background property

Sets or retrieves the background picture tiled behind the text and graphics on the page.

Syntax

HRESULT value = object.put_background( v);HRESULT value = object.get_background(* p);

Property values

Type: BSTR

the URL of the file to use as the background picture for the page.

Standards information

• Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 2.5.5
• HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 7.5.1 (Deprecated)

Remarks

This property is deprecated in favor of the IHTMLRuleStyle::backgroundImage attribute of CSS.

See also

Reference

IHTMLRuleStyle::backgroundImage

Conceptual

Defining Document Compatibility

Build date: 11/12/2012