Rectangle.BorderStyle property (Access)
Specifies how a control's border appears. Read/write Byte.
Syntax
expression.BorderStyle
expression A variable that represents a Rectangle object.
Remarks
For controls, the BorderStyle property uses the following settings.
| Setting | Visual Basic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Transparent | 0 | (Default only for label, chart, and subreport) Transparent |
| Solid | 1 | (Default) Solid line |
| Dashes | 2 | Dashed line |
| Short dashes | 3 | Dashed line with short dashes |
| Dots | 4 | Dotted line |
| Sparse dots | 5 | Dotted line with dots spaced far apart |
| Dash dot | 6 | Line with a dash-dot combination |
| Dash dot dot | 7 | Line with a dash-dot-dot combination |
| Double solid | 8 | Double solid lines |
You can set the default for this property by using a control's default control style or the DefaultControl property in Visual Basic.
A control's border style is visible only when its SpecialEffect property is set to Flat or Shadowed. If the SpecialEffect property is set to something other than Flat or Shadowed, setting the BorderStyle property changes the SpecialEffect property setting to Flat.
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