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HTML <object> Tag

HTML <object> Tag

In this tutorial, we will learn about object tag in HTML with the help of examples.


<object> Tag

Object tag <object> is used to define a container for an external resource such as web page, a picture, a plug-in application or a media player.

Syntax

<object>.........</object>

Example

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
  <head>
    <title>Object Tag</title>
  </head>
  <body>
    <object data = "html.png" width = "100px" height = "auto"></object>
  </body>
</html>

Output


Plug-ins

Plug-ins are computer programs that extend the standard fuctionality of the browser.
The <object> tag was originally designed to embed browser plugins.
We can perform different tasks using plug-ins . For example - Display flash movies, display maps, internet speed test, verify bank id etc.


Specific Attribute

Attribute Value Description
align Left
right
top
middle
bottom
It specifies how to alignment of the object
archive URL It specifies a space seperated list of URL's to archives
border pixels It specifies the border around the object
classid Class ID It defines a class ID values as set in the windows Registry
codebase URL It specifies the path where a object code is located
codetype mime type It specifies the internet media type of the code referred to by the class id attribute
data URL It specifies the URL for the object
declare declare It defines that the object should only be declared, not created or instantiated until needed
form form_id It specifies which for the object belong to
height pixels
percentage
It specifies the height of the object
hspace pixels
percentage
It specifies the horizontal space around the object
name text It specifies a unique name for the object
standby text It defines a text to display while the object is loading
type mime type It defines a MIME type of the data specified in the data attribute
typemustmatch true/false It specifies the name of a client-side image map to used with the object
usemap URL It specifies the URL of a client-side image map to used with the object
vspace pixels It specifies the vertical space around the object
width pixels
percentage
It specifies the width of the object

Global Attribute

Object Tag support all the global attributes of HTML.


Event Attribute

Object Tag support all the event attributes of HTML.


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