Name
<object> — NN: 2, 3, 4 - MSIE: 2, 3, 4, 5 - HTML 4 - WebTV - Opera3
Synopsis
<object>...</object>
Places an object (such as an applet, media file, etc.) on a web page.
It is similar to the <embed> tag. The
<object> tag often contains information for
retrieving ActiveX controls that Internet Explorer on Windows uses to
display the object.
Attributes
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textmiddle|texttop Aligns object with respect to surrounding text.
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border=number Sets the width of the border in pixels if the object is a link.
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classid=url Identifies the class identifier of the object. The syntax depends on the object type.
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codebase=url Identifies the URL of the object’s codebase. Syntax depends on the object.
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codetype=codetype MSIE 3.0/4.0 and HTML 4.0 Spec only. Specifies the media type of the code.
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data=url Specifies the URL of the data used for the object. The syntax depends on the object.
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declare MSIE 3.0 and HTML 4.0 Spec only. Declares an object without instantiating it.
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height=number Specifies the height of the object in pixels.
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hspace=number Holds n pixels space clear to the left and right of the object.
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name=text Specifies the name of the object to be referenced by scripts on the page.
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shapes MSIE 3.0 and HTML 4.0 Spec only. Indicates that the object contains an imagemap.
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standby=message MSIE 3.0 and HTML 4.0 Spec only. Specifies message to display during object loading.
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type=type Specifies the media type for the data.
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usemap=url Specifies image map to use with the object.
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vspace=number ...
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