HTML <param> Tag

Description:

The <param> tag is used for passing parameters to an embedded object.

This tag is used in conjunction with the <object> tag to embed an object within an HTML document.

 

Specific Attributes:

Attribute Definition
name Defines the name of the parameter.
value Specifies the value of the parameter.
valuetype Specifies the type of value.
Possible values:
  • data (default)
  • ref - the value is a URI of a resource
  • object - the value is an object within the same document
type Specifies content type of the resource specified by the value attribute, but only where valuetype is set to "ref".

Other Attributes:

Attribute Definition
id Specifies a unique id for an element.

Example Code:

<object title="Elevator" classid="elevator.class">
  <param name="audio" value="elev.au">
  <param name="width" value="200">
  <param name="height" value="100">
</object>