<doc>
	<legacy_id>2214</legacy_id>
	<name>borderColor</name>
	<type>property</type>

	<syntax>
		<example>set the borderColor of <i>object</i> to {empty | <i>colorName </i>| <i>RGBColor</i>}</example>
		<example>set the borderColor of <i>line</i> of <i>field</i> to {empty | <i>colorName </i>| <i>RGBColor</i>}</example>
	</syntax>

	<synonyms>
		<synonym>fourthColor</synonym>
		<synonym>markerFillColor</synonym>
	</synonyms>

	<summary>Specifies the color of an <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> border.</summary>

	<examples>
<example>set the borderColor of field &quot;Alert&quot; to &quot;red&quot;</example>
<example>set the borderColor of last button to &quot;#000000&quot;</example>
<example><p>set the borderColor of scrollbar ID 1010 to &quot;128,128,128&quot;</p></example>
<example>set the borderColor of line 1 of field 1 to &quot;255,0,0&quot;</example>
	</examples>

	<history>
		<introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
		<deprecated version=""></deprecated>
		<removed version=""></removed>
		<changed version="5.5">Updated for paragraphs</changed>
<changed version="2.0">2.0</changed>
	</history>

	<objects>
		<stack/>
		<card/>
		<group/>
		<field/>
		<button/>
		<graphic/>
		<scrollbar/>
		<player/>
		<image/>
	</objects>

	<platforms>
		<mac/>
		<windows/>
		<linux/>
		<ios/>
		<android/>
	</platforms>

	<classes>
		<desktop/>
		<server/>
		<web/>
		<mobile/>
	</classes>

	<security>
	</security>


	<classification>
		<category>Appearance &amp; Positioning</category>
	</classification>

	<references>
		<property tag="topColor">topColor Property</property>
		<property tag="borderPattern">borderPattern Property</property>
		<property tag="borderPixel">borderPixel Property</property>
		<property tag="selectionHandleColor">selectionHandleColor Property</property>
		<property tag="hGrid">hGrid Property</property>
		<property tag="markerFilled">markerFilled Property</property>
		<property tag="penBack">penBack Property</property>
		<keyword tag="box">box Keyword</keyword>
	</references>

	<description>
	<overview>Use the <b>borderColor</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to specify the border color of an object or paragraph of text in a field.</overview>

		<parameters>
<parameter>
<name>colorName</name>
<description>Any standard color name.</description>
</parameter>
<parameter>
<name>RGBColor</name>
<description>Consists of three comma-separated integers between zero and 255, specifying the level of each of red, green, and blue; or an HTML-style color consisting of a hash mark (#) followed by three hexadecimal numbers, one for each of red, green, and blue.</description>
</parameter>		</parameters>

	<value></value>
	<comments>By default, the <b>borderColor</b> for all <glossary tag="object">objects</glossary> is empty.<p></p><p>Setting the <b>borderColor</b> of an <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> to empty allows the <b>borderColor</b> of the <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> <property tag="owner">owner</property> to show through. Use the <keyword tag="effective">effective</keyword> <glossary tag="keyword">keyword</glossary> to find out what color is used for the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>, even if its own <b>borderColor</b> is empty.</p><p></p><p>If the object's <b>showBorder</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is false, the <b>borderColor</b> has no effect. If the <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> <property tag="threeD">threeD</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is true, the <property tag="topColor">topColor</property> and <property tag="bottomColor">bottomColor</property> are used to draw the border, rather than the <property tag="borderColor">borderColor</property>.</p><p></p><p>The setting of the <b>borderColor</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> has different effects, depending on the <glossary tag="object type">object type</glossary>:</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of a <object tag="stack">stack</object> determines the <b>borderColor</b> of each <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in the <object tag="stack">stack</object> that does not have its own <b>borderColor</b>.</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of a <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command> determines the color of the border around the <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command>, as well as determining the <b>borderColor</b> of each <glossary tag="object">object</glossary> in the <keyword tag="card">card</keyword> or <command tag="group">group</command> that does not have its own <b>borderColor</b>.</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of a <keyword tag="button">button</keyword> determines the color of the border around the <keyword tag="button">button</keyword>. If the <glossary tag="button">button's</glossary> <property tag="style">style</property> is &quot;checkbox&quot; or &quot;radioButton&quot;, the <b>borderColor</b> has no effect. If the button is a <glossary tag="button menu">button menu</glossary>, the <b>borderColor</b> has no effect unless the <glossary tag="button">button's</glossary> <property tag="menuMode">menuMode</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to &quot;comboBox&quot; or &quot;popup&quot;. If the <glossary tag="button">button's</glossary> <property tag="threeD">threeD</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true, the <b>borderColor</b> has no effect regardless of the <glossary tag="button">button's</glossary> <property tag="style">style</property>.</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of a <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> determines the color of the border around a scrolling <glossary tag="field">field's</glossary> scrollbar, the color of the grid lines if the <glossary tag="field">field's</glossary> <property tag="hGrid">hGrid</property> or <property tag="vGrid">vGrid</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is true, and the color of the outline around any text in the <keyword tag="field">field</keyword> whose <property tag="textStyle">textStyle</property> is set to &quot;box&quot;.</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of a <keyword tag="scrollbar">scrollbar</keyword> is the color of the border surrounding the <keyword tag="scrollbar">scrollbar</keyword>.</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of a <keyword tag="graphic">graphic</keyword> is used to fill the marker shapes at the <glossary tag="graphic">graphic's</glossary> <glossary tag="vertex">vertexes</glossary>, if the <glossary tag="graphic">graphic's</glossary> <property tag="style">style</property> isorand its <b>markerDrawn</b> is true. It is also used to draw a border around it if the <glossary tag="graphic">graphic's</glossary> <property tag="showBorder">showBorder</property> and threeD properties are both set to true.</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of an <glossary tag="audio clip">audio clip</glossary> or <glossary tag="video clip">video clip</glossary> has no effect.</p><p></p><p>* The <b>borderColor</b> of a <keyword tag="player">player</keyword> or <glossary tag="EPS">EPS object</glossary> is the color of the border around the <glossary tag="object">object</glossary>. If the <glossary tag="object">object's</glossary> <property tag="threeD">threeD</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true, the <b>borderColor</b> has no effect.</p><p></p><p></p><tip>To set the color of an <glossary tag="image">image's</glossary> border, set the <property tag="borderColor">borderColor</property> of the <keyword tag="card">card</keyword>, <object tag="stack">stack</object>, or <command tag="group">group</command> that <glossary tag="owner">owns</glossary> the <keyword tag="image">image</keyword>.</tip><p></p><p>If an object's <b>borderPattern</b> is set, the pattern is shown instead of the color specified by <b>borderColor</b>.</p><p></p><p></p><change><p>The <b>borderColor</b>'s effect on grid lines in <glossary tag="field">fields</glossary> was introduced in version 2.0. In previous versions, the color of the grid lines was determined by the <glossary tag="field">field's</glossary> <property tag="hiliteColor">hiliteColor</property> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary>.</change></comments>
	</description>
</doc>