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HTML <object> Tag



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Example


How to use the <object> element to embed a Flash file:



<object width="400" height="400" data="helloworld.swf"></object>

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Definition and Usage


The <object> tag defines an embedded object within an HTML document. Use this
element to embed multimedia (like audio, video, Java applets, ActiveX, PDF, and
Flash) in your web pages.


You can also use the <object> tag to embed another webpage into your HTML
document.


You can use the <param> tag to pass parameters to
plugins that have been embedded with the <object> tag.




Browser Support



















Element
<object> Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes



Tips and Notes


Note: An <object> element must appear inside the <body>
element. The text between the <object> and </object> is an alternate text, for browsers that do not support this tag.


Tip: For images use the <img> tag instead of the <object> tag.


Tip: At least one of the "data" or "type" attribute MUST be defined.




Differences Between HTML 4.01 and HTML5


Some HTML 4.01 attributes are not supported in HTML5.


The "form" attribute is new in HTML5.


In HTML5, objects can be used and submitted in forms.


In HTML5, objects can no longer appear inside the <head> element of a document.









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Attributes


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Attribute Value Description
align top
bottom
middle
left
right

Not supported in HTML5.
Specifies the alignment of the <object> element according to surrounding elements
archive URL
Not supported in HTML5.
A space separated list of URL's to archives. The archives contains
resources relevant to the object
border pixels
Not supported in HTML5.
Specifies the width of the border around an <object>
classid class_ID
Not supported in HTML5.
Defines a class ID value as set in the Windows Registry or
a URL
codebase URL
Not supported in HTML5.
Defines where to find the code for the object
codetype media_type
Not supported in HTML5.
The media type of the code referred to by the classid attribute
data URL Specifies the URL of the resource to be used by the object
declare declare
Not supported in HTML5.
Defines that the object should only be declared, not
created or instantiated until needed
form form_id Specifies one or more forms the object belongs to
height pixels Specifies the height of the object
hspace pixels
Not supported in HTML5.
Specifies the whitespace on left and right side of an object
name name Specifies a name for the object
standby text
Not supported in HTML5.
Defines a text to display while the object is loading
type media_type Specifies the media type of data specified in the data attribute
usemap #mapname Specifies the name of a client-side image map to be used with the object
vspace pixels
Not supported in HTML5.
Specifies the whitespace on top and bottom of an object
width pixels Specifies the width of the object



Global Attributes


The <object> tag also supports the Global Attributes in HTML.




Event Attributes


The <object> tag also supports the Event Attributes in HTML.




Related Pages


HTML tutorial: HTML Object Element


HTML DOM reference: Object Object




Default CSS Settings


Most browsers will display the <object> element with the following default values:




object:focus {
    outline: none;
}





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