Flash glossary: SWFObject 2
SWFObject 2 offers multiple standards-friendly methods to embed SWF files into web pages. It uses JavaScript to detect Adobe Flash Player in the browser and avoid broken SWF content, and is designed to make embedding SWFs as easy as possible. It supports the use of alternative content to display content to people who browse the web without plug-ins, to help search engines index your content, and points users to the Flash Player download page. SWFObject 2 detection is future-proof, includes ExpressInstall, and offers an elaborate API for JavaScript developers.
SWFObject 2 provides two distinct methods to embed SWF files:
- Static publishing uses markup to embed both SWF content and alternative content, and utilizes unobtrusive JavaScript to resolve a series of issues that cannot be solved with markup alone.
- Dynamic publishing uses markup to define alternative content only and utilizes unobtrusive JavaScript to replace this with the SWF if the corresponding Flash Player version is installed and sufficient JavaScript support is available.
To learn more about SWFObject 2, see the article titled Detecting Flash Player versions and embedding SWF files with SWFObject 2.
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