SWFObject: Embedding SWF using Javascript

SWFObject is a javascript open source project that generates SWF <embed> html tags.

Seems so trivial, why do I or readers need this?

Advantages of SWFObject:

• It can generates embed tags dynamically.
• It worries about multi-browsers support, so that you don’t have to.
• There are multiple ways of embedding SWF, with SWFObject, you don’t have to worry about that.

Why you should use SWFObject (from its wiki page):

• Is more optimized and flexible than any other Flash Player embed method around
• Offers one solution for everybody: It shouldn’t matter if you are an HTML, Flash, or JavaScript developer, there should be something in it for everyone
• Breaks the cycle of being locked into vendor specific markup and promotes the use of web standards and alternative content
• Uses unobtrusive JavaScript and JavaScript best practices
• Is easy to use

Resources:

• SWFObject @ Google Code
• SWFObject download page