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# 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:

NONE

## 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>

Further detail on <object> tag can be found in Embed Multimedia Chapter.

## 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

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