swfobject with html-class?

Question

hey guys, is there any parameter where i could apply a classname to a swfobject?

    <script type="text/javascript">
        var params = { allowScriptAccess: "always" };
swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/j_aFmziaRdU&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;playerapiid=ytplayer_13", "ytplayer_13", "425", "365", "8", null, null, params);

    </script>

This gets rendered as <object ... Is there any chance where i could add a classname to this <object when creating it with swfobject? like <object class="classnam" ...

Made your code visible (use `` s to mask the <> in xml) and added a css tag. — weltraumpirat
– weltraumpirat, Commented Feb 16, 2011 at 10:53

weltraumpirat · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-16 11:18:44Z

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You use the attributes parameter (there is no direct link to the paragraph, open link and search for "STEP 3: Embed your SWF with JavaScript" headline) to assign an id or a class to the object. You could then use document.getElementById() to get the object, once it has been created. Or use #id or .classname from CSS, just the way you would expect it to work. Caution, though: attributes.class would cause an error (it's a reserved keyword), you have to use attributes.styleclass to set the classname.

edited Feb 16, 2011 at 11:18

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 11:09

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matt Over a year ago

yeah thank you. I'm already adding it with jquery. That works fine. I was just wondering if there is a better way so i don't have to wait for the object to be created.

weltraumpirat Over a year ago

You don't, if you use css selectors - the browser will handle it for you.

matt Over a year ago

what do you mean by css-selectors? what do you mean with "you don't"? I'm just looking for the best way to add a classname to this <swfobject> now i'm simply using jquery with $('#vidoeID').addClass('classname'); and that works fine. Is there a better and faster (or more reliable) way of doing this or not?

weltraumpirat Over a year ago

I meant: If you use the argument parameter, you don't have to wait for the object to exist. Use attributes.styleclass="classname" and add the attributes object to your swfobject.embedSWF() call, as described in the documentation I linked to. A CSS selector is the expression used to select the element directly from a stylesheet (.classname, in your case), as opposed to selecting the element via JavaScript.

weltraumpirat Over a year ago

No, you just have to read that damn documentation! ;) It's really simple:

var attributes = {}; attributes.styleclass="classname"; swfobject.embedSWF("http://www.youtube.com/v/ j_aFmziaRdU&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;playerapiid=ytplayer_13",  "ytplayer_13", "425", "365", "8", null, null, params, attributes);

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TNC · Accepted Answer · 2011-02-16 11:07:30Z

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You can alter you swfobject.js file, and manually add it there. Or do a manual embed, versus SWFObject. Also, typically SWFObject is inserted into a container div, you should also be able to insert a class there.

Hope this helps. I think that's what you were asking, if not, my bad.

answered Feb 16, 2011 at 11:07

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weltraumpirat Over a year ago

-1 because this is really not a helpful answer at all: It serves only one use-case (what if you had a website with many Flash objects and different style classes - would you create an individual swfobject.js for each one?), and it creates the impression that SWFObject can only be used in a very crude and unpractical way, creating stiff and unflexible HTML, which is exactly the problem it was meant to fix.

weltraumpirat Over a year ago

Moreover, swfobject replaces the container div with the flash object, so adding a class there does exactly nothing.

TNC Over a year ago

-1 for answering his question? Just because you consider it a crude answer, it still serves the purpose. Your answer is the better one, and it was there when I posted mine. I was providing an alternative. Just because you wouldn't use it, doesn't make it wrong.

weltraumpirat Over a year ago

That's true, but it doesn't make it right, either. I didn't give you -1 because you answered the question. I gave you -1, because it a) the answer isn't correct (the <div>part) and b) it isn't helpful (the rest, see explanation above). And obviously, someone else must have felt the same way about it, too.

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