3 files changed, 15 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/axlsx.rb b/lib/axlsx.rb
index 00438425..20129b95 100644
--- a/lib/axlsx.rb
+++ b/lib/axlsx.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require 'axlsx/util/constants.rb'
 require 'axlsx/util/validators.rb'
 require 'axlsx/util/accessors.rb'
 require 'axlsx/util/serialized_attributes'
+require 'axlsx/util/options_parser'
 # to be included with parsable intitites.
 #require 'axlsx/util/parser.rb'
 
diff --git a/lib/axlsx/stylesheet/border_pr.rb b/lib/axlsx/stylesheet/border_pr.rb
index eb1ecf4b..12b20d09 100644
--- a/lib/axlsx/stylesheet/border_pr.rb
+++ b/lib/axlsx/stylesheet/border_pr.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 module Axlsx
   # A border part.
   class BorderPr
-
+    include Axlsx::OptionsParser
     # @return [Color] The color of this border part.
     attr_reader :color
 
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ module Axlsx
     # @option options [Symbol] style
     # @see Axlsx::Border
     def initialize(options={})
-      options.each do |o|
-        self.send("#{o[0]}=", o[1]) if self.respond_to? "#{o[0]}="
-      end
+      parse_options(options)
+      #options.each do |o|
+      #  self.send("#{o[0]}=", o[1]) if self.respond_to? "#{o[0]}="
+      #end
     end
 
     # @see name
diff --git a/lib/axlsx/util/options_parser.rb b/lib/axlsx/util/options_parser.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4c43fa2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/axlsx/util/options_parser.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module Axlsx
+  module OptionsParser
+    def parse_options(options={})
+      options.each do |o|
+        self.send("#{o[0]}=", o[1]) if self.respond_to? "#{o[0]}="
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end