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outlineStyle style property

Browser support:

8

Specifies or returns the style for an element's outline.

The outline is similar to the border of an element, but it is not part of the element's dimensions, and it is displayed around the margin of the element. Therefore the element's width and height properties do not contain the width of the outline.

Note: The outlineStyle property is supported in Internet Explorer from version 8.

Syntax:

object.outlineStyle;

You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.

This property is read/write.

CSS page for this property: outline-style

Possible values:

The type of this property is string.

One of the following values:

-moz-bg-inset

The outline looks as though it were embedded in the canvas.

-moz-bg-outset

The outline looks as though it were coming out of the canvas.

-moz-bg-solid

A solid line is drawn.

dashed

A series of short line segments is drawn.

dotted

A series of dots is drawn.

double

A double line outline.

groove

The outline looks as if it has been carved into the background.

hidden

Turns the outline off.

inherit

Takes the value of this property from the computed style of the parent element.

inset

The outline looks as though it were embedded in the canvas.

none

Default. Outline width is null.

outset

The outline looks as though it were coming out of the canvas.

ridge

The outline looks as if it's protruding out of the background.

solid

A solid line is drawn.

window-inset

The outline looks as though it were embedded in the canvas with an additional single line.

Default: none.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the outline-style property:

<head>
    <style>
        .example {
            outline-width: 2px;
            outline-style: solid;
            outline-color: blue;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="example">Outline: 2px solid blue</div>
</body>

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Example HTML code 2:

This example illustrates the use of the outlineStyle property in JavaScript:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function ChangeOutline (selectTag) {
            // Returns the index of the selected option
            var whichSelected = selectTag.selectedIndex;

            // Returns the text of the selected option
            var styleValue = selectTag.options[whichSelected].text;

            var div = document.getElementById ("myDiv");

            if ('outlineStyle' in div.style) {
                div.style.outlineStyle = styleValue;

                // solve refresh problems on Opera
                div.className = "";
                div.focus ();
                div.className = "example";
            } else {
                alert ("Your browser doesn't support this example!");
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="myDiv" style="outline: 4px solid blue;">Change outline style</div>

    <br /><br /><br />

    <select onchange="ChangeOutline (this);" size="9">
        <option />dotted
        <option selected="selected" />dashed
        <option />double
        <option />groove
        <option />inset
        <option />none
        <option />outset
        <option />ridge
        <option />solid
    </select>
</body>