HTML <object> Tag
Description:
The <object> tag is used for embedding an object within an HTML document. Use this tag to embed multimedia in your web pages.
Specific Attributes:
| Attribute | Definition |
| classid | Defines a class ID value as set in the Windows Registry or a URL |
| codebase | Defines where to find the code for the object |
| codetype | The internet media type of the code referred to by the classid attribute |
| data | Defines a URL that refers to the object's data |
| type | Defines the MIME type of data specified in the data attribute |
| archive | A space separated list of URL's to archives. The archives contains resources relevant to the object |
| declare | Defines that the object should only be declared, not created or instantiated until needed |
| standby | Defines a text to display while the object is loading |
Other Attributes:
| Attribute | Definition |
| dir |
Specifies the text direction for the content in
an element.
|
| class | Specifies a classname for an element. |
| id | Specifies a unique id for an element. |
| lang | Specifies a language code for the content in an element. |
| title | Specifies a title to associate with the element. Many browsers will display this when the cursor hovers over the element (similar to a "tool tip"). |
| style | Specifies an inline style for an element. |
| tabindex | Specifies the tab order of an element |
| name | Defines the name for an object (to use in scripts) |
| usemap | Specifies a URL of a client-side image map to be used with the object |
| width | Defines the width of the object |
| height | Defines the height of the object |
| border | Defines a border around the object |
| align | Defines the text alignment around the object |
| hspace | Defines the horizontal spacing around the object |
| vspace | Defines the vertical spacing around the object |
Example Code:
<object title="Elevator" classid="elevator.class">
<param name="audio" value="elev.au">
<param name="width" value="200">
<param name="height" value="100">
</object>