Gets or sets information used to bind the value of a content attribute of a meta element to an HTTP response header.
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Syntax
| HTML | <element http-equiv="p" ... > |
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Property values
Type: String
the information in the response header. See HTTP Response Headers for a list of possible values.
Standards information
- Document Object Model (DOM) Level 1 Specification, Section 2.5.5
- HTML 4.01 Specification, Section 7.4.4
Remarks
If the property is omitted, the name property should be used to identify the meta-information. The httpEquiv property is not case-sensitive.
Developers using the httpEquiv and content attributes to refresh documents from alternate URLs should treat the value of content as untrusted data. For more information, please see Security Considerations: Dynamic HTML.
As of Windows 8, you can specify the following values for use with Windows Store apps using JavaScript:
- ms-https-connections-only requires Windows Store apps using JavaScript to use secure (HTTPS) connections. For more info, see How to require an HTTPS connection.
Examples
This example causes the browser to reload the document every two seconds.
<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="2">
This example sets the character set for the document.
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type"
content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
This example disables theme support for the document.
<meta http-equiv="msthemecompatible" content="no">
This example tells a Windows Store app using JavaScript to display a webpage in a Windows Store app using JavaScript, if possible.
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=9">
See also
- Reference
- content
- meta
- Conceptual
- Defining Document Compatibility
Build date: 11/28/2012
