<FRAMESET> Tag & its Attribute

HTML Tag <FRAMESET>

<FRAMESET> Contains frame definitions and specifies frame spacing, dimensions, and attributes. Place <FRAME> tags inside <FRAMESET> tags.

Attribute of <FRAMESET> Tag

BORDER

Specifies the thickness of borders (in pixels) around frames defined within the frameset. You can also control border thickness with the <FRAME> tag.

<FRAMESET COLS="*,150" BORDER=5>
<FRAME SRC="left.html" NAME="main">
<FRAME SRC="side.html" NAME="side">
</FRAMESET>

Possible Values

Positive Integer Number.

BORDERCOLOR

Sets the color of the frame borders. Color names can substitute for the hexadecimal RGB color values.

<FRAMESET BORDERCOLOR="Red"
ROWS="100,*">
<FRAME SRC="top.html" NAME="title">
<FRAME SRC="story.html" NAME="Story">
</FRAMESET>

Possible Values

Color Name or hexadecimal color code.

COLS

Specifies the number and dimensions of the vertical frames within the current frameset. Set COLS= to a comma-separated list of numbers or percentages to indicate the width of each frame. Use the asterisk (*) to represent a variable width. A frame of variable width fills the space left over after the browser formats space for the other frames (<FRAMESET COLS="100,400,10% *">). Setting COLS= with percentage values controls the ratio of frame horizontal space relative to the amount of space available within the browser (<FRAMESET COLS="10%,*">). You cannot use COLS= and ROWS= in the same tag.

<FRAMESET COLS="*,100,*">
<FRAME SRC="left.html" NAME="left">
<FRAME SRC="middle.html" NAME="middle">
<FRAMESET ROWS=2>
<FRAME SRC="top.html" NAME="top">
<FRAME SRC="bottom.html"
NAME="bottom">
</FRAMESET>
</FRAMESET>

Possible Values

value in Pixel, Percentage, * for all.

FRAMESPACING

Specifies the space (in pixels) between frames within the browser window.

<FRAMESET ROWS="*,100" FRAMESPACING=10>
<FRAME SRC="top.html" NAME="top">
<FRAME SRC="middle.html" NAME="middle">
</FRAMESET>

Possible Values

Positive integer number.

ROWS

Specifies the number and dimensions of the horizontal frames within the current frameset.

<FRAMESET ROWS="*,100,*">
<FRAME SRC="top.html" NAME="top">
<FRAME SRC="middle.html" NAME="middle">
<FRAMESET COLS=2>
<FRAME SRC="bottom1.html" NAME="left">
<FRAME SRC="bottom2.html" NAME="right">
</FRAMESET>
</FRAMESET>

Possible Values

Value in Pixel or Percentage.