SYNCMASTER Attribute | syncMaster Property (A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, ...)

HTML (DHTML)

SYNCMASTER Attribute | syncMaster Property

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Sets or retrieves whether the time container must synchronize playback to this element.

Syntax

HTML<ELEMENT SYNCMASTER ... >
Scripting[ bSync = ] object.syncMaster

Possible Values

bSyncBoolean that receives one of the following values.
falseDefault. Time container synchronization is not required with this element.
trueElement time container must synchronize playback to this element.

The property is read-only. The property has a default value of false.

Remarks

The value for syncMaster can be set only as an attribute. The associated property is read-only and cannot be set by script.

This property supersedes the clockSource property.

You cannot have two elements that share a common parent, with a locked relationship, act as syncMasters in a single document tree.

In this graphic, T4 and T6 can be syncMasters as long as T1 isn't locked. See syncBehavior for more infromation on locked elements.

Standards Information

This property is defined in Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) 2.0 Non-Microsoft link.

Applies To

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, t:ANIMATION, AREA, t:AUDIO, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, DD, DEL, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, hn, HR, I, IFRAME, IMG, t:IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, KBD, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MARQUEE, t:MEDIA, MENU, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, t:REF, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, t:VIDEO, XMP

See Also

Introduction to HTML+TIME, syncBehavior