ISINDEX

Description

The Isindex element tells the browser that the document is an index document. While reading it, the reader may use a keyword search. The document can be queried with a keyword search by adding a question mark to the end of the document address, followed by a list of keywords separated by plus signs.

Syntax

<ISINDEX
CLASS=Style Sheet class name
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=styling
TITLE=text content
PROMPT=text
>

Parameter

Description

CLASS

Class of the tag being defined. This is used to associate a subclassed style sheet with the tag.

ID

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 underscore 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 script is written in JScript.
* VBS, VBSCRIPT The script is written in VBScript.

STYLE

Inline style sheet for the tag.

TITLE

The TITLE attribute is for advisory information (unless used with a mailto: attribute). The Title attribute should provide the title of the document whose address is given by the HREF attribute. The contents of the title attribute will be displayed in a tooltip during the mouse moves on the link. Internet Explorer 4.0 (and above) is the only browser to implement this.

PROMPT

Specifies a text prompt message for the input field. This allows any author to choose message to replace the default text of : "This is a searchable index. Enter search keywords."

Version

<ISINDEX> is no longer supported by Internet Explorer from version 4.0.

Example

<ISINDEX ACTION="websearch">

<ISINDEX PROMPT="Any_text_string : ">

Remarks

With HTML 4 this element will be deprecated, with INPUT recommended for use instead.

Related Topics

INPUT