HTML DOM background Property
Complete Style Object Reference
Definition and Usage
The background property sets all background properties in one declaration.
Syntax
Object.style.background=background-color background-image
background-repeat background-attachment background-position
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| Parameter |
Description |
Values |
| background-color |
Sets the background color of an element |
color-name
color-rgb
color-hex
transparent |
| background-image |
Sets an image as the background |
url(URL)
none |
| background-repeat |
Sets if/how a background-image will be repeated |
repeat
repeat-x
repeat-y
no-repeat |
| background-attachment |
Sets if a background-image should be fixed or should scroll
with the page |
scroll
fixed |
| background-position |
Sets the starting position of a background-image |
top left
top center
top right
center left
center center
center right
bottom left
bottom center
bottom right
x% y%
xpos ypos |
Example
The following example styles the background of a document:
<html>
<head>
<script type="text/javascript">
function setStyle()
{
document.body.style.background="#FFCC80 url(bgdesert.jpg)
repeat-y";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>
<input type="button" onclick="setStyle()"
value="Set background style" />
</body>
</html>
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Try-It-Yourself Demos
Style the background of a document
Complete Style Object Reference
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