# object

Defines an object embedded in the document.

## Platform 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+
align Defines the alignment of the element. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
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+
codebase [url] URL for the code base for the element. | 2.0+ | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | no | 1.0+
data [url] Specifies the URL for data used by the element. | 4.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+
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+
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+
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+
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 (object) [MIME-type] Specifies the MIME type for the element. | 4.0+ |  | 1.0+ | 7.0+ | 1.0+
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
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+
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+
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+
ondblclick Fires when the element is double-clicked. | 2.0+ | 1.0+ | 1.0+ | 4.0+ | 1.0+
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
ondatasetcomplete Fires when a dataset finishes loading. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
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+
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+
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+
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
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
onmoveend Fires when the element stops moving. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
onmovestart Fires immediately before the element moves. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | no
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+
onselectstart Fires immediately before the element is selected. | 4.0+ | no | no | no | 1.0+

## Availability

W3C HTML 4.01

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