XHTML Embedded Content

Also called inclusions, embedded content applies to images, imagemaps, Java applets, Flash animations, and other multimedia or programmed content that is placed in a Web page to provide additional functionality.

<area />

Usage	The <area> element is used to define links and anchors.
Start/End Tag	Required/Illegal.
Attributes	core, i18n, events. shape="value" Enables you to define client-side imagemaps using defined shapes (default, rect, circle, poly). coords="values" Sets the size of the shape using pixel or percentage lengths. HRef="linkurl" The URL of the linked resource. nohref="nohref" Indicates that the region has no action. alt="alttext" Displays alternative text. onfocus="eventcode" The event that occurs when the element receives focus. onblur="eventcode" The event that occurs when the element loses focus.
Empty	Yes.

<img />

Usage	Includes an image in the document.
Start/End Tag	Required/Illegal.
Attributes	core, i18n, events. src="sourceurl" The URL of the image. alt="alttext" Alternative text to display. height="height" The height of the image. width="width" The width of the image. border="border" Border width. hspace="horizontalspace" The horizontal space separating the image from other content. vspace="verticalspace" The vertical space separating the image from other content. usemap="mapurl" The URL to a client-side imagemap. ismap="ismap" Identifies a server-side imagemap. longdesc="descurl" A URL to a long description of the image; for browsers that don't display images.
Empty	Yes.

<map>…</map>

Usage	When used with the <area> element, creates a client-side imagemap.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	core, i18n, events. name="name" The name of the imagemap to be created.
Empty	No.

<object>…</object>

Usage	Includes an object.
Start/End Tag	Required/Required.
Attributes	core, i18n, events. declare="declare" A flag that declares but doesn't create an object. classdocEmphasis">objecturl" The URL of the object's location. codebase="codebaseurl" The URL for resolving URLs specified by other attributes. data="dataurl" The URL to the object's data. type="datatype" The Internet content type for data. codetype="codetype" The Internet content type for the code. standby="waitmsg" Show message while loading. height="height" The height of the object. width="width" The width of the object. border="border" Displays the border around an object. hspace="horizontalspace" The space between the sides of the object and other page content. vspace="verticalspace" The space between the top and bottom of the object and other page content. usemap="mapurl" The URL to an imagemap. shapes="shapes" Enables you to define areas to search for hyperlinks if the object is an image. name="nameurl" The URL to submit as part of a form.
Empty	No.

<param />

Usage	Initializes an object.
Start/End Tag	Required/Illegal.
Attributes	name="name" Defines the parameter name. value="value" The value of the object parameter. valuetype="valuetype" Defines the value type (data, ref, object). type="contenttype" The Internet medium type.
Empty	Yes.