The <object> tag

Definition and Usage

Defines an embedded object. Use this element to insert multimedia into your page. This element allows you to specify the data and parameters for objects inserted into HTML documents, and the code that can be used to display/manipulate that data. To include applets, use the object element (as the <applet> tag is deprecated).

Tips and Notes

Note: An object element can appear inside the head or the body element. The text between the <object> and </object> is the alternate text, for browsers that do not support this tag. The <param> tag defines run-time settings for an object.

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

Examples

This code:	Produces this output:
<object classid="clsid:F08DF954-8592-11D1-B16A-00C0F0283628" id="Slider1" width="100" height="50"> <param name="BorderStyle" value="1"> <param name="MousePointer" value="0"> <param name="Enabled" value="1"> <param name="Min" value="0"> <param name="Max" value="10"> </object>

Optional Attributes

Attributes:	Values:	Description:
archive	urls	A space separated list of addresses to archives. The archives contains resources relevant to the object
classid	url	The location of an object's implementation
codebase	url	The base path to resolve relative urls specified by the "classid", "data", and "archive" attributes
codetype	mimetype	The internet media type
data	url	The url that refers to the object's data
declare	declare	Sets an object only as a declaration
height	pixels %	The height of the object
width	pixels %	The width of the object
name	text	Name of the object
standby	text	Gives the user a message while the object is loading
type	MIME_type	MIME type of data specified in the data attribute
usemap	url	Sets the image map that will go with the object

Standard Attributes

id, class, title, style, dir, lang, tabindex

For a full description, go to Standard Attributes.

Event Attributes

onclick, ondblclick, onmousedown, onmouseup, onmouseover, onmousemove, onmouseout, onkeypress, onkeydown, onkeyup

For a full description, go to Event Attributes.

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