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References : HTML 4.0

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Frames

Frames divide the browser window in several areas that permit separate documents to be displayed.

<frame> | <frameset> | <iframe> | <noframe>

<frame>
Defines a frame.
 
Starting/ending tag Required/Illegal.
 
Attributes Attributes name="...": Frame name.
src="...": Source document to be displayed in a frame.
frameborder="...": Toggles the border between frames (0, 1).
marginwidth="...": the horizontal space between the frame content and border.
marginheight="...": The vertical space between the frame content and border.
noresize: Disables sizing.
scrolling="...": Defines the scrollbar presence (auto, yes, no).
 
Empty Yes
 
Notes In XHTML 1.0, this tag should be in the form <frame /> to ensure compatibility with older browsers.
 
Example<frameset cols="20%,80%">
<frame name="left" src="menu.html">
<frame name="right" src="home.html">
</frameset>
 
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<frameset>...</frameset>
Defines the layout of frames within a window.
 
Starting/ending tag Required/Required
 
Attributes Attributes rows="...": Number of rows.
cols="...": Number of columns.
onload="...": Intrinsic event triggered when the document loads.
onunload="...": Intrinsic event triggered when the document unloads.
 
Empty No
 
Notes Framesets can be nested.
 
Example<frameset cols="20%,80%">
<frame name="left" src="menu.html">
<frame name="right" src="home.html">
</frameset>
 
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<iframe>...</iframe>
Creates an inline frame.
 
Starting/ending tag Required/Required
 
Attributes Attributes name="...": Frame name.
src="...": Source document to be displayed in a frame.
frameborder="...": Toggles the border between frames (0, 1).
marginwidth="...": Width space between the frame border and the content.
marginheight="...": Height space between the frame border and the content.
scrolling="...": Defines the scrollbar presence (auto, yes, no).
height="...": Height.
width="...": Width.
 
Deprecated Deprecated align="...": Controls alignment (left, center, right, justify).
 
Empty No
 
Example<iframe src="http://www.my_site.com" bame="zone1" height="350" width="450">
Sorry, but your browser does not support local frames.
</iframe>
 
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<noframes>...</noframes>
Alternative content to display when frames are not supported.
 
Starting/ending tag Required/Required
 
Attributes AttributesNone
 
Empty No
 
Example<noframe>Here is the code used for browsers that do not support frames</noframe>
 
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