Using the <param> tag

Description

The param tag is used to pass parameters to the various types of media elements.

Example

This CNXML:


<media id="chromatic-snd" display="block" 
       alt="A chromatic scale performed on
       the clarinet by Michael Lawrence">
  <audio mime-type="audio/x-wav" 
         src="chromatic_slurred.wav">
    <param name="title" value="Chromatic Scale" />
  </audio>
</media>

Results in this display:

Audio File: Chromatic Scale

Compare this output to the output of an audio tag without a title param.

Attributes(what's this?)

name (required): The attribute name of the parameter.
value (required): The value for the parameter.
id (optional): A unique identifier, whose value must begin with a letter and contain only letters, numbers, hyphens, underscores, colons, and/or periods (no spaces).

Children(what's this?)

The param tag is an empty tag and does not contain any children.

Parents(what's this?)

audio, flash, video, java-applet, image, labview, download

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