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HTML: data-config attribute in head tag?

  • 09-05-2016 04:01PM
    #1
    zom
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    I may have a just bad day but come across data-config attribute in head tag and cant figure out what it is for? attribute value is "facebook":0 - any idea?
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  • #2
    awec
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    zom wrote: »
    I may have a just bad day but come across data-config attribute in head tag and cant figure out what it is for? attribute value is "facebook":0 - any idea?

    Data attributes are app specific and you can use them to store custom information.

    In this instance facebook have decided to store some config information in a data-config attribute. They could just have easily called it data-burger or data-goat.


  • #3
    zom
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    Got it! Thanks.

    http://www.w3schools.com/tags/att_global_data.asp


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