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.
HTMLObjectElement
Properties
Inherits properties from its parent, HTMLElement
.
-
HTMLObjectElement.align
Deprecated -
Is a
DOMString
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.archive
Deprecated -
Is a
DOMString
that reflects thearchive
HTML attribute, containing a list of archives for resources for this object. -
HTMLObjectElement.border
Deprecated -
Is a
DOMString
that reflects theborder
HTML attribute, specifying the width of a border around the object. -
HTMLObjectElement.code
Deprecated -
Is a
DOMString
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.codeBase
Deprecated -
Is a
DOMString
that reflects thecodebase
HTML attribute, specifying the base path to use to resolve relative URIs. -
HTMLObjectElement.codeType
Deprecated -
Is a
DOMString
that reflects thecodetype
HTML attribute, specifying the content type of the data. -
HTMLObjectElement.contentDocument
Read only -
Returns a
Document
representing the active document of the object element's nested browsing context, if any; otherwisenull
. -
HTMLObjectElement.contentWindow
Read only -
Returns a
WindowProxy
representing the window proxy of the object element's nested browsing context, if any; otherwisenull
. -
HTMLObjectElement.data
-
Returns a
DOMString
that reflects thedata
HTML attribute, specifying the address of a resource's data. -
HTMLObjectElement.declare
Deprecated -
Is a boolean value that reflects the
declare
HTML attribute, indicating that this is a declaration, not an instantiation, of the object. -
HTMLObjectElement.form
Read only -
Returns a
HTMLFormElement
representing the object element's form owner, or null if there isn't one. -
HTMLObjectElement.height
-
Returns a
DOMString
that reflects theheight
HTML attribute, specifying the displayed height of the resource in CSS pixels. -
HTMLObjectElement.hspace
Deprecated -
Is a
long
representing the horizontal space in pixels around the control. -
HTMLObjectElement.name
-
Returns a
DOMString
that reflects thename
HTML attribute, specifying the name of the browsing context. -
HTMLObjectElement.standby
Deprecated -
Is a
DOMString
that reflects thestandby
HTML attribute, specifying a message to display while the object loads. -
HTMLObjectElement.type
-
Is a
DOMString
that reflects thetype
HTML attribute, specifying the MIME type of the resource. -
HTMLObjectElement.useMap
-
Is a
DOMString
that reflects theusemap
HTML attribute, specifying a<map>
element to use. -
HTMLObjectElement.validationMessage
Read only -
Returns a
DOMString
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 (willValidate
isfalse
), or it satisfies its constraints. -
HTMLObjectElement.validity
Read only -
Returns a
ValidityState
with the validity states that this element is in. -
HTMLObjectElement.vspace
Deprecated -
Is a
long
representing the horizontal space in pixels around the control. -
HTMLObjectElement.width
-
Is a
DOMString
that reflects thewidth
HTML attribute, specifying the displayed width of the resource in CSS pixels. -
HTMLObjectElement.willValidate
Read only -
Returns a boolean value that indicates whether the element is a candidate for constraint validation. Always
false
forHTMLObjectElement
objects.
Methods
Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement
.
-
HTMLObjectElement.checkValidity()
-
Returns a boolean value that always is
true
, becauseobject
objects 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
Desktop | Mobile | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chrome | Edge | Firefox | Internet Explorer | Opera | Safari | WebView Android | Chrome Android | Firefox for Android | Opera Android | Safari on IOS | Samsung Internet | |
HTMLObjectElement |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
align |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
archive |
1
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
border |
1
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
checkValidity |
10
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
≤12.1
|
5.1
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
5
|
1.0
|
code |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
codeBase |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
codeType |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
contentDocument |
1
|
12
|
1
|
8
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
contentWindow |
53
|
17
|
22
|
No
|
No
|
13
|
53
|
53
|
22
|
No
|
13
|
6.0
|
data |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
declare |
1
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
form |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
getSVGDocument |
1
|
12
|
3.5
|
9
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
height |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
hspace |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
name |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
reportValidity |
39
|
18
|
49
|
No
|
26
|
10.1
|
39
|
39
|
49
|
26
|
10.3
|
4.0
|
setCustomValidity |
10
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
≤12.1
|
5.1
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
5
|
1.0
|
standby |
1
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
type |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
useMap |
1
|
12
|
1
|
6
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
validationMessage |
10
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
≤12.1
|
5.1
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
5
|
1.0
|
validity |
10
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
≤12.1
|
5.1
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
5
|
1.0
|
vspace |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
width |
1
|
12
|
1
|
5.5
|
≤12.1
|
3
|
1
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
1
|
1.0
|
willValidate |
4
|
12
|
4
|
10
|
≤12.1
|
5
|
≤37
|
18
|
4
|
≤12.1
|
4
|
1.0
|
See also
- The HTML element implementing this interface:
<object>
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