HTML: object

Defines an object embedded in the document.

Browser/User Agent Support

IE	Netscape	Mozilla	Opera	Safari
3.0+	4.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+

Example

This example displays an object named "myDemo":


<object classid="java:myDemo.class" standby="Loading..." height="350" width="350"> 
	<param name="loop" value="2" /> 
	Sorry, if this text is displayed, your browser does not support Java.
</object>

Remarks

Use <object></object> instead of the <applet></applet> tag.

Attribute Detail

Attribute	IE	Netscape	Mozilla	Opera	Safari
accesskey [key]. Hot-key shortcut for the element.	5.5+	no	no	no	1.0+
accesskey [key]. Hot-key shortcut for the element.	�
align Defines the alignment of the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
align Defines the alignment of the element.	�
archive [url, url, ...] URL or list of URLs that need to be preloaded for the element.	3.0+	4.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
border [border-width]. Example values: 0 (borderless), 1, 2, etc. Width (in pixels) of the border around the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
class [class-name]. Example values: header-class, list-element, etc. CSS class assigned to the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
code [url] URL of the Java class file for the element.	2.0+	2.0+	1.0+	no	1.0+
code [url] URL of the Java class file for the element.	�
codebase [url] URL for the code base for the element.	2.0+	2.0+	1.0+	no	1.0+
codebase [url] URL for the code base for the element.	�
data [url] Specifies the URL for data used by the element.	4.0+	4.0+	1.0+	7.0+	1.0+
data [url] Specifies the URL for data used by the element.	�
datafld [field-name] For a databound element, specifies the field supplying the data.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
datasrc [name/id-of-data-source] For a databound element, specifies the id of the data source.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
declare If present, declares the object associated with the element, but does not instantiate it.	4.0+	3.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
dir Direction of the element text.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
dir Direction of the element text.	�
height [number-of-pixels] Height of the element (in pixels).	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
hidefocus Specifies whether the element shows a visual cue when it has focus.	5.5+	no	no	no	no
	�
hspace [number-of-pixels] Number of pixels of space to the left and right of the element (i.e. horizontal margin).	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
id [element-id] Unique identifier for the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
id [element-id] Unique identifier for the element.	�
lang [language-code]. Example values: "en" (English), "fr" (French), "es" (Spanish), etc. Language code for the content of the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
name [element-name] Unique name identifier for the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
standby [text] Text content to dislay while the object associated with the element loads.	3.0+	4.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
style [style-name] Inline style for the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
style [style-name] Inline style for the element.	�
tabindex [number] Position of the element in the tabbing order for the document.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
title [text-description] Short text description for the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
type [MIME-type] Specifies the MIME type for the element.	4.0+		1.0+	7.0+	1.0+
type [MIME-type] Specifies the MIME type for the element.	�
unselectable Specifies whether or not the element is unselectable.	5.5+	no	no	no	no
	�
usemap [url] Specifies a URL to use for an image map or object map.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
vspace [number-of-pixels] Number of pixels of space above and below the element (i.e. vertical margin).	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	7.0+	1.0+
	�
width [number-of-pixels \| percentage]. Example values: 200px, 15%, etc. Width of the element (pixels or percentage).	2.0+	1.1+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�

Event Detail

Event	IE	Netscape	Mozilla	Opera	Safari
onactivate Fires when the element becomes active.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
onactivate Fires when the element becomes active.	�
onbeforeactivate Fires immediately before the element becomes active.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onbeforedeactivate Fires immediately before the element stops being the active element.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onbeforeeditfocus Fires immediately before the element receives focus prior to being edited.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onblur Fires when the element loses focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
onblur Fires when the element loses focus.	�
oncellchange Fires when the data from the datasource changes.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onclick Fires when the element is clicked.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
onclick Fires when the element is clicked.	�
oncontextmenu Fires when the element is right-clicked and the context menu opens.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
oncontrolselect Fires immediately before the element is selected.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
oncut Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
oncut Fires when the element is cut to the clipboard.	�
ondblclick Fires when the element is double-clicked.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
ondblclick Fires when the element is double-clicked.	�
ondataavailable Fires when data becomes available from an asyncrhonous data source.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
ondatasetchanged Fires when data in a dataset changes.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
ondatasetchanged Fires when data in a dataset changes.	�
ondatasetcomplete Fires when a dataset finishes loading.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
ondatasetcomplete Fires when a dataset finishes loading.	�
ondeactivate Fires when the active element becomes inactive.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
ondrag Fires when the element is dragged.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
ondrag Fires when the element is dragged.	�
ondragend Fires when the element is released from being dragged.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
ondragenter Fires when the element has another object dragged onto it that can be dropped on the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
ondragleave Fires when an element has an object dragged out of it that could be dropped onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
ondragover Fires when an element has an object dragged over it that could be dropped onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
ondragstart Fires immediately before an element is dragged.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
ondrop Fires when an object is dropped onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
ondrop Fires when an object is dropped onto the element.	�
onerror Fires when an error occurs with the object associated with the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
onerrorupdate Fires when an error occurs while updating the datasource of a databound object.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onfilterchange Fires when the CSS Filter of an element changes or finishes transitioning.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onfocus Fires when the element receives focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
onfocus Fires when the element receives focus.	�
onkeydown Fires when a user presses down on a key while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onkeypress Fires when a user presses a key or holds down the key while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onkeyup Fires when a user releases a key while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onlosecapture Fires when the element loses mouse capture.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
onlosecapture Fires when the element loses mouse capture.	�
onmousedown Fires when a user clicks down on the mouse button while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onmouseenter Fires when the mouse pointer enters the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onmouseleave Fires when the mouse pointer leaves the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onmousemove Fires when the mouse moves while the pointer over the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onmouseout Fires when the mouse pointer moves off of the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onmouseover Fires when the mouse pointer moves over the element.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onmouseup Fires when the user releases the mouse button while the element has focus.	2.0+	1.0+	1.0+	4.0+	1.0+
	�
onmousewheel Fires when the user rotates the mouse wheel while the element has focus.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onmove Fires when the element moves.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
onmove Fires when the element moves.	�
onmoveend Fires when the element stops moving.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
onmoveend Fires when the element stops moving.	�
onmovestart Fires immediately before the element moves.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
onmovestart Fires immediately before the element moves.	�
onpaste Fires when the clipboard contents are pasted onto the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
onpropertychange Fires when one of the properties of the element changes.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onreadystatechange Fires when the ready state of the element changes.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onresize Fires immediately before an element is about to be resized.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�
onresizeend Fires when the element is finished being resized.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onresizestart Fires immediately before a user resizes the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onrowenter Fires if the data values for the row change in the datasource.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onrowexit Fires immediately before the data values for the row change in the datasource.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onrowsdelete Fires immediately before rows are deleted from the dataset.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onrowsinserted Fires immediately after rows are inserted into the dataset.	4.0+	no	no	no	no
	�
onscroll Fires when a user scrolls the element.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
onscroll Fires when a user scrolls the element.	�
onselectstart Fires immediately before the element is selected.	4.0+	no	no	no	1.0+
	�

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Remarks

Attribute Detail

Event Detail

Examples -> Source code Demo online - > object: