HTML Tag <PARAM>

<PARAM> Specifies parameters passed to an embedded object. Use the <PARAM> tag within the <OBJECT> or <APPLET> tags.

Attribute of <PARAM> Tag

• DATAFLD
• DATASRC
• NAME
• TITLE
• TYPE
• VALUE
• VALUETYPE

DATAFLD

Selects a column from a block of tabular data.

<PARAM DATA="dataview.ocx"
DATASRC="#data_table"
DATAFLD="datafld1">

Possible Values

Field Name.

DATASRC

Specifies the location of tabular data to be bound within the document.

<PARAM DATA="dataview.ocx"
DATASRC="#data_table">

Possible Values

Data Source Name

NAME

Indicates the name of the parameter passed to the embedded object.

<PARAM NAME="roll" VALUE="1920">

Possible Values

Any valid Name.

TITLE

Specifies text assigned to the tag. You might use this attribute for context-sensitive help within the document. Browsers may use this to show tool tips.

<PARAM TITLE="Object parameter"
NAME="size" VALUE="0">

Possible Values

Any Text.

TYPE

Specifies the MIME type of the data found at the specified URL. Use this attribute with the VALUETYPE=REF attribute.

<PARAM NAME="data"
VALUE="/data/sim1.zip"
VALUETYPE=REF
TYPE="application/x-zip-compressed">

Possible Values

MIME Type.

VALUE

Specifies the value associated with the parameter passed to the embedded object.

<PARAM NAME="startyear" VALUE="1920">

Possible Values

Any Valid Value.

VALUETYPE

Indicates the kind of value passed to the embedded object.

<PARAM NAME="length" VALUE="9"
VALUETYPE=DATA>

Possible Values

REF, OBJECT, DATA