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HTML: <param> tag

HTML <param> element defines parameters for <object> element

Online Example

Set the parameter "autoplay" to "true", the audio will play automatically after loading:

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>　
<meta charset="utf-8">　
<title>Basic Tutorial(oldtoolbag.com)</title>　
</head>
<body>
<p><b>Attention:</b> Internet Explorer　8and earlier versions do not support .wav files. Try renaming the file to "horse.mp3" to check the use of this example in the IE version.</p>
<object src="horse.wav">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
</object>
</body>
</html>

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Browser compatibility

IEFirefoxOperaChromeSafari

<param> tag is supported by most mainstream browsers. However, the file format defined by <object> is not supported by all browsers.

Tag definition and usage instructions

<param> element allows you to specify the run for the object inserted into the XHTML document-time setting, that is to say, this tag can be used for the object it contains <object> or <applet> tags provide parameters.

in HTML 4.01 versus HTML5 differences

HTML 4.01 Attributes: "type" and "valuetype", in HTML5 Not supported in Chinese.

Differences Between HTML and XHTML

In HTML, the <param> tag does not have a closing tag.

In XHTML, the <param> tag must be closed correctly.

Attribute

Attribute	Value	Description
name	name	Define the name of the parameter (used in scripts).
type	MIME_type	HTML5Not supported. Define MIME type parameter.
value	value	Describe the parameter value.
valuetype	data 　ref 　object	HTML5 Not supported. Describe the type of the value.

global attributes

<param> tag supports global attributes, see the complete attribute table HTML Global Attributes.

event attributes

<param> tag supports all HTML Event Attributes.

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