CSS Property: border
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The CSS (CSS1) border property is a shorthand
property combining (up to) 3 of the border properties.
Valid property values
(other than inherit
and initial) are
defined by the elements of the shorthand. Shorthand elements (in the order in
which they appear):
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border-width
-
border-style
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border-color
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Default Value:
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See individual
properties
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JavaScript syntax:
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e.g. object.style.border="2px solid red"
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Inherited:
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No
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Animatable:
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See individual
properties
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EXAMPLE:
HTML USED IN THIS EXAMPLE:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html> <!-- Copyright (c) Nematrian Limited 2018 -->
<head>
<style>
p {width: 200px}
p.x1 {border: thin solid blue;}
</style>
</head>
<body>
<p>1. Element with default property</p>
<p class="x1">2. Element set using in-file HTML style</p>
<p id="x2">3. Element set using JavaScript</p>
<script>
document.getElementById("x2").style.border = "thin solid blue";
</script>
</body>
</html>
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FUNCTION THAT MAY ASSIST IN TESTING WHETHER FEATURE IS SUPPORTED:
function isSupportedCSSPropertyBorder() {
var x = document.createElement("DIV"); x.style.border = "thin solid blue"; return (window.getComputedStyle(x, null).border == "thin solid blue");
} |
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