Understanding Meta-HTML

PeopleSoft page processing includes functionality to perform certain substitutions in the generated HTML. These substitutions are known as meta-HTML. These meta-HTML elements enable access to some of the runtime environment, and in some cases, to perform browser-dependent substitutions.

The meta-HTML processing is performed on the entire page, including the contents of any HTML areas in the page. Meta-HTML can be used in the following items:

  • An HTML area of a page definition.

  • iScript output – An iScript can generate HTML, which could also contain JavaScript code.

  • HTML layout objects – That is, HTML objects used for homepage tab or pagelet layout.

  • Style sheet definitions – Typically, free form style sheets. These are attached as an “auxiliary file” with a .css extension.

  • JavaScript definitions – That is, an HTML definition that consists of JavaScript code. These are attached as an “auxiliary file” with a .js extension.

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