Get the media type of the object:
var x = document.getElementById("myObject").type;
Click the button to display the media type of the object.
<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> <object id="myObject" width="100" height="100" data="video.mp4" type="video/mp4"></object> <button onclick="myFunction()">Test</button> <p id="demo"></p> <script> function myFunction() {// w w w . j av a 2s. co m var x = document.getElementById("myObject").type; document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x; } </script> </body> </html>
The type
property sets or gets the value of the type attribute of an <object> element.
The type attribute specifies the Internet media type of the object.
The type
property returns a String representing the Internet media type of the embedded content.