I have built a control to change color dynamically.
var color;// a 4 digit hex value
function setTabLColor(){
var clr = document.getElementById("mytr");
var str = color.toString(16);
clr.style.borderColor = str;// Invalid property value
clr.style.borderColor = "#" + str;;// Invalid property value
clr.style.borderColor = "#ffee00";//or ANY explicit value WORKS like "Blue"
clr.style = "border:solid 10px #" + str;// no effect
}
I am using IE 8. Have not tried this code in Opera or any other browser.
Have tried MANY other code variations including currentStyle attributes
Anybody tried this??

Shouldn't there be 6 digits?


I don't think you need that part, unless you want to convert the value of "color" to hexadecimal base.


That should work if the value of "str" is valid, but only if the element already has a borderStyle property (you can set "border-style" or "border" shorthand with CSS too).


Again that should only work if the element already has a borderStyle property.


The "border" property shouldn't be part of the value. This should work (if "str" is valid):