Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

pixelDepth — NN 4 IE n/a DOM n/a

Synopsis

Read-only

Returns the number of bits per pixel used to display color in the video monitor. This value is similar to the colorDepth property, but it is not influenced by a potential custom color palette, as colorDepth is.

Example

if (screen.pixelDepth > 8) {
    document.all.pretty.color = "cornflowerblue"
} else {
    document.all.pretty.color = "blue"
}

Value

Integer.

Default

Current video control panel setting.