How TO - Include HTML
Learn how to include HTML snippets in HTML.
The HTML
Save the HTML you want to include in an .html file:
content.html
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Include the HTML
Including HTML is done by using a w3-include-html attribute:
Example
<div w3-include-html="content.html"></div>
Add the JavaScript
HTML includes are done by JavaScript.
Example
<script>
function includeHTML() {
var z, i, elmnt, file, xhttp;
/*loop through a collection of all HTML elements:*/
z =
document.getElementsByTagName("*");
for (i = 0; i < z.length; i++)
{
elmnt = z[i];
/*search for
elements with a certain atrribute:*/
file =
elmnt.getAttribute("w3-include-html");
if (file) {
/*make an HTTP request using the attribute value as the file name:*/
xhttp = new XMLHttpRequest();
xhttp.onreadystatechange = function() {
if (this.readyState == 4) {
if (this.status == 200) {elmnt.innerHTML = this.responseText;}
if (this.status == 404) {elmnt.innerHTML = "Page not found.";}
/*remove the attribute, and call this function once more:*/
elmnt.removeAttribute("w3-include-html");
includeHTML();
}
}
xhttp.open("GET", file, true);
xhttp.send();
/*exit the function:*/
return;
}
}
}
</script>
Call includeHTML() at the bottom of the page:
Include Many HTML Snippets
You can include any number of HTML snippets:
Example
<div w3-include-html="h1.html"></div>
<div
w3-include-html="content.html"></div>
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