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.

• align Deprecated
  • : 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".
• archive Deprecated
  • : A string that reflects the archive HTML attribute, containing a list of archives for resources for this object.
• border Deprecated
  • : A string that reflects the border HTML attribute, specifying the width of a border around the object.
• code Deprecated
  • : 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.
• codeBase Deprecated
  • : A string that reflects the codebase HTML attribute, specifying the base path to use to resolve relative URIs.
• codeType Deprecated
  • : A string that reflects the codetype HTML attribute, specifying the content type of the data.
• contentDocument Read only
  • : Returns a Document representing the active document of the object element’s nested browsing context, if any; otherwise null.
• contentWindow Read only
  • : Returns a WindowProxy representing the window proxy of the object element’s nested browsing context, if any; otherwise null.
• data
  • : Returns a string that reflects the data HTML attribute, specifying the address of a resource’s data.
• declare Deprecated
  • : A boolean value that reflects the declare HTML attribute, indicating that this is a declaration, not an instantiation, of the object.
• form Read only
  • : Returns a HTMLFormElement representing the object element’s form owner, or null if there isn’t one.
• height
  • : Returns a string that reflects the height HTML attribute, specifying the displayed height of the resource in CSS pixels.
• hspace Deprecated
  • : A long representing the horizontal space in pixels around the control.
• name
  • : Returns a string that reflects the name HTML attribute, specifying the name of the browsing context.
• standby Deprecated
  • : A string that reflects the standby HTML attribute, specifying a message to display while the object loads.
• type
  • : A string that reflects the type HTML attribute, specifying the MIME type of the resource.
• useMap Deprecated
  • : A string that reflects the usemap HTML attribute, specifying a <map> element to use.
• validationMessage Read 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 (willValidate is false), or it satisfies its constraints.
• validity Read only
  • : Returns a ValidityState with the validity states that this element is in.
• vspace Deprecated
  • : A long representing the horizontal space in pixels around the control.
• width
  • : A string that reflects the width HTML attribute, specifying the displayed width of the resource in CSS pixels.
• willValidate Read only
  • : Returns a boolean value that indicates whether the element is a candidate for constraint validation. Always false for HTMLObjectElement objects.

Instance methods

Inherits methods from its parent, HTMLElement.

• checkValidity()
  • : Always returns true because <object> elements are never candidates for constraint validation.
• getSVGDocument()
  • : Returns the embedded SVG as a Document.
• reportValidity()
  • : Always returns true because <object> elements are never candidates for constraint validation.
• 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

Browser compatibility

See also

• The HTML element implementing this interface: <object>