HTML The Definitive Guide (152 page)

name=
name

Specify the name of the parameter

that is passed to the form-processing

application for this input element

(required)

value=
string

Specify the value of this element that

is passed to the form-processing

application

Create an image input element within

a

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

element

align=
type

Align the image to either the top,

middle, or bottom of the form

element's text

alt=
string

Provide an alternative description for

the image

border=
n

Set the pixel thickness of the border

of the image

disabled

Disable this control, making it

inactive

name=
name

Specify the name of the parameter to

be passed to the form-processing

application for this input element

(required)

notab

Specify that this element is not part of

Graphic

the tabbing order

src=
url

Specify the source URL of the image

(required)

tabindex=
n

Specify this element's position in the

tabbing order

taborder=
n

Specify this element's position in the

Graphic

tabbing order

usemap=
url

Specify the URL of a map to be used

withi this image

Create a content-protected text-input

element within a

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

element

disabled

Disable this control, making it

inactive

maxlength=
n

Specify the maximum number of

characters to accept for this element

name=
name

Specify the name of the parameter to

be passed to the form-processing

application for this input element

(required)

notab

Specify that this element is not part of

Graphic

the tabbing order

onblur=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse leaves this element

onchange=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

user changes the value of this element

onfocus=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse enters this element

onselect=
applet

Specify an applet to be run if the user

clicks this element

readonly

Prevent user modification of this

element

size=
n

Specify the number of characters to

display for this element

tabindex=
n

Specify this element's position in the

tabbing order

taborder=
n

Specify this element's position in the

Graphic

tabbing order

value=
string

Specify the initial value for this

element

Create a radio-button input element

within a

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

element

checked

Mark the element as initially selected

disabled

Disable this control, making it

inactive

name=
string

Specify the name of the parameter to

be passed to the form-processing

application if the input element is

selected (required)

notab

Specify that this element is not part of

Graphic

the tabbing order

readonly

Prevent user modification of this

element

tabindex=
n

Specify this element's position in the

tabbing order

taborder=
n

Specify this element's position in the

Graphic

tabbing order

value=
string

Specify the value of the parameter

sent to the form-processing

application if this form element is

selected (required)

Create a reset button within a

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

element

disabled

Disable this control, making it

inactive

notab

Specify that this element is not part of

Graphic

the tabbing order

tabindex=
n

Specify this element's position in the

tabbing order

taborder=
n

Specify this element's position in the

Graphic

tabbing order

value=
string

Specify an alternate label for the reset

button (default is "Reset")

Create a submit button within a

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

element

disable

Disable this control, making it

inactive

name=
name

Specify the name of the parameter

that is passed to the form-processing

application for this input element

(required)

notab

Specify that this element is not part of

Graphic

the tabbing order

tabindex=
n

Specify this element's position in the

tabbing order

taborder=
n

Specify this element's position in the

Graphic

tabbing order

value=
string

Specify an alternate label for the

submit button, as well as the value

passed to the form-processing

application for this parameter if this

button is clicked

Create a text input element within a

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

element

disabled

Disable this control, making it

inactive

maxlength=
n

Specify the maximum number of

characters to accept for this element

name=
name

Specify the name of the parameter

that is passed to the form-processing

application for this input element

(required)

notab

Specify that this element is not part of

Graphic

the tabbing order

onblur=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse leaves this element

onchange=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

user changes the value of this element

onfocus=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse enters this element

onselect=
applet

Specify an applet to be run if the user

clicks this element

readonly

Prevent user modification of this

element

size=
n

Specify the number of characters to

display for this element

tabindex=
n

Specify this element's position in the

tabbing order

taborder=
n

Specify this element's position in the

Graphic

tabbing order

value=
string

Specify the initial value for this

element

...

Delineate an inserted section of a

document

cite=
url

Cite a document justsifying the

insertion

datetime=
date

Specify the date and time of the

insertion

Create a "searchable" HTML

*

document

action=
url

For Internet Explorer only, provide

Graphic

the URL of the program that will

perform the searching action

class=
name

Specify a style class controlling the

appearance of this tag

dir=
dir

Specify the rendering direction for

text, either left-to-right (ltr) or

right-to-left (rtl)

id=
name

Define a name for this tag that is

unique to this document

lang=
language

Specify the language used for this

tag's contents using a standard

two-character ISO language name

prompt=
string

Provide an alternate prompt for the

input field

style=
style

Specify an inline style for this tag

title=
string

Specify a title for this tag

...

The enclosed text is keyboard-like

input

Generate key information in a form

Graphic *

challenge=
string

Provide a challenge string to be

Graphic

packaged with the key

name=
name

Provide a name for the key

Graphic

...

Define a label for a form control

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

label

for=
name

Specify the form element associated

with this label

onblur=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse leaves this label

onfocus=
applet

Specify an applet to be run when the

mouse enters this label

...

Define a layer

Graphic *

above=
name

Place this layer above the named

Graphic

layer

background=
url

Specify a background image for the

Graphic

layer

below=
name

Place this layer below the named

Graphic

layer

bgcolor=
color

Specify the background color for the

Graphic

layer

class=
name

Specify a style class controlling the

Graphic

appearance of this tag

clip=
edge

Define the layer's clipping region, in

Graphic

pixels. If
left
and
top
are 0, they may be omitted

left=
n

Define, in pixels, the position of the

Graphic

layer's left edge from the containing

document or layer

name=
name

Provide a name for the layer

Graphic

src=
url

Supply the content of the layer from

Graphic

another document

style=
style

Specify an inline style for this tag

Graphic

top=
n

Define, in pixels, the position of the

Graphic

layer's top edge from the containing

document or layer

visibility=
value

Determine whether to show the layer,

Graphic

hide the layer, or inherit the

visibility attribute from a containing

layer

width=
n

Define the width, in pixels, of the

Graphic

layer

z-index=
n

Specify the layer's position in the

Graphic

stacking order

...

Define a legend for a form field set

accesskey=
char

Define the hot-key character for this

legend

align=
position

Align the legend to the top,

bottom, left, or right of the

field set

Delimit a list item in an ordered

(

) or unordered (
) list type=
format


Set the type of this list element to the


desired
format
. For

• within
  : A (capital letters), a
  

  (lowercase letters), I (capital Roman
  

  numerals), i (lowercase Roman
  

  numerals), or 1 (Arabic numerals;
  

  default). For

  1. within
     : circle, disc (default), or
     

     square.
     

     value=
     n
     

     Set the number for this list item to
     n
     
     

     Define a link between this document
     

     and another document in the
     

     document
     

     charset=
     charset
     

     Specify the character set used to
     

     encode the target of this link
     

     href=
     url
     

     Specify the hypertext reference URL
     

     of the target document
     

     hreflang=
     url
     

     Specify the language used for the
     

     target's contents using a standard
     

     two-character ISO language name