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<LISTING>

Marks text as the output (listing) from a program or script.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 1.0 and later Not supported
Notes:
  • This tag is obsolete and was removed from HTML 4.0. Use the <PRE> tag, instead.
  • This tag requires the </LISTING> end tag.
  • The marked text is usually rendered on a new line in a smaller, fixed-width font.
Attributes:
CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • You can specify two or more classes; be sure to separate each class name with a space.

ID = "Text"
An alphanumeric string that uniquely identifies the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

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

LANG = "Text"
The language used by the tag's attribute values and text content.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

STYLE = "Text"
The style or styles to use with the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 3.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

  • If you enter multiple style properties, separate each one with a semi-colon (;).

Example:
I entered the JavaScript code, but when I reload the page, 
I get the followed error:
<LISTING>
JavaScript Error, Line 6
Object Expected
</LISTING>
How It Looks:
I entered the JavaScript code, but when I reload the page, I get the followed error: JavaScript Error, Line 6 Object Expected

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