JavaScript Reference/Javascript Properties/bgColor
"bgColor" Example
<html>
<head>
<script>
function function1() {
document.all.myCell.bgColor = "red";
}
function function2() {
document.all.myCell.bgColor = "";
}
</script>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#EEEEEE">
<table>
<tr>
<td id="myCell" height="79">Cell 1 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 2 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 3 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 4 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 5 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 6 content</td>
<td height="79">Cell 7 content</td>
</tr>
</table>
<input type="button" value="Add background color to Cell 1" onClick="function1();">
<input type="button" value="Remove background colors" onClick="function2();">
</body>
</html>
"bgColor" is applied to
+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
| Applied_To |<body> document |
| |<marquee> <table> |
| |<tbody> <td> |
| |<tfoot> <th> |
| |<thead> <tr> |
+----------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
"bgColor" Syntax and Note
Note:
Read and write property.
Sets the background color.
Value:
Web color name or hexadecimal color value in #RRGGBB format.
Syntax:
document.getElementById("elementID").bgColor = value
document.all.elementID.bgColor = value // IE only
document.bgcolor = value