name (HTML attribute)
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | Saf1.3+ | Op9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 4.01 |
Example
Thename
attribute provides a way of referencing form data: <frameset rows="100,*"> <frame src="header.html" frameborder="1" name="nav" title="Navigation window"/> <frame src="home.html" frameborder="0" name="main" title="Main window" longdesc="main-description.txt"/> </frameset>
Description
The frame’s
name attribute provides a mechanism for referencing
the frame (and hence its content), perhaps for the purposes of client-side
scripting - referencing values that may be stored in JavaScript variables
in other windows, for example, or to get access to the window so that the
document can be interrogated or adapted using the Document Object Model
(DOM). However, the main reason for applying a name
attribute is so that a link from one frame can be
directed to another frame, e.g.
<a href="summer.html" target="main">Summertime is the best!</a>
If
the markup above were in the frame named
"nav", clicking on the link to the page about
summertime would load the page, "summer.html", in the
other frame named "main".
Value
Any name that the developer chooses (not containing spaces or special characters).
Compatibility
| IE | 5.5 | Full |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | Full | |
| 7.0 | Full | |
| Firefox | 1.0 | Full |
| 1.5 | Full | |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| Safari | 1.3 | Full |
| 2.0 | Full | |
| 3.0 | Full | |
| Opera | 9.2 | Full |
It causes no compatibility issues, and has excellent support across all tested browsers.
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