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AREA
Description
Specifies the shape of a hyperlink "hot spot" in a client-side image map.
Syntax
<AREA
ALT=text
CLASS=classname
COORDS=coordinates
HREF=url
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
NOHREF
SHAPE=CIRC | CIRCLE | POLY | POLYGON | RECT | RECTANGLE
STYLE=css1-properties
TABINDEX=n
TARGET=window_name | _blank | _parent | _self | _top
TITLE=text
event = script
>
Parameter Description ALT=text Optional text as an alternative to the graphic for rendering in non-graphical environments. Alternate text should be provided whenever the graphic is not rendered. Alternate text is mandatory for Level 0 documents. CLASS=classname Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag. COORDS=coordinates Coordinates that define the hot spot's shape. HREF=url Specifies the destination URL or anchor point. ID=value An SGML identifier used as the target for hypertext links or for naming particular elements in associated style sheets. Valid ID values must begin with a letter. The underbar character, "_", may be used in the ID name. The ID should be unique throughout the scope of the document. If more than one object with the same identifier exists in a document, a collection of those named items is created that can only be referenced by ordinal position. LANG=language Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form. LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBS | VBSCRIPT Specifies the language the current script is written in and invokes the proper scripting engine. The default value is JAVASCRIPT.
JAVASCRIPT, JSCRIPT The scripting language is written in JavaScript. VBS, VBSCRIPT The scripting language is written in VBScript. NOHREF Indicates that clicks in this region should cause no action. SHAPE=CIRC | CIRCLE | POLY | POLYGON | RECT | RECTANGLE Specifies the type of shape used in the image map. STYLE=css1-properties Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag. TABINDEX=n Sets the tab order position for the object. TARGET=window_name | _blank | _parent | _self | _top Specifies the window or frame to target the contents at. If no frame or window exists that matches the specified target, a new window is opened for the specified link. If no target is specified, the default is "_self" for a link within the same site or "_top" if the site is external. Special target values are listed below:
_blank Specifies to load the link into a new unnamed window. _parent Specifies to load the link into the immediate parent of the document the link is in. _self Specifies to load the link into the same window the link was clicked in. _top Specifies to load the link into the full body of the current window. TITLE=text Used to provide advisory information. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a ToolTip during the onmouseover event. event Can be one or more of these events:
onblur onclick ondblclick ondragstart onfocus onhelp onkeydown onkeypress onkeyup onmousedown onmousemove onmouseout onmouseover onmouseup onselectstart Remarks
This is an empty element and does not require a closing tag.
Examples
<AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="0, 0, 58, 31" HREF="http://www.microsoft.com/ie/"> <AREA TARGET="viewer" HREF="sample.htm" SHAPE="CIRCLE" COORDS="73, 15, 10"> <AREA SHAPE="RECT" COORDS="58, 0, 88, 31" NOHREF>Scripting Object
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