Represents a hotspot area on an image that a user can click to link to another database resource or a URL.

Containment Hierarchy

Contained by: <imagemap>

Contains: <code>, %rectpoints;, %polypoints;, %area.link;

Syntax

<!ELEMENT area ( (%rectpoints; | %polypoints;)?, (%area.link;)?, code? )> )>

Content

(%rectpoints; | %polypoints;)?, %area.link;?, code?

Optionally contains any of the contents of either the %rectpoints; or %polypoints; entities, optionally followed by any of the contents of the %area.link; entity, then an optional <code> element.

<!ATTLIST area

type	(%area.type;)	#IMPLIED
tabindex	%integer;	"0"
alttext	%string;	#IMPLIED
targetframe	%string;	#IMPLIED
%html.core.attrs;

>

alttext

Text to display in the status bar when a user mouses over an invisible hotspot area. If the hotspot links to a URL, the URL address overwrites this alternate text.

Identifies the position of this hotspot area in the tab order for the one or more hotspots contained by an imagemap.

Name of the frame to display the URL or database resource retrieved by the hotspot link.

Defines the shape used to define the hotspot area. Can be any of the options in the %area.type; entity.

The %area.link; entity defines the rich text links that can be included in an area.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % area.link " %richtext.links; ">

The %area.type; entity defines the optional shapes to use to define the hotspot area.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % area.type "circle | default | rectangle | polygon ">

default

Creates a hotspot area that includes the entire image, by default.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % polypoints " ( point, point, point+ )">

point element

The %rectpoints; entity defines the point coordinates that make up a rectangle.

Syntax:

<!ENTITY % rectpoints " ( point, point )">

point element

Example
See Also

The Domino DTD

Glossary