JavaScript Reference/Javascript Properties/background
"background" Example
<html>
<head>
<script>
function function1() {
document.all.myCell.background = "yourimage.gif";
}
function function2() {
document.all.myCell.background = "";
}
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="white" text="white">
<table>
<tr>
<td id="myCell" height="79" bgcolor="green">Cell 1 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 2 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 3 content</td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="button" name="button2" value="Add background image to Cell 1" onClick="function1();">
<input type="button" name="button3" value="Remove background image" onClick="function2();">
</body>
</html>
"background" is applied to
+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Applied_To |<body> <table> |
| |<td> <th> |
+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
"background" Syntax and Note
Note:
Read and write property.
Sets the background image URL.
The background image appears in front of any background color.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("elementID").background = value
document.all.elementID.background = value // IE only