LEGEND

Description

Identifies a contained set of fields defined in the FIELDSET element. The LEGEND element must be the first element within the FIELDSET element

Syntax

<LEGEND
ALIGN=BOTTOM | CENTER | LEFT | RIGHT | TOP
CLASS=classname
ID=value
LANG=language
LANGUAGE=JAVASCRIPT | JSCRIPT | VBSCRIPT | VBS
STYLE=css1-properties
TITLE=text
VALIGN=BOTTOM | TOP
event = script
>

Parameter

Description

ALIGN

CENTER | LEFT | RIGHT | TOP Specifies the alignment of the legend text.
BOTTOM--Aligns the legend text bottom center.
CENTER--Centers the legend text.
LEFT--Left aligns the legend text.
RIGHT--Right aligns the legend text.
TOP--Aligns the legend text top center.

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.

VALIGN

Specifies whether the legend text appears at the top or bottom.

event

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

Version

This element is only supported by Internet Explorer 4.0 and above.

Example

<FIELDSET ID="fld1" STYLE="width:250">
<LEGEND ALIGN="left">Choose a topic</LEGEND>
<TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="200">
<TR>
<TD><LABEL FOR="radEducation">Education</LABEL></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="topic" VALUE="Education" ID="radEducation"></TD>
<TD><LABEL FOR="radInternet">Internet </LABEL></TD>
<TD><INPUT TYPE="radio" NAME="topic" VALUE="Internet" ID="radInternet"></TD>
</TR>
...
</TABLE>
</FIELDSET>

The code is rendered as:

Choose a topic

Remarks

This element is a block element. Both the start and end tags are required.

Related Topics

DIR, MENU, OL, UL, FIELDSET