An id on an <object> tag assigns an identifier to the element.
The identifier must be unique across the page.
An id attribute on an <object> element.
<object id="pdf-object" data="/media/sample.pdf"
type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:350px;">
PDF cannot be displayed.
</object>
The id attribute assigns an identifier to the <object> element.
The id allows JavaScript to easily access the <object> element.
It is also used to point to a specific id selector in a style sheet.
Tip: id is a global attribute that can be applied to any HTML element.
<object id="identifier" />
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| identifier | A unique alphanumeric string. The id value must begin with a letter ([A-Za-z]) and may be followed by any number of letters, digits ([0-9]), hyphens (-), underscores (_), colons (:), and periods (.). |
An <object> element with a unique id.
Clicking the button displays the filename of the embedded object.
<object id="myobject" data="/media/sample.pdf"
type="application/pdf" style="width:100%;height:350px;">
PDF cannot be displayed.
</object>
<br /><br />
<button onclick="show();">Show pdf filename</button>
<script>
let show = () => {
let element = document.getElementById("myobject");
alert("Filename = " + element.data);
}
</script>
The id attribute assigns a unique identifier for the <object>.
Clicking the button calls JavaScript which locates the <object> using the id.
Finally, the data value of the <object> is displayed in an alert box.
Here is when id support started for each browser:
 Chrome
|
1.0 | Sep 2008 |
 Firefox
|
1.0 | Sep 2002 |
 IE/Edge
|
1.0 | Aug 1995 |
 Opera
|
1.0 | Jan 2006 |
 Safari
|
1.0 | Jan 2003 |
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