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| Syntax | HTML syntax - This element does not require a closing tag.
<param> XHTML syntax - This element is opened and closed, within a single tag, by adding a space followed by a forward slash at the end of the tag. <param /> |
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| Usage | The <param> tag is used to supply additional information, when needed, for the <applet> and <object> tags. One or more <param> tags can be used in any order. When used, the <param> tags are the first tags present after the opening <applet> or <object> tag. The name attribute specifies the name of the parameter and is a required attribute. The value attribute specifies the value of the parameter. HTML <param> example embedding a Windows Media Player. <object classid="clsid:6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04F79faa6" width="300" height="265"> <param name="autostart" value="false"> <param name="stretchtofit" value="true"> <param name="urmode" value="full"> <param name="url" value="shiny_button_stream.wmv"> <p>This browser does not support Windows Media Player using the object tag.</p> </object>  XHTML <param> example embedding a Windows Media Player. <object classid="clsid:6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04F79faa6" width="300" height="265"> <param name="autostart" value="false" /> <param name="stretchtofit" value="true" /> <param name="urmode" value="full" /> <param name="url" value="shiny_button_stream.wmv" /> <p>This browser does not support Windows Media Player using the object tag.</p> </object>  |
| Content Model | The <param> element cannot contain any tags. |
| Required | Tag Specific | Core | Focus | Events | Language |
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| name | type value valuetype | id |
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| name | The name attribute specifies the name of the parameter. HTML <param> example using the name attribute. This example embeds a Windows Media Player. <object classid="clsid:6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04F79faa6" width="300" height="265"> <param name="autostart" value="false"> <param name="stretchtofit" value="true"> <param name="urmode" value="full"> <param name="url" value="shiny_button_stream.wmv"> <p>This browser does not support Windows Media Player using the object tag.</p> </object> XHTML <param> example using the name attribute. This example embeds a Windows Media Player. <object classid="clsid:6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04F79faa6" width="300" height="265"> <param name="autostart" value="false" /> <param name="stretchtofit" value="true" /> <param name="urmode" value="full" /> <param name="url" value="shiny_button_stream.wmv" /> <p>This browser does not support Windows Media Player using the object tag.</p> </object> Note: This is a required attribute. |
| type | The type attribute specifies the content type, or media type, of the resource when the valuetype attribute is set to "ref". |
| value | The value attribute specifies the value of the parameter. HTML <param> example using the value attribute. This example embeds a Windows Media Player. <object classid="clsid:6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04F79faa6" width="300" height="265"> <param name="autostart" value="false"> <param name="stretchtofit" value="true"> <param name="urmode" value="full"> <param name="url" value="shiny_button_stream.wmv"> <p>This browser does not support Windows Media Player using the object tag.</p> </object> XHTML <param> example using the value attribute. This example embeds a Windows Media Player. <object classid="clsid:6bf52a52-394a-11d3-b153-00c04F79faa6" width="300" height="265"> <param name="autostart" value="false" /> <param name="stretchtofit" value="true" /> <param name="urmode" value="full" /> <param name="url" value="shiny_button_stream.wmv" /> <p>This browser does not support Windows Media Player using the object tag.</p> </object> |
| valuetype | The valuetype attribute specifies the type of the value attribute. Possible values are "data", "object", and "ref". "data" = Indicates that the value attribute is a text string. This is the default value. "object" = Indicates that the value attribute refers to another object within the current web page. The value attribute points to the id attribute of the other object. "ref" = Indicates that the value attribute is a URL. |
| id | The id attribute assigns a unique name to a tag. This allows style sheets or scripts to reference the tag. See id Example |
| <param> example embedding a Windows Media Player. |