| Depr. | Version |
|---|---|
| No | HTML 4 |
| IE5.5+ | FF1+ | SA1.3+ | OP9.2+ | CH2+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
Syntax
Description
The
data attribute tells the browser where it can find
the necessary data or file for the object. In the case of images, it’s
roughly equivalent to src, but may point to any
number of different file or data types (for example, video files, audio
files, or Microsoft Office documents).
Example
The data
attribute for this object refers to a .jpg
file:
<object data="giant-dog.jpg"
type="image/jpeg" height="225"></object>
Value
This attribute takes as its value
the location of the data—the image, video, or audio file, and so
on—relative to the referencing document, relative to the server root, or
as a complete URI containing the http:// protocol, the
server name, and the path to the document on that
server.
Compatibility
| Internet Explorer | Firefox | Safari | Opera | Chrome | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 2.0 |
| Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full | Full |
It causes no compatibility issues, and has excellent support across all tested browsers.
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