object

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  1. 1. Summary
  2. 2. Usage context
  3. 3. Attributes
  4. 4. DOM interface
  5. 5. Examples
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Summary

The Embedded Object (<object>) element represents an external resource, which can be treated as an image, a nested browsing context, or a resource to be handled by a plugin.

Usage context

Content categories Flow content; phrasing content; embedded content; if the element has a usemap attribute, interactive content; listed, submittable form-associated element.
Permitted content

Transparent content, with the following structure:
Tag omission None, both the start tag and the end tag are mandatory.
Permitted parent elements In HTML5, any element that accepts phrasing content or any element that accepts flow content. In HTML 4, an <object> element can be a child of a <head> element, but in that case should not include any content.
Normative document HTML 5, Section 4.8.4
HTML 4, Section 13.3

Attributes

In addition to the global attributes, this element supports the following attributes:

archive HTML 4 only; Obsolete in HTML5
A space-separated list of URIs for archives of resources for the object.
border Deprecated in HTML 4.01; Obsolete in HTML5
The width of a border around the control, in pixels.
classid HTML 4 only; Obsolete in HTML5
The URI of the object's implementation. It can be used together with, or in place of, the data attribute.
codebase HTML 4 only; Obsolete in HTML5
The base path used to resolve relative URIs specified by classid, data, or archive. If not specified, the default is the base URI of the current document.
codetype HTML 4 only; Obsolete in HTML5
The content type of the data specified by classid.
data
The address of the resource as a valid URL. At least one of data and type must be defined.
declare HTML 4 only; Obsolete in HTML5
The presence of this Boolean attribute makes this element a declaration only. The object must be instantiated by a subsequent <object> element. In HTML5, repeat the <object> element completely each that that the resource is reused.
form HTML5
The form element, if any, that the object element is associated with (its form owner). The value of the attribute must be an ID of a <form> element in the same document.
height
The height of the displayed resource, in CSS pixels.
name
The name of valid browsing context (HTML5), or the name of the control (HTML 4).
standby HTML 4 only; Obsolete in HTML5
A message that the browser can show while loading the object's implementation and data.
tabindex HTML 4 only; Obsolete in HTML5
The position of the element in the tabbing navigation order for the current document.
type
The MIME type of the resource specified by data. At least one of data and type must be defined.
usemap
A hash-name reference to a <map> element; that is a '#' followed by the value of a name of a map element.
width
The width of the display resource, in CSS pixels.

DOM interface

This element implements the HTMLObjectElement interface.

Examples

<!-- Embed a flash movie -->
<object data="move.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></object>

<!-- Embed a flash movie with parameters -->
<object data="move.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
  <param name="foo" value="bar">
</object>

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