HTMLObjectElement.typeMustMatch

The HTMLObjectElement.typeMustMatch property is a Boolean reflects the typemustmatch attribute of the <object> element and indicates if the resouce 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

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

var obj = document.getElementById("obj");
console.log(obj.typeMustMatch);

Specifications

Specification	Status	Comment
WHATWG HTML Living Standard The definition of 'HTMLObjectElement' in that specification.	Living Standard	No change from HTML5, the latest snaspshot of the WHATWG specification.
HTML5 The definition of 'HTMLObjectElement' in that specification.	Recommendation	The W3C specification is a latest of a previous version of WHATWG HTML Living Standard First snapshot with this property.

Browser compatibility

See also

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