HTML and CSS Reference
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security considerations of a Web page. Given its security implications, this attribute should
only be set if the developer is familiar with HTAs.
bordercolor
This attribute sets the color of the frame's border using either a named color or
a color specified in the hexadecimal
#RRGGBB
format.
frameborder
This attribute determines whether the frame is surrounded by an outlined
three-dimensional border. The HTML specification prefers the use of
1
for the frame border
on, and
0
for off; most browsers also acknowledge the use of
no
and
yes
.
longdesc
This attribute specifies the URL of a document that contains a long description of
the frame's content. This attribute should be used in conjunction with the
title
element.
marginheight
This attribute sets the height, in pixels, between the frame's content and its
top and bottom borders.
marginwidth
This attribute sets the width, in pixels, between the frame's content and its left
and right borders.
name
This attribute assigns a name to the frame so that it can be the target destination of
hyperlinks as well as a possible candidate for manipulation via a script.
noresize
This attribute overrides the default ability to resize frames and gives the frame a
fixed size.
scrolling
This attribute determines whether the frame has scroll bars. A
yes
value forces
scroll bars, a
no
value prohibits them, and an
auto
value lets the browser decide. When not
specified, the default value of
auto
is used. Authors are recommended to leave the value as
auto
. If you turn off scrolling and the contents end up being too large for the frame (due to
rendering differences, window size, and so forth), the user will not be able to scroll to see
the rest of the contents. If you turn scrolling on and the contents all fit in the frame, the
scroll bars will needlessly consume screen space. With the
auto
value, scroll bars appear
only when needed.
security
This attribute sets the value indicating whether the source file of a frame has
security restrictions applied. The only allowed value is
restricted
.
src
This attribute contains the URL of the contents to be displayed in the frame. If it is
absent, nothing will be loaded in the frame.
Example
<frameset rows="20%,80%">
<frame src="controls.html" name="controls" noresize scrolling="no">
<frame src="content.html" name="body">
<noframes>
<p>
Error: No frame support
</p>
</noframes>
</frameset>
