Sets or retrieves the style of the outline frame.

Syntax

HTML	{ outline-style : sStyle }
Scripting	[ sStyle = ] object.style.outlineStyle [ = v ]

Possible Values

sStyle

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. noneDefault. The border is not drawn, regardless of any outline-width. dotted The border is a dotted line. dashed The border is a dashed line. solid The border is a solid line. double The border is a double line. The outline-width property value must be at least 3 pixels for a double border to be drawn. groove A 3-D groove is drawn in colors based on the value. ridge A 3-D ridge is drawn in colors based on the value. inset A 3-D inset is drawn in colors based on the value. outset A 3-D outset is drawn in colors based on the value.

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 none. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute is not inherited.

Remarks

This property requires Internet Explorer to be in IE8 mode rendering.

Standards Information

This property is defined in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Level 2 Revision 1 (CSS2.1) .

Applies To

currentStyle, runtimeStyle, style, A, ABBR, ACRONYM, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, 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, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, MENU, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TD, TEXTAREA, TH, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP, CSSCurrentStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSRuleStyleDeclaration Constructor, CSSStyleDeclaration Constructor

See Also

outline, outlineColor, outlineWidth