Web/API/HTMLObjectElement/typeMustMatch

The HTMLObjectElement.typeMustMatch property is a Boolean that reflects the typemustmatch attribute of the <object> element. It indicates if the resource linked by it must match the MIME type given by HTMLObjectElement.type in order for this resource to be used.

Syntax

var mustMatch = obj.typeMustMatch;
obj.typeMustMatch = mustMatch;

Example

HTML

<object id="obj" data="move.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" typemustmatch></object>

JavaScript

let obj = document.getElementById('obj');
console.log(obj.typeMustMatch);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
HTML5The definition of 'HTMLObjectElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	The W3C specification is a latest of a previous version of HTML Living Standard First snapshot with this property.

Browser compatibility

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	Desktop						Mobile
	Chrome	Edge	Firefox	Internet Explorer	Opera	Safari	Android webview	Chrome for Android	Firefox for Android	Opera for Android	Safari on iOS	Samsung Internet
typeMustMatch	Chrome No support No	Edge No support No	Firefox Full support 27	IE No support No	Opera No support No	Safari No support No	WebView Android No support No	Chrome Android No support No	Firefox Android Full support 27	Opera Android No support No	Safari iOS No support No	Samsung Internet Android No support No

Legend

Full support  

Full support

No support  

No support

See also

• The HTML element implementing this interface and this property: <object>.

HTMLObjectElement.typeMustMatch by Mozilla Contributors is licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.5.