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

HTML (DHTML)

SYNCMASTER Attribute | syncMaster Property

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

Syntax

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

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

Possible Values

bSync Boolean that receives one of the following values.
false Default. Time container synchronization is not required with this element.
true Element 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 .

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