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  1. Web technology for developers
  2. Web APIs
  3. HTMLObjectElement
  4. HTMLObjectElement.type

Table of contents

  • Syntax
  • Specifications
  • Browser compatibility

HTMLObjectElement.type

The type property of the HTMLObjectElement interface returns a DOMString that reflects the type HTML attribute, specifying the MIME type of the resource.

Syntax

var String = HTMLObjectElement.type
HTMLObjectElement.type = String;

Value

A DOMString.

Specifications

Specification Status Comment
HTML Living Standard
The definition of 'type' in that specification.
Living Standard Initial definition.

Browser compatibility

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Last modified: Feb 19, 2021, by MDN contributors

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