HTML <param> Tag
Description
The <param>
HTML element is intended for passing parameter values to Java applets or web page objects created using the <applet>
or <object>
elements. This approach allows you to directly change the characteristics of the object directly in the HTML document code without additional compilation. The number of simultaneously used <param>
elements can be more than one, and for each of them a "name = value" pair is specified through the name and value attributes.
Properties
- Permitted Parents
- An <object> before any flow content
- Content
- None. It is an empty element.
- Start/End Tags
- Start tag: required, End tag: forbidden
Example
<object title="Elevator" classid="elevator.class">
<param name="audio" value="elev.au">
<param name="width" value="200">
<param name="height" value="100">
</object>
Attributes
Attribute | Definition |
---|---|
name | Defines the name of the parameter. |
value | Specifies the value of the parameter. |
valuetype | Specifies the type of value. Possible values:
|
type | Specifies content type of the resource specified
by the value attribute, but only where
valuetype is set to "ref". |
Global Attributes
The <param>
tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML5
Event Attributes
The <param>
tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML5
Browser Support
The following table will show you the current browser support for the HTML <param>
tag.
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Last updated by CSSPortal on: 6th December 2019