Why does youtube etc use <object> and not <iframe>?
What are the advantages of object over iframe for this case?
Why does youtube etc use <object> and not <iframe> ? What are the advantages
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Why does youtube etc use <object> and not <iframe>?
What are the advantages of object over iframe for this case?
iframes are for embedding other HTML pages within a page.objects are for embedding non-HTML content objects (like Flash) within a page.Since YouTube is using Flash to play videos, it uses
object.