Vector Markup Language | Inside JavaScript

In the Internet Explorer, you can also use Vector Markup Language (VML) to draw graphics in your web pages.VML is supported by an Internet Explorer behavior , and we'll see more about behaviors in the next chapter. Here's an example that draws two figures, an oval and a rectangle, using VML:

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 <HTML xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml">      <HEAD>          <TITLE>              Working With VML          </TITLE>          <STYLE>              v\:* {behavior: url(#default#VML);}          </STYLE>      </HEAD>       <BODY>          <H1>              Working With VML          </H1>          <BR>          <v:oval STYLE="width:100pt; height:75pt"              FILLCOLOR="red" STROKECOLOR="blue" STROKEWEIGHT="4pt"> </v:oval>          <BR>          <v:rect STYLE="width:100pt; height:75pt" FILLCOLOR="green"              STROKECOLOR="red" STROKEWEIGHT="2pt"/>      </BODY>  </HTML>

You can see the results in Figure 16.12.

Figure 16.12. Using VML.

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Tip

You can find more on VML at http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/workshop/author/vml/ref/default.asp.