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| Chapter 15 Java-Related HTML Tags |

## 15.2 The <PARAM> Tag

The `<PARAM>` tag, with its `NAME` and `VALUE` attributes, specifies a named parameter and its corresponding string value that are passed to the applet. These applet parameters function like system properties or command-line arguments do for a regular application. Any number of `<PARAM>` tags may appear between `<APPLET>` and `</APPLET>`.

An applet can look up the value of a parameter specified in a `<PARAM>` tag with the `Applet.getParameter()` method, which is something like the `System.getProperty()` method for Java applications.

The <APPLET> Tag |  | An Example HTML File