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<PARAM>

Specifies a parameter to use with the <APPLET> tag or the <OBJECT> tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later
Attributes:
ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • Although you can use letters and numbers for the ID, the first character must be a letter.

NAME = "Text" (Required)
The name of the parameter.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

Notes:

  • The NAME attribute enables the applet to work with this parameter.

TYPE = "Text"
The content type of the VALUE attribute.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

VALUE = "Text"
The initial value assigned to the parameter.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later

VALUETYPE = "Text"
The type of data specified by the VALUE attribute.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • Possible values: DATA (this is the default), REF (a URL that specifies a location where runtime values are stored), or OBJECT (an object on the page that contains the values).

Example:
<APPLET CODE="JavaJump.class" WIDTH=250 HEIGHT=32>
<PARAM NAME="bgcolor" VALUE="0,0,0">
<PARAM NAME="pages" VALUE="3">
<PARAM NAME="url1" VALUE="Idiot's Guide to HTML;http://www.mcfedries.com/books/cightml">
<PARAM NAME="url2" VALUE="Paul McFedries' Web Home;http://www.mcfedries.com/">
<PARAM NAME="url3" VALUE="Gamelan (Java Applets);http://www.gamelan.com/">
</APPLET>
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