HTML "object" tag

Function:

The HTML <object> tag is used to embed multimedia in an HTML document. The <param> tag is also used along with this tag to define various parameters.

Difference between HTML and XHTML:

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Example:

<object title="Test Object." classid="java.class"> <param name="audio" value="music.wav" /> <param name="width" value="600" /> <param name="height" value="400" /> </object>

Attributes:

Attribute	Value	Description
align	left right top bottom	Defines visual alignment of the object
archive	URL	A space separated list of URL's to archives.
border	pixels	Specifies border width around the object
classid	Class ID	Defines a class ID value as set in the Windows Registry or a URL.
codebase	URL	Specifies tha path where object code is located.
codetype	mime type	The internet media type of the code referred to by the classid attribute.
data	URL	Specifies the URL for Object data.
declare	declare	Defines that the object should only be declared, not created or instantiated until needed.
height	pixels	Specifies the hight of the object.
hspace	pixels	Specifies the horizontal space around the object.
name	object name	Specifies a unique name for the object
standby	text	Defines a text to display while the object is loading.
type	mime type	Defines the MIME type of data specified in the data attribute.
usemap	URL	Specifies a URL of a client-side image map to be used with the object
vspace	pixels	Specifies the vertical space around the object.
width	pixels	Specifies the width of the object.

Standard Attributes:

Attribute	Description
class	Document wide identifier
dir	Specifies the direction of the text
id	Document wide identifier
title	Specifies a title to associate with the element.
style	Helps to include inline casecadubf style sheet.
lang	Sets the language code.
xml:lang	Sets the language code.
tabindex	Helps determine the tabbing order
accesskey	Access keys (or shortcut keys)

Event Attributes:

Attribute	Description
onclick	Script runs when a mouse click
ondblclick	Script runs when a mouse double-click
onmousedown	Script runs when mouse button is pressed
onmouseup	Script runs when mouse button is released
onmouseover	Script runs when mouse pointer moves over an element
onmousemove	Script runs when mouse pointer moves
onmouseout	Script runs when mouse pointer moves out of an element
onkeypress	Script runs when key is pressed and released
onkeydown	Script runs when key is pressed
onkeyup	Script runs when key is released