Sets or retrieves the color behind the content of the object. Syntax HTML |
{ background-color : sColor }
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Scripting | object.style.backgroundColor [ = sColor ] |
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Possible Values sColor | Variant that
specifies or receives one of the following values.transparent | Default. Color of the next parent object through which the background is visible. | color | Any color value, including those specified in the Color Table. |
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The property is read/write
for all objects except the following, for which it is read-only:
currentStyle.
The property has 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 About Dynamic Properties.
Remarks This property can be set with the other background properties by using the background composite property. Microsoft® Internet Explorer 3.0 supports the background-color attribute, but only when it's set by using the background attribute.
Examples
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. <SPAN STYLE="font-size:14; background-color:beige">
. . . </SPAN> 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. ![](../common/ieget_animated.gif)
This example uses inline scripting to set the background color to beige. <SPAN onmouseover="this.style.backgroundColor='beige'">
. . . </SPAN> 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. ![](../common/ieget_animated.gif) Standards Information
This property is defined in
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 1 (CSS1) .
Applies To |
A,
ADDRESS,
B,
BIG,
BLOCKQUOTE,
BODY,
BUTTON,
CAPTION,
CENTER,
CITE,
CODE,
COL,
COLGROUP,
currentStyle,
CUSTOM,
DD,
defaults,
DFN,
DIR,
DIV,
DL,
DT,
EM,
FIELDSET,
FORM,
hn,
HTML,
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,
ISINDEX,
KBD,
LABEL,
LEGEND,
LI,
LISTING,
MARQUEE,
MENU,
NOBR,
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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