SAMP

Description

The Sample element can be used to indicate a sequence of literal characters and is typically rendered in a mono spaced font.

Syntax

<SAMP
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
event = script
>

Parameter

Description

CLASS

Specifies the class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a sub-classed style sheet with the tag.

ID

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

Specifies which language to use in ISO standard language abbreviation form.

LANGUAGE

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.

STYLE

Specifies an in-line style sheet for the tag.

TITLE

Used to provide advisory information.

event

Can be one or more of these events:
onclick
ondblclick
ondragstart
onhelp
onkeydown
onkeypress
onkeyup
onmousedown
onmousemove
onmouseout
onmouseover
onmouseup
onselectstart

Example

A sequence of <SAMP>literal characters</SAMP> commonly renders in a monospaced font.

would render as:

A sequence of literal characters commonly renders in a monospaced font.

Remarks

Both the start and end tags are required.

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