ID="oRow1"><TD>Horses</TD>
<TD ID="oRow1Cell2">Thoroughbreds</TD>
<TD>Fast</TD></TR>
<TR ID="oRow2"><TD>Dogs</TD>
<TD ID="oRow2Cell2">Greyhounds</TD>
<TD>Fast</TD></TR>
<TR ID="oRow3"><TD>Marsupials</TD>
<TD ID="oRow3Cell2">Opossums</TD>
<TD>Slow</TD></TR>
</TABLE>
:
<INPUT TYPE=button onclick="getPets()" 
    VALUE="Show household pets">

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.

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, COL, COLGROUP, custom, DD, 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, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, NEXTID, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, S, SAMP, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

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