Name

overflow — NN n/a IE 4 DOM n/a

Synopsis

Read/Write

How a positioned element should treat content that extends beyond the boundaries established in the style sheet rule. See the discussion of the overflow style sheet attribute in Chapter 10 for details of how different operating system versions of Internet Explorer 4 respond to the possible settings.

Example

document.all.myDiv.style.overflow = "scroll"

Value

Any of the following constants as a string: auto | hidden | scroll | visible.

Default

visible

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