The HTML5 object Tag
When adding an object in the HTML document, it is necessary to put definition to it. The HTML5 <object> tag is the key which enables HTML authors to do this. When embedding video, audio, PDF, Flash and other objects in the document, the HTML5 <object> tag has to be used.
Aside from adding objects, the HTML5 <object> tag is also useful when it comes to embedding another webpage within the HTML document. If plugins are incorporated in the document, using the <param> tag is important because this is what sets the parameters of the plugins.
Using the HTML5 <object> tag is slightly deviated when HTML4.01 and HTML5 are compared. HTML has not recognized most of the attributes used in HTML4.01. HTML5 has a new attribute too which is the form attribute.
Utilization of the HTML5 <object> tag is not a complex process since the Global Attributes and Event Attributes in HTML5 can go well with it. Even the major web browsers do not have problems in interpreting HTML5 <object> tag. That means the HTML5 <object> tag is applicable for Internet Explorer, Safari, Google Chrome, Opera and Firefox.
The attributes that are used for HTML5 <object> tag are these:
|
Attribute |
Value |
Description |
|
align |
left |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
archive |
URL |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
border |
pixels |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
classid |
class_ID |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
codebase |
URL |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
codetype |
MIME_type |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
data |
URL |
This is the tool in identifying the URL that points to the resource that will be used for the object |
|
declare |
declare |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
form |
form_id |
This is important for determining one or more forms that the object has to work along with |
|
height |
pixels |
This is used for determining the height for the object inserted in the HTML document |
|
hspace |
pixels |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
name |
name |
It has to be placed for providing a name for the object |
|
standby |
text |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
type |
MIME_type |
If incorporating the MIME type of data for the data attribute is necessary, this is used |
|
usemap |
#mapname |
It is the key in providing the name for the client-side image map which is used along with the object |
|
vspace |
pixels |
This is no longer accepted and used in HTML5 |
|
width |
pixels |
It is the one that provides the width of the object in the document |