Language References

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HTML 2, 3.2, 4, 4.01, 5

Specifies property values for an object embeded on the page.

HTML Syntax

<param
   datafld = colname
   dataformatas = html | text
   datasrc = #id
   name = name
   value = value
>

PARAM elements specify a set of values that may be required by an embedded object at run-time. Any number of PARAM elements may appear in the content of an OBJECT or APPLET element, in any order, but must be placed at the start of the content of the enclosing OBJECT or APPLET element.

The syntax of names and values is assumed to be understood by the object’s implementation. This document does not specify how user agents should retrieve name/value pairs nor how they should interpret parameter names that appear twice.

The standby attribute can be used to display a message while the rendering mechanism loads.

When an OBJECT element is rendered, user agents must search the content for only those PARAM elements that are direct children and "feed" them to the OBJECT.

PARAM Members

APPLET, EMBED, OBJECT