Class

Class is an object-oriented programming term for a method of defining sets of related objects that share certain characteristics. In HTML, the class attribute (CLASS=...) defines subclasses of elements.

URLs:

HyperText Markup Language Specification

The initial draft of HTML 3.0 Specifications.

Print References:

• HTML for Dummies. Ed Tittel and Steve James. IDG Books. Foster City, CA. 1995. (ISBN 1-56884-330-5)

Detail:

The attribute CLASS=... can be used with a broad variety of elements to create subclass tags. The DIV element, <DIV CLASS=APPENDIX>, for instance, defines a division that acts as an appendix. <H2 CLASS=Section> defines a level 2 header that acts as a section header. <P CLASS=STANZA.COUPLET> defines a paragraph that acts as a couplet in a stanza.

By convention, the class names are interpreted hierarchically, with the most general class on the left and the most specific on the right, with classes separated by a period.

CLASS was introduced in HTML version 3.