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<APPLET>

Specifies and configures a Java applet.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
3.2 and later 3.0 and later 2.0 and later
Notes:
  • The </APPLET> end tag is required.
  • If the applet requires input parameters, see the <PARAM> tag.
  • This tag now has second-class citizen status in HTML 4.0. The tag-of-choice for applets is the <OBJECT> tag. However, this does not have wide browser support.
  • Add text between <APPLET> and </APPLET> to handle browsers that don't support this tag.
  • This tag is deprecated. Use <OBJECT> instead.
Attributes:
ALIGN = "Text"
The alignment of text that follows the applet.

Support:

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

Notes:

  • Possible values: LEFT, RIGHT, TOP, TEXTTOP, MIDDLE, TEXTMIDDLE, BASELINE, BOTTOM, TEXTBOTTOM.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

ALT = "Text"
Text to display for browsers that don't support Java.

Support:

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

Notes:

  • This attribute is useless because any browser that doesn't support Java won't support this tag, and so won't understand the ALT attribute (duh!). To handle non-Java browsers, insert text between <APPLET> and </APPLET>.

ARCHIVE = "Text"
A ZIP file that contains classes used by the applet.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later 3.0 and later

Notes:

  • Use a filename or a full URL.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

CLASS = "Text"
The style sheet class used by the tag.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 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.

CODE = "Text" (Required)
The .class file that contains the applet code.

Support:

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

Notes:

  • Use a filename or a full URL.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

CODEBASE = "Text"
The base URL used by the applet.

Support:

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

Notes:

  • You don't need this attribute if the CODE attribute contains a full URL.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

HEIGHT = Positive integer (Required)
The applet's height, in pixels.

Support:

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

Notes:

HSPACE = Positive integer
The horizontal space, in pixels, that is added to the left and right sides of the applet.

Support:

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

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

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 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

MAYSCRIPT
When present, indicates that the applet can access JavaScript on the page.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported Not supported 3.0 and later

NAME = "Text"
The name of the applet.

Support:

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

Notes:

  • The NAME attribute enables other applets on the page to work with this applet.
  • This attribute is deprecated.

OBJECT = "Text"
A resource containing a serialized representation of an applet's state.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later Not supported Not supported

Notes:

  • No, I don't know what this attribute does, either.

SRC = "Text"
The URL of the applet.

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
Not supported 4.0 and later Not supported

Notes:

  • Use the CODE and CODEBASE attributes instead of SRC.

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

Support:

HTML StandardInternet ExplorerNetscape Navigator
4.0 and later 4.0 and later 4.0 and later

Notes:

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

VSPACE = Positive integer
The vertical space, in pixels, that is added to the top and bottom of the applet.

Support:

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

Notes:

WIDTH = Positive integer (Required)
The applet's width, in pixels.

Support:

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

Notes:

Example:
<APPLET CODE="JavaTime.class" WIDTH=300 HEIGHT=60>
Yikes! Your browser doesn't support Java!
</APPLET>
How It Looks:
Yikes! Your browser doesn't support Java!

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