name (HTML attribute)
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | Saf1.3+ | Op9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 3.2 |
name="string"
Example
Thename attribute provides a means for referencing the
map: <map name="bigthings">
<area shape="rect" coords="35,4,205,108"
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia's_Big_Things"
alt="Australia's Big Things (on Wikipedia)"/>
<area shape="rect" coords="136,163,255,230"
href="http://vwkombi.com/" alt="The VW Kombi,
another Aussie icon"/>
</map>
⋮
<p><img src="giant-prawn.jpg" alt="The Giant Prawn at Ballina"
border="0" usemap="#bigthings"/></p>
Description
The name
attribute is required to provide a reference for the
map element. The image element
refers to this attribute (through its usemap attribute)
using a combination of the "#" character and the map’s
name attribute, as the example HTML
shows.
Value
This attribute can take as its value any name that the developer chooses, so long as it doesn’t contain 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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