Web Multimedia and Interactivity - Web Development and Design Foundations with XHTML - page 429

Table 11.1 Common attributes of media <object> tags

Attribute Value Usage

Valid file name, name of audio file Required; provides the name of the file to

be played

data

A valid MIME type such as audio/midi, audio/wav,
audio/mpeg, video/quicktime, and so on

Optional; specifies the MIME type of the
media file

type

Numeric, number of pixels Optional; configures the width of media

control console

width

Numeric, number of pixels Optional; configures the height of media

control console

height

classid Uniquely identifies the player software

QuickTime:
classid="clsid:02BF25D5-8C17-4B23-
BC80-D3488ABDDC6B"
Windows Player:
classid="6BF52A52-394A-11d3-B153-
00C04F79FAA6"
Flash Shockwave Player:
classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-
96B8-444553540000"

The classid identifies an ActiveX control
that must be installed on the visitor's PC; if
the ActiveX control is not installed, the
browser can automatically download and
install it

Specifies a relative path for the location of the plug-in
QuickTime:
codebase="http://www.apple.com/
qtactivex/qtplugin.cab"
Windows Player:
codebase="http://activex.microsoft.
com/activex/controls/mplayer/en/
nsmp2inf.cab#Version=6,0,02,902"
Flash Shockwave Player:
codebase = "http://download.macromedia.
com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/
swflash.cab#Version=8,0,22,0"

Facilitates the location and download of
plug-in if needed

codebase

Brief text description Optional; may be displayed by browsers

or assistive technologies

title

Table 11.2 <param /> media attribute values
Parameter
Name

Parameter Value Usage

Valid file name, name of media file Required; provides the name of the file to be played

src

Numeric value, or true for continu-
ous play (not uniformly supported)

Optional; determines how many times the media file will
repeat

loop

true (not uniformly supported)

Optional; hides the default media console

hidden

autoplay true , false Optional; determines if the media will play automatically when

the page is loaded—if omitted, media may not automatically play

controller true , false (not uniformly

supported)

Optional; indicates whether the media control console will
display