playerObject Property
Retrieves the object that plays media files.
Syntax
HTML N/A Scripting [ oPlayer = ] object.playerObject
Possible Values
oPlayer Player object used for rendering the element's media. The property is read-only with no default value.
Remarks
The PLAYER attribute specifies the object that plays media files.
This property provides access to all the properties, methods, and events available on the player object.
Example
This example plays a video clip with the Microsoft® Windows® Media Player control. The video clip begins playing five seconds after the page loads, and continues playing for 20 seconds. The playerObject is used to access the mute property and aboutbox method available on the Windows Media Player control.
Sample Code
<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>playerObject</TITLE> <XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX="t"/> <STYLE> .time { behavior: url(#default#time);} </STYLE> <SCRIPT> function toggleVol() { if (cBox.checked == true) { mp.playerObject.mute = false; } else { mp.playerObject.mute = true; } } </SCRIPT> </HEAD> <BODY> <SPAN STYLE="width:175; position:absolute; left:20; top:50; padding:5; z-index:-1; border:1pt solid red;"> A video clip is played here 5 seconds after the page is loaded. </SPAN> <!-- Add clip with HTML+TIME video element and specify the GUID for Windows Media Player control with the PLAYER attribute --> <t:VIDEO ID="mp" CLASS="time" STYLE="width:200; height:200" t:PLAYER="{22d6f312-b0f6-11d0-94ab-0080c74c7e95}" t:SRC="/workshop/samples/author/behaviors/media/movie.avi" t:BEGIN="5" t:DUR="20" /> <BR><BR> <INPUT TYPE="BUTTON" VALUE="About Player" onclick="mp.playerObject.AboutBox();" > <INPUT ID="cBox" TYPE=Checkbox CHECKED onpropertychange="toggleVol();"> Volume On </BODY> </HTML>
Applies To
[ Object Name ] Platform Version Win16: Win32: Mac: Unix: WinCE: Version data is listed when the mouse hovers over a link, or the link has focus. animation, audio, img, media, video
See Also
multimedia extensions to html+time, PLAYER
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