REPEAT Attribute | repeat Property
Sets or retrieves the number of times an element's timeline repeats.
Syntax
HTML <ELEMENT STYLE="behavior:url(#default#time);" t:REPEAT = vRepetitions... > Scripting object.repeat [ = vRepetitions ]
Possible Values
vRepetitions Variant that specifies one of the following values:
indefinite Timeline repeats indefinitely. repetitions Floating-point number greater than 0 that specifies how many times the timeline repeats. The property is read/write with a default value of 1. This property cannot be modified in script after the onload event fires on the document body.
Remarks
Use the DUR or END attribute to define each repeat iteration. The REPEAT attribute has no effect if the duration is not defined or is indefinite.
Do not use this property on the same element as the REPEATDUR attribute. Typically, REPEAT is set on elements that are time containers, such as the PAR or SEQ element. Elements containing the TIMELINE attribute are also time containers. If you set the REPEAT attribute on an element that is not a time container, it increases the element's duration by multiplying the duration by the repeat count. This causes the element to remain active on the timeline for the increased duration, but it doesn't change the element's appearance as it repeats the local timeline.
The prefix t is used to associate this attribute with an XML namespace.
Example
This example uses the REPEAT attribute to display a series of three different paragraphs over time.
Sample Code
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <STYLE> .time { behavior: url(#default#time);} </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="white"> <P>Three paragraphs will appear for three seconds each, on three-second intervals, and the entire process repeats three times.<P> <SPAN ID="parent" CLASS=time t:BEGIN="0" t:DUR="9" t:TIMELINE="par" t:REPEAT="3" t:TIMEACTION="display"> <SPAN ID="span1" CLASS=time STYLE="COLOR:Red;" t:BEGIN="0" t:DUR="3" t:TIMEACTION="visibility"> <H3>Paragraph 1</H3> <P>This is paragraph number one.</P> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="span2" CLASS=time STYLE="COLOR:Blue;" t:BEGIN="3" t:DUR="3" t:TIMEACTION="visibility"> <H3>Paragraph 2</H3> <P>This is paragraph number two.</P> </SPAN> <SPAN ID="span3" CLASS=time STYLE="COLOR:Green;" t:BEGIN="6" t:DUR="3" t:TIMEACTION="visibility"> <H3>Paragraph 3</H3> <P>This is paragraph number three.</P> </SPAN> </SPAN> </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, par, seq, time, video
See Also
html+time
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