name (HTML attribute)
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | Saf1.3+ | Op9.2+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full |
| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 3.2 |
Example
The name of the parameter here is
"shape":
<param name="shape" value="triangle"/>
Description
This required attribute defines
what data is being passed to the object or
applet in the parameter.
Value
The value of the
param’s name attribute very much
depends on the type of object being embedded into the web page. Whatever
parameter name is being used, the understanding is that the object is able
to make sense of the information being passed to it, hence in the example
above, the param is named "shape",
so the Java applet would presumably have an interface with a function that
accepts various values, one of which is a shape variable - it should
understand, therefore, that a shape is being passed in and will also need
to act on the value passed to it in the value
attribute.
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 |
| 9.5 | Full |
Every browser listed supports this attribute.
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