filter property

Sets or retrieves the filter or collection of filters that are applied to the object.

Note   As of Windows Internet Explorer 9 this feature was deprecated. As of Internet Explorer 10 this feature was removed and should no longer be used.

 

 

Syntax

Integer value = object.put_filter( v);Integer value = object.get_filter(* sFilter);

Property values

Type: BSTR

filtertype1 (parameter1, parameter2,...) (filtertype1 (parameter1, parameter2,...))

Any filter listed in the Visual Filters and Transitions Reference.

filtertype2 (parameter1, parameter2,...) (filtertype2 (parameter1, parameter2,...))

Any filter listed in the Visual Filters and Transitions Reference.

String format

filtertype1 (parameter1, parameter2,...) | filtertype2 (parameter1, parameter2,...)

CSS information

Applies To	All elements
Media	visual
Inherited	no
Initial Value	N/A

Remarks

The following table lists the most popular DX Filters and their standards-based alternatives:

DX Filter	Standards-based Alternative
Alpha	opacity
AlphaImageLoader	<img> or background-image and related properties
Gradient	background-image: linear-gradient()
DropShadow	text-shadow or box-shadow
Matrix	transform, transform-origin

 

Windows Internet Explorer 8. The IHTMLCSSStyleDeclaration::filter attribute is an extension to CSS, and can be used as a synonym for filter in IE8 Standards mode. When you use IHTMLCSSStyleDeclaration::filter, enclose the progid in single quotes (') or double quotes ("). Use commas (,) to separate multiple values, as shown in the Examples section.

An object must have layout for the filter to render. A simple way to accomplish this is to give the element a specified IHTMLCSSStyleDeclaration::height and width, or both. However, there are several other properties that can give an element layout. For more information about these other properties, see the IHTMLCurrentStyle2::hasLayout property.

The shadow filter can be applied to the img object by setting the filter on the image's parent container.

The filter mechanism is extensible and enables you to develop and add filters later. For more information about filters, see Introduction to Filters and Transitions.

Not available on the Macintosh platform.

Requirements

Minimum supported client	Windows XP
Minimum supported server	Windows Server 2003
Header	Mshtml.h
IDL	Mshtml.idl
DLL	Mshtml.dll