COORDS Attribute | coords Property
Sets or retrieves the coordinates of a hyperlink AREA within an image MAP.
Syntax
HTML <AREA COORDS = sCoords ... > Scripting object.coords [ = sCoords ]
Possible Values
sCoords String that specifies the coordinates. The format of this string depends on the value of the SHAPE attribute of the AREA element. For details, see the Remarks section. The property is read/write with no default value.
Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see dynamic properties.
Remarks
The format of sCoords depends on the value of the SHAPE attribute as follows:
SHAPE= "circ" or "circle" COORDS= "x1,y1,r" – Where x1,y2 are the coordinates of the center of the circle, and r is the radius of the circle. SHAPE= "poly" or "polygon" COORDS= "x1,y1,x2,y2...xn,yn" – Where each x,y pair contains the coordinates of one vertex of the polygon. SHAPE= "rect" or "rectangle" COORDS= "x1,y1,x2,y2" – Where x1,y1 are the coordinates of the upper-left corner of the rectangle and x2,y2 are the coordinates of the lower-right coordinates of the rectangle.
Example
This example provides the full code for an image map of the solar system. Clicking on the sun or any planet links to an individual image. The user can click the Back button from the image to return to the solar system image map.
Sample Code
<P><IMG SRC="solarsys.gif" WIDTH=504 HEIGHT=126 BORDER=0 ALT="Solar System" USEMAP="#SystemMap"> <MAP NAME="SystemMap"> <AREA SHAPE="rect" COORDS="0,0,82,126" HREF="/workshop/graphics/sun.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="circle" COORDS="90,58,3" HREF="/workshop/graphics/merglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="circle" COORDS="124,58,8" HREF="/workshop/graphics/venglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="circle" COORDS="162,58,10" HREF="/workshop/graphics/earglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="circle" COORDS="203,58,8" HREF="/workshop/graphics/marglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="poly" COORDS="221,34,238,37,257,32,278,44,284,60,281,75, 288,91,267,87,253,89,237,81,229,64,228,54" HREF="/workshop/graphics/jupglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="poly" COORDS="288,19,316,39,330,37,348,47,351,66,349,74, 367,105,337,85,324,85,307,77,303,60,307,50" HREF="/workshop/graphics/satglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="poly" COORDS="405,39,408,50,411,57,410,71,404,78,393,80, 383,86,381,75,376,69,376,56,380,48,393,44" HREF="/workshop/graphics/uraglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="poly" COORDS="445,38,434,49,431,53,427,62,430,72,435,77, 445,92,456,77,463,72,463,62,462,53,455,47" HREF="/workshop/graphics/nepglobe.gif"> <AREA SHAPE="circle" COORDS="479,66,3" HREF="/workshop/graphics/pluglobe.gif"> </MAP>
Applies To
[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus. AREA
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