parentTimeToDocumentTime Method (t:TRANSITIONFILTER, t:ANIMATE, t:ANIMATECOLOR, ...)

HTML (DHTML)

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parentTimeToDocumentTime Method

Converts a value in the element's parent timeline to the corresponding point in the document timeline.

Syntax

documentTime = object.parentTimeToDocumentTime(parentTime)

Parameters

parentTime Required. Integer that specifies a point on the element's parent timeline.

Return Value

Integer that specifies the point in the document timeline that corresponds to parentTime.

Example

This example uses the parentTimeToDocumentTime method to retrieve the value of the point in the document timeline corresponding to parentTime. To see the element's point in the document timeline, click its parentTimeToDocumentTime button.

<HTML XMLNS:t="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:time">
<HEAD>
<TITLE>parentTimeToDocumentTime Method</TITLE>
<?IMPORT namespace="t" implementation="#default#time2">
<STYLE>
.time{ behavior: url(#default#time2);}
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY TOPMARGIN=0 LEFTMARGIN=0 BGPROPERTIES="FIXED" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
LINK="#000000" VLINK="#808080" ALINK="#000000">
<!-- Time Element, t:par, to be tested -->
<t:par id="t1" class="time" repeatCount="3">
<DIV id="div1" class="time" begin="2s" dur="2s"
style="color:blue;font-size:0.5in">Hello World</DIV>
</t:par>
<SPAN id="s1" style="position:relative;top:20px;">
parentTimeToDocumentTime:</SPAN>
<BR>
<!-- Time Method, parentTimeToDocumentTime(), to be tested -->
<!-- Values should be 3,7,& 11 depending on the time in which the button is clicked.-->
<BUTTON id="b1" onclick="s1.innerText='parentTimeToDocumentTime: ' +
div1.parentTimeToDocumentTime(3);">Get parentTimeToDocumentTime(3)</BUTTON>
</BUTTON>
</BODY>
</HTML>

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Standards Information

This method is a Microsoft extension to Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) .

Applies To

t:TRANSITIONFILTER, t:ANIMATE, t:ANIMATECOLOR, t:ANIMATEMOTION, t:ANIMATION, t:AUDIO, t:EXCL, t:IMG, t:MEDIA, t:PAR, t:REF, t:SEQ, t:SET, time2, t:VIDEO

	t:TRANSITIONFILTER, t:ANIMATE, t:ANIMATECOLOR, t:ANIMATEMOTION, t:ANIMATION, t:AUDIO, t:EXCL, t:IMG, t:MEDIA, t:PAR, t:REF, t:SEQ, t:SET, time2, t:VIDEO