Reference: start

start_html

 print $query->start_html(['title', 'email', 'base', 'attribute='value'])

Generates <HTML> and <BODY> tags.

title

The title of the page.

email

The author's email address.

base

Whether to use a <BASE> tag in the header.

attribute='value'

Specifies an attribute to the <BODY> tag.

Using named parameters, the syntax is:

print $query->start_html(-title=>'title',
                         -author=>'email_address',
                         -base=>'true',
                         -xbase=>'url',
                         -meta=>{'metatag1'=>'value1',
                                 'metatag2'=>'value2'},
                         -script=>'$script',
                         -onLoad=>'$function',
                         -onUnload=>'$function',
                         -attribute=>'value');

-title=>'title'

Specifies the title of the page.

-author=>'email_address'

Specifies the author's email address.

-xbase=>'url'

Provides an HREF for the <BASE> tag. Default is the current location.

-meta=>{'metatag1'=>'value1', ... }

Adds arbitrary meta information to the header as a reference to a hash. Valid tags are:

keywords: Keywords for this document.
copyright: Description for this document.

attribute=>'value'

Specify an attribute to the <BODY> tag.

-script=>'$script'

Specify a JavaScript script to be embedded within a <SCRIPT> block.

-onLoad=>'$function'

Browser should execute the specified function upon entering the page.

-onUnload=>'$function'

Browser should execute the specified function upon leaving the page.