Javascript Reference - HTML DOM Embed type Property

The type attribute of the embed element specifies the MIME type of the embedded content.

The type property sets or gets the type attribute in an <embed> element.

Browser Support


`type`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Syntax

Return the type property.

var v = embedObject.type

Set the type property.

embedObject.type=MIME_type

Property Values

Value	Description
MIME_type	The MIME type of the embedded content.

Return Value

A String type value representing the MIME type of the embedded content.

Example

The following code shows how to get the MIME type of the embedded content.

<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<body>
<embed id="myEmbed" src="notExist.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash">
<p id="demo"></p>
<button onclick="myFunction()">test</button>
<script>
function myFunction() {
    var x = document.getElementById("myEmbed").type;
    document.getElementById("demo").innerHTML = x;
}
</script>
</body>
</html>