http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/struct/objects.html#h-13.1
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Following is the section of the Recommendation pertaining to the Applet Tag specifically.
13.4 Including an applet: the APPLET element
APPLET is deprecated (with all its attributes) in favor of OBJECT.
See the Transitional DTD for the formal definition.
Attribute definitions
codebase
= uri [CT]
This attribute specifies the base URI for the applet. If this attribute
is not specified, then it
defaults the same base URI as for the current document. Values for this
attribute may only
refer to subdirectories of the directory containing the current document.
Note. While the
restriction on subdirectories is a departure from common practice and the
HTML 3.2
specification, the HTML Working Group has chosen to leave the restriction
in this version
of the specification for security reasons.
code
= cdata [CS]
This attribute specifies either the name of the class file that contains
the applet's compiled
applet subclass or the path to get the class, including the class file
itself. It is interpreted with
respect to the applet's codebase. One of code or object must be present.
name
= cdata [CS]
This attribute specifies a name for the applet instance, which makes it
possible for applets
on the same page to find (and communicate with) each other.
archive
= uri-list [CT]
This attribute specifies a comma-separated list of URIs for archives containing
classes and
other resources that will be "preloaded". The classes are loaded using
an instance of an
AppletClassLoader with the given codebase. Relative URIs for archives are
interpreted with
respect to the applet's codebase. Preloading resources can significantly
improve the
performance of applets.
object
= cdata [CS]
This attribute names a resource containing a serialized representation
of an applet's state. It
is interpreted relative to the applet's codebase. The serialized data contains
the applet's
class name but not the implementation. The class name is used to retrieve
the
implementation from a class file or archive.
When the applet is "deserialized" the start( ) method is invoked but not
the init( ) method.
Attributes valid when the original object was serialized are not restored.
Any attributes
passed to this APPLET instance will be available to the applet. Authors
should use this feature
with extreme caution. An applet should be stopped before it is serialized.
Either code or object must be present. If both code and object are given,
it is an error if they
provide different class names.
width
= length [CI]
This attribute specifies the initial width of the applet's display area
(excluding any windows or
dialogs that the applet creates).
height = length [CI]
This attribute specifies the initial height of the applet's display area
(excluding any windows
or dialogs that the applet creates).
Attributes defined elsewhere
id,
class
(document-wide identifiers)
title (element title)
style (inline style information)
alt (alternate text)
align, hspace, vspace (visual presentation
of objects, images, and applets)
This element, supported by all Java-enabled browsers, allows designers
to embed a Java applet
in an HTML document. It has been deprecated in favor of the OBJECT
element.
The content of the APPLET acts as alternate information for user agents
that don't support this
element or are currently configured not to support applets. User agents
must ignore the content
otherwise.
DEPRECATED EXAMPLE
| Example 1
// In the following example, the APPLET element includes a Java applet in the document. // Since no codebase is supplied, the applet is assumed to be in the same directory as the // current document.
<APPLET code="Bubbles.class" width="500" height="500">
<OBJECT codetype="application/java"
|
| Example 2 |
|
// The following sample Java applet: <APPLET
code="AudioItem" width="15" height="15">
<OBJECT
codetype="application/java"
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