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borderStyle style property

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Specifies or returns the style of the element's border.

Available border styles:

border-style: dotted

border-style: dashed

border-style: solid

border-style: double

border-style: inset

border-style: outset

border-style: groove

border-style: ridge

border-style: window-inset

Syntax:

object.borderStyle;

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

This property is read/write.

CSS page for this property: border-style

Possible values:

The type of this property is string.

One of the following values:

•

This value can be used from 1 to 4 times (use the space character to separate them)

•

One of the following values:

•	dotted
•	dashed
•	double
•	groove
•	hidden
•	inset
•	none
•	outset
•	ridge
•	solid
•	window-inset
•	-moz-bg-inset
•	-moz-bg-outset
•	-moz-bg-solid

•

inherit

Description of values:

-moz-bg-inset

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

-moz-bg-outset

The border 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 border.

groove

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

hidden

Turns the border off.

inherit

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

inset

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

none

Default. Border width is null.

outset

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

ridge

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

solid

A solid line is drawn.

window-inset

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

Default: none.

If only one borderStyle value is set, it is used for all four borders.
If two borderStyle values are specified, the first value is used for the top and bottom borders, the second one is for the left and right borders.
If three borderStyle values are set, the first value is used for the top border, the second one is for the left and right borders and the third one is for the bottom border.
If four borderStyle values are specified, the order is top, right, bottom, left (clockwise from top).

Example HTML code 1:

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

<head>
    <style>
        .example {
            border-color: blue;
            border-width: 1px;
            border-style: solid;
        }
    </style>
</head>
<body>
    <div class="example">Border-style: solid</div>
</body>

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Example HTML code 2:

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

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

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

            var div = document.getElementById ("myDiv");
            div.style.borderStyle = selectState;
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <div id="myDiv" style="border: 6px solid blue">Sample division with border</div>

    <select onchange="ChangeBorder (this);" size="10">
        <option />dotted
        <option />dashed
        <option />double
        <option />groove
        <option />inset
        <option />none
        <option />outset
        <option />ridge
        <option selected="selected" />solid
        <option />window-inset
    </select>
</body>