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ParamElement object (Object/HTML)

An object that encapsulates one of the parameters passed to an OBJECT object from its <PARAM> tags.

Availability:

DOM level - 1
JavaScript - 1.5
JScript - 5.0
Internet Explorer - 5.0
Netscape - 6.0
Inherits from:Element object
JavaScript syntax:IEmyParam = myDocument.all.anElementID
IEmyParam = myDocument.all.tags("PARAMETER")[anIndex]
IEmyParam = myDocument.all.[aName]
-myParam = myDocument.getElementByID(anElementID)
-myParam = myDocument.getElementsByName(aName)[anIndex]
-myParam = myDocument.getElementsByTagName("PARAMETER")[anIndex]
HTML syntax:<PARAM>
Argument list:anElementIDThe ID value of the element required
anIndexA reference to an element in a collection
aNameAn associative array reference
Object properties:name, type, value, valueType
Event handlers:onClick, onDblClick, onHelp, onKeyDown, onKeyPress, onKeyUp, onMouseDown, onMouseMove, onMouseOut, onMouseOver, onMouseUp

This is a new object introduced with the DOM specification. Its full name is HTMLParamElement. It can only exist as a child element within a block structured <OBJECT> tag.

PropertyJavaScriptJScriptNIEOperaNESECMADOMCSSHTMLNotes
name1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/a-
type1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/a-
value1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/a-
valueType1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a1 1 n/a n/a-

Event nameJavaScriptJScriptNIEOperaNESECMADOMCSSHTMLNotes
onClick1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onDblClick1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onHelp n/a5.0 5.0 n/a5.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a n/aWarning
onKeyDown1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onKeyPress1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onKeyUp1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseDown1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseMove1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseOut1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseOver1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning
onMouseUp1.5 1.55.0 5.06.0 6.05.0 5.0n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a4.0 4.0Warning

Inheritance chain:

Element object, Node object

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