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How to use multiple body tag in HTML

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2007-02-17 at 01:05:35ID22395880
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body

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Active Server Pages (ASP)

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Answers

 

by: B_DorseyPosted on 2007-02-17 at 02:56:06ID: 18554648

multiple body tags?

I wouldnt advise it... why would you want to, post what you had in mind.

 

by: sokhodomPosted on 2007-02-17 at 07:04:14ID: 18555284

hmmm.. I never heard of multiple body tag. What actually would you like to achieve?

 

by: PhilHowPosted on 2007-02-17 at 07:30:38ID: 18555371

If you trying put content from more than one file in page you use iframe then you can put page inside page and it have his onw body tags.

 

by: gamebitsPosted on 2007-02-17 at 07:59:37ID: 18555455

I can see using multiple body tag within a php script where depending on condition you want to display a different page

like if the user is a woman background is pink if it's a man background is blue

but again this is different body tag within a script not within a html page.

 

by: OliWarnerPosted on 2007-02-19 at 12:15:38ID: 18565629

You are only "allowed" one body tag per html element.

 

by: gamebitsPosted on 2007-08-11 at 08:51:24ID: 19676117

Your call hongjun

 

by: gamebitsPosted on 2007-08-18 at 08:52:07ID: 19722859

To the question "How to use multiple body tag in HTML" I think OliWarner had the right answer "You are only "allowed" one body tag per html element."

 

by: B_DorseyPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:04:40ID: 19723047

@gamebits
Thats not exactly the correct answer, there isnt a law that says you cant have multiple body tags... I can write  a page with 10 body tags and noone is going to stop me and it doesnt affect the page.

 

by: B_DorseyPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:05:48ID: 19723052

@hongjun

My recommendation is "Delete - no points refunded" since the questioneer abandoned the question but had the opportunity too

 

by: gamebitsPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:09:37ID: 19723066

Yes you ca write more than one body tags but try to validate the page to see what happens, the answer is you cannot have more than one, OliWarner is right.

 

by: B_DorseyPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:12:54ID: 19723076

@gamebits
Im not going to fight with you, the person asked a question and failed to clarify... if he came back and said... If I use mulitple body tags, will my page validate... then yes, the OliWarner would be correct...

But its asked in ASP, so what about this...

if test = 1 then
  response.write "<body onload=""thisClick()"">"
elseif test = 2 then
  resposne.write "<body onload=""thatClick()"">"
end if

Now I have MULTIPLE BODY TAGS!

 

by: OliWarnerPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:13:04ID: 19723078

Multiple body tags are not "allowed" (please note the quotation marks) by any HTML standards. No browser handles multiple body tags because you're only "allowed" one set.

The answer to the question is: you can't. And that's a valid answer to the question.

 

by: gamebitsPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:19:52ID: 19723106

@B_Dorsey
No fight here just an open minded discussion I agree with you he asked the question in the ASP area but the question itself refer to HTML ("How to use multiple body tag in HTML") and I actually suggest the same thing you did in my first answer but using php, I can have multiple  body tag in a php script but only one would be used at a time depending on some condition.

 

by: B_DorseyPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:23:47ID: 19723124

I look at everything, this is a 500 point question, there must have been more behind the question besides a "you are not allowed" ... why post it in ASP... My opinion is that the question did not get explained well.... everyone gave the correct answer... "not recommended .." , "never heard of multiple body tag.", "wouldnt advise" .. what makes their answer different... another possibility is that there are frames on the page... now you have A PAGE with MULTIPLE BODY TAGS...

Im jsut saying the question is left "open - ended" and since the questioneer abandonded and left it, but had the opportunity then it should be deleted and points not refunded.... the question is useless to have on EE ... its not answered correctly (or should I say .. completly) so to me its a useless question/answer, and a waste of internet ;)

 

by: gamebitsPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:27:48ID: 19723140

"A PAGE with MULTIPLE BODY TAGS..." not thru what you have is MULTIPLE PAGES displayed in the same window.

 

by: B_DorseyPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:33:48ID: 19723171

but its still multiple body tags on a page

 

by: gamebitsPosted on 2007-08-18 at 10:39:24ID: 19723190

Only if you consider your screen as being a page, but I can have a framed page with 3 frames one display Ebay.com, one display Yahoo.com and one display Amazon.com all at the same time, do you still think this is only one page?

 

by: B_DorseyPosted on 2007-08-18 at 11:23:33ID: 19723331

yes, its a page that generates this to happen....

All I am saying is that its a open-ended question, the asker did not follow up, and to me is a useless question/answer to have as a reference on Experts Exchange.... if its about the points, give whoever the heck they want to give points, Im saying delete the question, its a waste of space and incomplete, and serves as non-knowledgeable, as it never was completed.

 

by: Computer101Posted on 2008-03-10 at 15:36:17ID: 21091134

Forced accept.

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