HTMLObjectElement
The HTMLObjectElement interface provides special properties and methods (beyond those on the HTMLElement interface it also has available to it by inheritance) for manipulating the layout and presentation of <object> element, representing external resources.
Instance properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLObjectElement.alignDeprecated-
A string representing an enumerated property indicating alignment of the element's contents with respect to the surrounding context. The possible values are
"left","right","justify", and"center". HTMLObjectElement.archiveDeprecated-
A string that reflects the
archiveHTML attribute, containing a list of archives for resources for this object. HTMLObjectElement.borderDeprecated-
A string that reflects the
borderHTML attribute, specifying the width of a border around the object. HTMLObjectElement.codeDeprecated-
A string representing the name of an applet class file, containing either the applet's subclass, or the path to get to the class, including the class file itself.
HTMLObjectElement.codeBaseDeprecated-
A string that reflects the
codebaseHTML attribute, specifying the base path to use to resolve relative URIs. HTMLObjectElement.codeTypeDeprecated-
A string that reflects the
codetypeHTML attribute, specifying the content type of the data. HTMLObjectElement.contentDocumentRead only-
Returns a
Documentrepresenting the active document of the object element's nested browsing context, if any; otherwisenull. HTMLObjectElement.contentWindowRead only-
Returns a WindowProxy representing the window proxy of the object element's nested browsing context, if any; otherwise
null. HTMLObjectElement.data-
Returns a string that reflects the
dataHTML attribute, specifying the address of a resource's data. HTMLObjectElement.declareDeprecated-
A boolean value that reflects the
declareHTML attribute, indicating that this is a declaration, not an instantiation, of the object. HTMLObjectElement.formRead only-
Returns a
HTMLFormElementrepresenting the object element's form owner, or null if there isn't one. HTMLObjectElement.height-
Returns a string that reflects the
heightHTML attribute, specifying the displayed height of the resource in CSS pixels. HTMLObjectElement.hspaceDeprecated-
A
longrepresenting the horizontal space in pixels around the control. HTMLObjectElement.name-
Returns a string that reflects the
nameHTML attribute, specifying the name of the browsing context. HTMLObjectElement.standbyDeprecated-
A string that reflects the
standbyHTML attribute, specifying a message to display while the object loads. HTMLObjectElement.type-
A string that reflects the
typeHTML attribute, specifying the MIME type of the resource. HTMLObjectElement.useMapDeprecated-
A string that reflects the
usemapHTML attribute, specifying a<map>element to use. HTMLObjectElement.validationMessageRead only-
Returns a string representing a localized message that describes the validation constraints that the control does not satisfy (if any). This is the empty string if the control is not a candidate for constraint validation (
willValidateisfalse), or it satisfies its constraints. HTMLObjectElement.validityRead only-
Returns a
ValidityStatewith the validity states that this element is in. HTMLObjectElement.vspaceDeprecated-
A
longrepresenting the horizontal space in pixels around the control. HTMLObjectElement.width-
A string that reflects the
widthHTML attribute, specifying the displayed width of the resource in CSS pixels. HTMLObjectElement.willValidateRead only-
Returns a boolean value that indicates whether the element is a candidate for constraint validation. Always
falseforHTMLObjectElementobjects.
Instance methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.
HTMLObjectElement.checkValidity()-
Returns a boolean value that always is
true, becauseobjectobjects are never candidates for constraint validation. HTMLObjectElement.setCustomValidity()-
Sets a custom validity message for the element. If this message is not the empty string, then the element is suffering from a custom validity error, and does not validate.
Specifications
| Specification |
|---|
| HTML Standard # htmlobjectelement |
Browser compatibility
BCD tables only load in the browser
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<object>