Simple Flash Embed Shortcode With WordPress

I spent a long time earlier trying to find a Flash plugin for WordPress that worked OK, until I decided to just make my own function. Piece of cake! Why didn't I try this earlier.

I used this code from CSS Tricks, checked the Shortcode API page on WordPress and combined a sample function code:

function my_shortcode_handler( $atts, $content = null ) {
    $a = shortcode_atts( array(
        'attr_1' => 'attribute 1 default',
        'attr_2' => 'attribute 2 default',
        // ...etc
    ), $atts );
}

...with the embed code:

<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" 
  data="your-flash-file.swf" 
  width="0" height="0">
  <param name="movie" value="your-flash-file.swf" />
  <param name="quality" value="high"/>
</object>

...and here's the result!

add_shortcode( 'swf', 'shortcode_swf' );
function shortcode_swf( $atts ) {
	extract(shortcode_atts(array(
		"url" => '',
		"width" => '580',
		"height" => '400',
		"quality" => 'high',
	), $atts ));
	return '<div class="flash"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="'.$url.'" width="'.$width.'" height="'.$height.'"><param name="movie" value="'.$url.'" /></object></div>';
}

Embedding a Flash file is as simple as with any other plugin, simply use the shortcode created above like this: [swf width="580" height="160" url="http://site.ext/swf/1/file.swf" width=550 height=400]

In difference from most outdated plugins out there, this one doesn't rely on JS to work either.

You can add in extra attributes if you like, or how about adding a 'parameters' attribute through which you can add in any and all parameters directly via the shortcode? For me though, this is all I need.