# param

Specifies a parameter to be passed to an embedded object.

## Platform Support

IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | ---
2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+

## Example

This example displays an object named "myDemo":

    <object classid="java:myDemo.class" standby="Loading..." height="350" width="350">
    	<param name="loop" value="2" />
    	Sorry, if this text is displayed, your browser does not support Java.
    </object>

## Remarks

Remember to self-close your <param /> tags.

## Attribute Detail

Attribute | IE | Netscape | Mozilla | Opera | Safari
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
datafld [field-name] For a databound element, specifies the field supplying the data. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
dataformatas Specifies whether the element treats data as plain text or as html. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
datasrc [name/id-of-data-source] For a databound element, specifies the id of the data source. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
id [element-id] Unique identifier for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
name [element-name] Unique name identifier for the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
type (param) [MIME-type] Specifies the MIME type for the element. | 4.0+ |  | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+
value [value-text] Text containing the value of the element. | 4.0+ | 1.1+ | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+
valuetype Specifies the type of value for the element. | 4.0+ | 1.1+ | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+

## Availability

W3C HTML 4.01

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