HTML frame tag
Note: If you don't know what a tag is and/or how you must use it we recommend you to read our HTML tags and attributes tutorial that you can find in our HTML tutorials section.
The
HTML frame tag defines a single frame. This will allow authors to load an independent HTML document into the space designated for this frame. The spaces for frames are defined with the
HTML frameset tag.
In the following example, a simple frameset is defined. The HTML frame tag set common attributes:
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<frameset cols="50%,50%">
<frame noresize="noresize" src="original-document.html" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="yes">
<frame noresize="noresize" src="modified-document.html" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="yes">
</frameset>Code end
The "id" attribute assigns an identifier to the associated element. This identifier must be unique in the document and can be used to refer to that element.
Example:
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<p id="paragraph1">This is the first paragraph named as paragraph1. To dynamically change its properties use this identifier.</p>
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The "class" attribute assigns a class name (or a list of class names separated by spaces) to the container element. It's used with style sheets and tells the browser the class to which the element is associated with. A class gives visual attributes to elements.
Example:
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<p class="references">This article is based on the book "Wind in the trees" by Jhon L. Brooks</p>
<p class="references important">This article is based on the book "Wind in the trees" by Jhon L. Brooks... and is more important than the one before.</p>
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Defines a visual style of this element. Is a better practice to define styles attributes in external style sheets grouping them in classes. Attributes in the "style" parameter must preserve this order "name : value" and be separated by a semi-colon.
If you're writing
XHTML code it's recommended not to use this attribute and try style sheet classes (with the "class" attribute).
Example:
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<p style="color: #0000FF; font-size: 12pt">This is a paragraph with a defined style</p>
<p>And this is another text without style.</p>
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Indicates a title for the element. Used to give a short description about the element that is usually shown as a "tool tip" when the user put the mouse pointer over the element.
Example:
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Assigns a name to the frame. This name may be used as the value of the "target" attribute in links and forms. It's recommended to use the "id" attribute instead for
XHTML code compatibility.
longdesc (uri)
Defines the address of a resource providing a description for this frame. It's supposed to supplement the short description provided in the "title" attribute.
Example:
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<frame name="articles" src="articles-index.html" longdesc="whats-articles-frame.html">Code end
This attribute defines the address of the initial content for the frame.
Example:
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<frame name="menu" src="menu.html">Code end
noresize
When present, this attribute indicates that users should not be able to change the frame's size.
Example:
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<frame name="title" noresize src="title.html">Code end
scrolling
Decides how scrolling devices will be shown for this frame. Possible values are (case-insensitive):
- auto: This value tells the browser to provide scrolling devices only when it's necessary (default).
- yes: This value tells the browser to always provide scrolling devices.
- no: This value tells the browser not to provide scrolling devices.
frameborder
Decides if a border (separator) will be drawn for this frame. The value "1" tells the browser to draw a border for this frame, while the value "0" not to draw it. Note that for two adjacent frames, both "frameborder" attributes must be set to "0" if you want the border between them to be invisible.
marginwidth (pixels)
Specifies the distance between the left margin and the content, as well as the distance between the right margin and the content.
marginheight (pixels)
Specifies the distance between the top margin and the content, as well as the distance between the bottom margin and the content.
There are no events defined for this tag.
See complete list and information about
events in HTML
