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Table 4.1. Converting Embed to Object

embed Attribute object Attribute CSS Property

hidden display: hidden

border border

frameborder border

pluginurl codebase

pluginspage codebase

type type

src data

width width

height height

align align float

padding-left , padding-right hspace hspace

padding-top , padding-bottom vspace vspace

However, the embed element uses different attributes for different types of content. Embedding a QuickTime
movie has one set of attributes. Embedding a Flash animation has a different set of attributes. Embedding a
Windows Media Player movie has still another. For example, consider this element that embeds a QuickTime
movie:

<embed src="quicktime_example.mov" width="640" height="480"
autoplay="true"
controller="false"
pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/"
playeveryframe="true"
loop="true"
showlogo="false"
/>

When changing embed to object , all attributes except width , height , id , and archive become param elements.
The name of each param is the name of the attribute, and the value of the param is the value of the attribute:

<object width="640" height="480"
classid="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"
codebase="http://www.apple.com/qtactivex/qtplugin.cab">
<param name="src" value="quicktime_example.mov">
<param name="controller" value="false">
<param name="autoplay" value="true">
<param name="loop" value="true">
<param name="showlogo" value="false">
</object>