HTML and XHTML Pocket Reference, 3rd Edition

Name

isindex — <isindex />

Deprecated. Marks the document as searchable. The server on which the document is located must have a search engine that supports this searching. The browser displays a text entry field and a generic line that says, “This is a searchable index. Enter search keywords.” This method is outdated; more sophisticated searches can be handled with form elements and CGI scripting.

The isindex element is not part of the form system and does not need to be contained within a form element.

Attributes

Core, Internationalization

prompt="text"

Provides alternate text (not the default) to be used as a query by the user.

Example

<isindex prompt="Enter your search term" />