HTML element: <param>
Availability
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Partial support as of BlackBerry®
Device Software version 4.0.
Full support as of BlackBerry Device Software
version 4.6.
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The <param> element defines the run-time parameters for an object. The parameter is a name-value pair, specified by the name and value attributes.
Differences between HTML, XHTML, and XHTML-MP
In HTML, the <param> tag is not closed. To conform to XHTML (strict) or XHTML-MP, you must properly close the <param> element.
Attributes
Attribute
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Value(s)
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Description
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Supported in
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id
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name
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This attribute specifies a unique name for the element.
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4.6 or later
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name
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text
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Required. This attribute specifies a unique name for the parameter.
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4.6 or later
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type
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MIME_type
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This attribute specifies the media type.
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4.6 or later
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value
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value
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This attribute specifies the value of the parameter.
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4.6 or later
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valuetype
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data
ref
object
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This attribute specifies the type of the value attribute. The valuetype attribute may have one of the following values:
- data: The specified value is passed to the object as a string. This is the default value.
- object: The specified value is an object declaration in the same document.
- ref: The value is a URI that specifies where the run-time values are located.
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4.6 or later
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