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Specifies the class of the object.

Inline	<element CLASS = sClass...>
Script	object.className = sClass ]

sClass

String specifying the class or style rule.

The property is read/write.

The class attribute is typically used to associate a particular style rule in a stylesheet with the element.

<style>
  .style1 {... style definition ...}
</STYLE>
...
<ELEMENT class="style1">
  This will take the style defined for the class
</ELEMENT>

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