The element is used to apply a style to text which doesn't play any structural role, or where use of standard HTML elements is not desirable. It allows a user to define their own method of rendering using style sheets.
<SPAN
CLASS=classname
DATAFLD=colname
DATAFORMATAS=HTML | TEXT
DATASRC=#ID
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. |
DATAFLD |
The column name from the data source object that supplies the bound data. |
DATAFORMATAS |
Indicates whether bound data is plain text or HTML. |
DATASRC |
Indicates the ID of the data source object that supplies the data that is bound to this element. |
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. |
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: |
Supported by Internet Explorer 4.0 or above version.
<P>This paragraph contains a single <SPAN STYLE="color: yellow">yellow</SPAN> word.
The code is rendered as:
This paragraph contains a single yellow word.
Both the start and end tags are required. Example