playerObject Property (t:ANIMATION, t:AUDIO, t:IMG, ...)

HTML (DHTML)

playerObject Property

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Retrieves the object that plays media files.

Syntax

HTMLN/A
Scripting[ oPlayer = ] object.playerObject

Possible Values

oPlayer Player object used for rendering the element's media.

The property is read-only. The property has no default value.

Remarks

The PLAYER attribute specifies the object that plays media files.

This property provides access to all the properties, methods, and events available on the player object.

Example

This example plays a video clip with the Microsoft?Windows Media?Player control. The video clip begins playing five seconds after the page loads, and continues playing for 20 seconds. The playerObject is used to access the mute property and AboutBox method available on the Windows Media Player control.

<HTML XMLNS:t ="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:time">
<HEAD>
<TITLE>playerObject</TITLE>
<?IMPORT namespace="t" implementation="#default#time2">
<SCRIPT>
function toggleVol()
{
if (cBox.checked == true) {
mp.playerObject.mute = false;
}
else {
mp.playerObject.mute = true;
}
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<SPAN STYLE="width:175; position:absolute; left:20px; top:50px; padding:5;
z-index:-1; border:1pt solid red;">A video clip is played here 5 seconds
after the page is loaded.</SPAN>
<t:VIDEO ID="mp" STYLE="width:200px; height:200px"
PLAYER="{22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95}"
SRC="../../common/samples/author/behaviors/media/movie.avi" BEGIN="5" DUR="20"/>
<BR><BR>
<INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="About Player" onclick="mp.playerObject.AboutBox();">
<INPUT ID="cBox" TYPE=CHECKBOX CHECKED onpropertychange="toggleVol();">
&nbsp;Volume On
</BODY>
</HTML>
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Standards Information

This property is a Microsoft extension to Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

t:ANIMATION, t:AUDIO, t:IMG, t:MEDIA, t:REF, t:VIDEO

See Also

Introduction to HTML+TIME, PLAYER