HTML <map> tag

Function:

The HTML <map> tag is used for defining an image map along with <img> tag.

Difference between HTML and XHTML:

NONE

Example:

<img src=/images/html.gif alt="HTML Map" border="0" usemap="#html"/>

<!-- Create  Mappings -->
<map name="html">
   <area shape="circle" 
            coords="154,150,59" href="link1.htm" alt="link 1"
			target="_self" />
   <area shape="poly" 
            coords="272,79,351,79,351,15,486,15,486,218,272,218,
                    292,166,292,136,270,76" alt="link 2"
			href="link2.htm" target="_self" />
   <area shape="rect" 
            coords="325,224,488,286" alt="link 3"
			href="link3.htm" target="_self" />

</map>

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Attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
name	unique_name	Defines a unique name for the map tag.

Standard Attributes:

Attribute	Description
class	Document wide identifier
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
id	Document wide identifier
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element.
style	Helps to include inline casecadubf style sheet.
lang	Sets the language code.
xml:lang	Sets the language code.

Event Attributes:

Attribute	Description
tabindex	Helps determine the tabbing order.
accesskey	Access keys (or shortcut keys)
onfocus	Script runs when a objects gets focus
onblur	Script runs when a objects loses focus
onclick	Script runs when a mouse click
ondblclick	Script runs when a mouse double-click
onmousedown	Script runs when mouse button is pressed
onmouseup	Script runs when mouse button is released
onmouseover	Script runs when mouse pointer moves over an element
onmousemove	Script runs when mouse pointer moves
onmouseout	Script runs when mouse pointer moves out of an element
onkeypress	Script runs when key is pressed and released
onkeydown	Script runs when key is pressed
onkeyup	Script runs when key is released