Dynamic HTML: The Definitive Reference

Name

<SAMP> — NN all IE all HTML all

Synopsis

<SAMP>...</SAMP>

End Tag: Required

The SAMP element is one of a large group of elements that the HTML 4.0 recommendation calls phrase elements. Such elements assign structural meaning to a designated portion of the document. A SAMP element is one that contains text that is sample output from a computer program or script. This is different from a code example, which is covered by the CODE element.

Browsers have free rein to determine how (or whether) to distinguish SAMP element content from the rest of the BODY element. Both Navigator and Internet Explorer elect to render the text in monospace font. This can be overridden with a style sheet as you see fit.

Example

<P>When you press the Enter key, you will see <SAMP>Hello, world!</SAMP>
on the screen.</P>

Object Model Reference

IE

[window.]document.all.elementID

Attributes

CLASS	ID	LANGUAGE	STYLE	TITLE
DIR	LANG

Event Handler Attributes

Handler	NN	IE	HTML
onClick	n/a	4	4
onDblClick	n/a	4	4
onDragStart	n/a	4	n/a
onHelp	n/a	4	n/a
onKeyDown	n/a	4	4
onKeyPress	n/a	4	4
onKeyUp	n/a	4	4
onMouseDown	n/a	4	4
onMouseMove	n/a	4	4
onMouseOut	n/a	4	4
onMouseOver	n/a	4	4
onMouseUp	n/a	4	4
onSelectStart	n/a	4	n/a