Stretch

HTML (DHTML)

Stretch Filter

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Reveals new content of the object with a stretching motion to cover the original content. One option resembles a cube rotating from one face to another.

Syntax

HTML
<ELEMENT STYLE=
"filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Stretch(sProperties)"
... >
Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
Scripting
object.style.filter =
"progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Stretch(sProperties)"
Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

Possible Values

sPropertiesString that specifies one or more properties exposed by the filter.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the Stretch object. Click a tab on the left to choose the type of member you want to view.

Attributes/Properties

AttributePropertyDescription
durationDuration Sets or retrieves the length of time the transition takes to complete.
enabledEnabled Sets or retrieves a value that indicates whether the filter is enabled.
Percent Sets or retrieves the point in a transition at which to capture the display for a static filter output.
status Retrieves the state of the transition.
stretchStyleStretchStyle Sets or retrieves the method used to reveal the new content.

Methods

MethodDescription
apply Captures the initial display of an object's content for a transition.
play Plays the transition.
stop Stops transition playback.

Remarks

The object that the filter is applied to must have layout before the filter effect displays. You can give the object layout by setting the height or width property, setting the position property to absolute, setting the writingMode property to tb-rl, or setting the contentEditable property to true.

You can assign multiple filters or transitions to an object by declaring each in the filter property of the object. The following div declaration assigns two filters and a Wheel transition to a div element.

<DIV STYLE="width:100%; filter:
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.MotionBlur(strength=13, direction=310)
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Blur(pixelradius=2)
progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Wheel(duration=3);">
Blurry text with smudge of gray.</div>     
When multiple filters are applied to an object, each filter is processed in source order, with the exception of procedural surfaces, which are computed first. To emphasize a filter's effect, place it last in source order or on the object's parent. Always place transitions last in source order.

Examples

The following example shows how to change the effects of this transition by modifying its StretchStyle property.

This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

This example cycles through each StretchStyle property option.

<SCRIPT>
<!-- Declare an array and index counter to access the stretchStyles. -->
var arrStretchStyles = new Array();
arrStretchStyles = ['HIDE','PUSH','SPIN'];
var iIndexCount = 0;
var bToggle = 0;
function fnToggle() {
<!-- Use the array index to update and display  the stretchStyle used. -->
var  iStyleIndex = iIndexCount%3 ;  // MOD function avoids resetting the counter.
oDiv.filters[0].stretchstyle = arrStretchStyles[iStyleIndex];
oSpan.innerText = 'StretchStyle = "' + arrStretchStyles[iStyleIndex] + '"';
oDiv.filters[0].Apply();
// After setting Apply, changes to the oDiv object
//  are not displayed until Play is called.
if (bToggle) {
bToggle = 0;
oDiv.style.backgroundColor="gold";
}
else {
bToggle = 1;
oDiv.style.backgroundColor="green";
}
oDiv.filters[0].Play();
iIndexCount += 1;
}
</SCRIPT>
<BUTTON onclick="fnToggle()">Toggle Transition</BUTTON><BR/><BR/>
<FONT SIZE="+4" >
<!-- This DIV is the target of the transition. -->
<DIV ID="oDiv" STYLE="height:250px; width:250px; background-color: gold;
filter:progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.Stretch(
duration=3);">
TEXT<BR/>TEXT<BR/>TEXT<BR/>TEXT<BR/>
</DIV>
<SPAN ID="oSpan"></SPAN>
</FONT>
This feature requires Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5.5 or later. Click the following icon to install the latest version. Then reload this page to view the sample.

Applies To

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, CUSTOM, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, hn, IFRAME, FRAMESET, I, INS, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, MARQUEE, MENU, NOBR, OL, OBJECT, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, S, SAMP, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TEXTAREA, TH, TD, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

See Also

Transitions, Transition Design Considerations