Sets or retrieves the color of the outline frame.

Syntax

HTML	{ outline-color : sColor }
Scripting	[ sColor = ] object.style.outlineColor [ = v ]

Possible Values

sColor

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. invert Default. The reverse of the the background color. color Any color value, including those specified in the Color Table.

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 invert. The Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) attribute is not inherited.

Remarks

A value of invert ensures that the outline is visible regardless of the background color.

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

See Also

outline, outlineStyle, outlineWidth