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

HTML (DHTML)

pauseElement Method

Stops playing an element's timeline at the current point.

Syntax

object.pauseElement()

Return Value

No return value.

Remarks

This method supersedes the pause method.

Example

The following example shows how to pause and resume a timeline using the pauseElement and resumeElement methods.

<HTML>
<HEAD>
<TITLE>Pause and Resume</TITLE>
<?IMPORT namespace="t" implementation="#default#time2">
<STYLE>
.time{ behavior: url(#default#time2); }
.hiliteText{ color:#483D8B;
font-weight:bold;}
</STYLE>
<SCRIPT>
function doResume(){
oParent.resumeElement();
pauseBtn.disabled = false;
resumeBtn.disabled = true;
}
function doPause(){
oParent.pauseElement();
pauseBtn.disabled = true;
resumeBtn.disabled = false;
}
</SCRIPT>
</HEAD>
<BODY TOPMARGIN=0 LEFTMARGIN=0 BGPROPERTIES="FIXED" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF"
LINK="#000000" VLINK="#808080" ALINK="#000000">
<TABLE ID="oParent" BORDER="1" CLASS="time" DUR="8s" REPEATCOUNT="indefinite"
TIMECONTAINER="SEQ" TIMEACTION="none">
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TH WIDTH="120">Item</TH>
<TH WIDTH="50">Code</TH>
<TH WIDTH="40">Qty.</TH>
</TR>
<TR CLASS="time" TIMEACTION="class:hiliteText" DUR="2s">
<TD>Apples</TD>
<TD>A1</TD>
<TD>7</TD>
</TR>
<TR CLASS="time" TIMEACTION="class:hiliteText" DUR="2s">
<TD>Bananas</TD>
<TD>B2</TD>
<TD>23</TD>
</TR>
<TR CLASS="time" TIMEACTION="class:hiliteText" DUR="2s">
<TD>Oranges</TD>
<TD>O3</TD>
<TD>12</TD>
</TR>
<TR CLASS="time" TIMEACTION="class:hiliteText" DUR="2s">
<TD>Strawberries</TD>
<TD>S4</TD>
<TD>31</TD>
</TR>
</TBODY>
</TABLE>
<BR>
<BUTTON ID="pauseBtn" onclick="doPause();">Pause</BUTTON>&nbsp;&nbsp;
<BUTTON ID="resumeBtn" DISABLED="true" onclick="doResume();">
Resume</BUTTON>&nbsp;&nbsp;
</BODY>
</HTML>

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Standards Information

This method is defined in Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) 2.0 .

Applies To

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