What Is SWFObject?

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∟SWFObject - Hidding "object" behind JavaScript

∟What Is SWFObject?

This section describes what is SWFObject - A JavaScript API that provides a tool set for embedding SWF files in Web pages.

What Is SWFObject? swfobject is JavaScript API that provides a tool set for embedding SWF files in Web pages.

Main features of SWFObject 2:

Offers two optimized Flash Player embed methods; a markup based approach and a method that relies on JavaScript
Offers a JavaScript API that aims to provide a complete tool set for embedding SWF files and retrieving Flash Player related information
Utilizes only one small JavaScript file (10Kb / GZIPed: 3.9Kb)
Is the successor of SWFObject 1.5, UFO and the Adobe Flash Player Detection Kit
Intends to unify all existing Flash Player embed methods and provide a new standard for embedding Adobe Flash Player content

Sounds very good to me. So I downloaded a copy of SWFObject 2 in these steps:

1. Go to SWFObject home page at: http://code.google.com/p/swfobject/.

2. Click the Downloads tab.

3. Click and download swfobject_2_2.zip.

4. Unzip the downloaded file, swfobject_2_2.zip, you see a list of files and folders:

 Directory of C:\herong\outlook\swf\swfobject_2_2\swfobject

<DIR>          swfobject
              727 expressInstall.swf
            1,138 index.html
              801 index_dynamic.html
           10,220 swfobject.js
            7,977 test.swf
   <DIR>          src
               2,500 expressInstall.as
              22,016 expressInstall.fla
              25,560 swfobject.js