Embedding external content
object

The object element provides a modern way to embed external apps into a web page.
Application-specific configuration data can be passed to the embedded object using one or more param
elements.
Properties
- data
- Use sourceref notation to identify the remote URL containing the embedded app.
- height
- The height of the embedded app, in pixels, but specified without units.
- width
- The width of the embedded app, in pixels, but specified without units.
- type
- The MIME-type of the resource being embedded.
- typemustmatch
- The
type
attribute is used to double-check what the server actually provides, and the two must be the same. - name
- A name that can be used in "a", "form" and "base" elements to target this object.
- usemap
- For use when the embedded media is to function as a client-side image map with more than one hyperlink target.
- This attribute should contain the local "#name" of the map element which defines the hyperlinks and their hotspot areas.
Examples
object `/css/cheat-sheet.pdf` *type=application/pdf *width=250 *height=200
object `/all-about-acme.swf` *type=application/x-shockwave-flash *width=250 *height=200
Descendants
- param
- The param element provides a generic way to supply configuration data to an object element.