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Sets or retrieves whether the content of the META tag is bound to an HTTP response header.

Inline	<META HTTP-EQUIV = sInformation...>
Script	meta.httpEquiv = sInformation ]

sInformation

String containing information used in the response header.

The property is read/write with no default value.

If the property is omitted, the name property should be used to identify the meta-information. The httpEquiv property is not case-sensitive.

The following example causes the browser to reload the document every two seconds.

<META HTTP-EQUIV="REFRESH" CONTENT=2>

META

content