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Style border Property

Style Object

Definition and Usage

The border property sets or returns up to three separate border properties, in a shorthand form.

With this property, you can set/return:

border-width
border-style
border-color

Syntax

Set the border property:

Object.style.border="width style color"

Return the border property:

Object.style.border

Tip: There is no default value for the border property.

Parameter	Description
width	Sets the width of the borders
style	Sets the style of the borders
color	Sets the color of the borders

Browser Support

The border property is supported in all major browsers.

Example

Change the border of a div element:

<html>
<head>
<style type="text/css">
#ex1
{
border: thin dotted #FF0000;
}
</style>
<script>
function displayResult()
{
document.getElementById("ex1").style.border="thick solid #0000FF";
}
</script>
</head>
<body>

<div id="ex1">This is some text</div>
<br>
<button type="button" onclick="displayResult()">Change border</button>

</body>
</html>

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Style Object