HTML Object Tag
Reference on the HTML Object tag, examples of use, and a list of available attributes.
The object Element of HTML, is used to include objects such as images, audio, videos, Java applets, ActiveX, PDF, and Flash.
It was intended to replace the img and applet elements, but due to bugs and compatibility issues with user agents (browsers), this has not happend.
Attributes
Standard Attributes
| Attribute: | Value: | Description: | DTD: |
| Attrs | Other Attributes | Common, Event, I18n | STF |
| declare | (declare) | Makes the current OBJECT Definition a Declaration only. | STF |
| classid | URI | Identifies a Plugin. I.e. Which version of Java to use. | STF |
| codebase | URI | Base URI for classid, default is the base of the current Document. | STF |
| data | URI | A Reference to the object's data. I.e. For objects defining images. | STF |
| type | ContentType | Content Type, aka MIME type of the Data Attribute. Note the HTTP Content-Type takes Precedence. | STF |
| codetype | ContentType | The Mime Type of the media referred to by the classid attribute. If absent, it will default to the value of the Type Attribute. | STF |
| archive | Character Data | A Space-separated list of URIs. | STF |
| standby | Character Data | Defines a message to show while the object is loading. | STF |
| height | Length Unit | It is recommended to use the CSS Height Property instead. | STF |
| width | Length Unit | It is recommended to use the CSS Width Property instead. | STF |
| usemap | URI | Specifies the location of a client-side image map, to be used with the Object. | STF |
| name | Character Data | This is used in scripts, to identify the element, when submitted through a form. | STF |
| tabindex | Number | The elements Position in the Tabbing Order. | STF |
DTD. Defines which document type the attribute is allowed. S=Strict, T=Transitional, F=Frameset.
Example
<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="Player.swf?path=Video.swf" style="width:320px;height:240px;"> <param name="movie" value="Player.swf?path=Video.swf"> </object>
Above would embed a video in a webpage, see also: Streaming Video in HTML Pages