[webkit-dev] How to add a attribute for "object" tag and can be modified by JavaScript

[Darin Adler]

On May 21, 2009, at 7:12 AM, naixuan guan wrote:

> when I open the HTML page like follow:
>
> <OBJECT id="StormPlayer" width = 800 height = 400 src = "111"></ 
> OBJECT>
> <script language="JavaScript">
> alert(document.StormPlayer.src);
> </Script>
>
> the warning message will show "undefined". why?

Because not every HTML attribute has a corresponding JavaScript  
property.

But alert(document.getElementById("StormPlayer").getAttribute("src"))  
should work.

> can I add the "src" attribute to "object" tag and can be modified by  
> JavaScript？

Yes, by calling objectElement.setAttribute("src", newSourceValue).

     -- Darin