time2 Behavior

This topic documents a feature of HTML+TIME 2.0, which is obsolete as of Windows Internet Explorer 9.

Provides an active timeline for an HTML element or group of elements.

Syntax

XML
		&lt;<code>t</code>:

PredefinedTag ID=sID STYLE="behavior:url('#default#time2')" />

HTML <ELEMENT STYLE="behavior:url('#default#time2')" ID=sID>
Scripting object.style.behavior = "url('#default#time2')"
object.addBehavior ("#default#time2")

Possible Values

t Prefix required by the time2 behavior. This prefix is set using the XMLNS attribute of the HTML
PredefinedTag One of the following predefined tags:
animationDefines a timed animation element in an HTML document.
audioDefines a timed audio element in an HTML document.
exclDefines a time container that allows only one child element to play at any given time.
imgDefines a timed image element in an HTML document.
mediaDefines a generic, timed media element in an HTML document.
parDefines a new timeline container in an HTML document for independently timed elements.
refDefines a reference to a generic timed element in an HTML document.
seqDefines a new timeline container in an HTML document for sequentially timed elements.
videoDefines a timed video element in an HTML document.
sID String that specifies a unique identifier for the object.

Members Table

The following table lists the members exposed by the time2 object.

Attribute Property Description
ACCELERATE accelerate

Sets or gets a value that applies an acceleration to an element timeline.

AUTOREVERSE autoReverse

Sets or gets whether the timeline on an element begins playing in reverse immediately after it completes in the forward direction.

BEGIN begin

Sets or gets the delay time before the timeline begins playing on the element.

DECELERATE decelerate

Sets or gets a value that applies a deceleration to the end of a simple duration.

DUR dur

Sets or gets a value indicating the amount of time the element remains active or displayed.

element

Retrieves the dispatch for an animated element.

END end

Sets or gets a value indicating the end time for the element, or the end of the simple duration when the element is set to repeat.

FILL fill

Sets or gets the action taken by an element if the element timeline ends before the timeline on its parent element ends.

hasMedia

Gets a Boolean value that indicates whether the element is an Introduction to HTML+TIME media element.

isDirectMusicInstalled

Retrieves whether direct music is installed.

MUTE mute

Sets or gets a value that indicates whether the audio is turned on or off.

REPEATCOUNT repeatCount Sets or gets the number of times an element timeline repeats.
REPEATDUR repeatDur

Sets or gets the number of seconds that an element timeline repeats.

Sets or gets the number of seconds that an element timeline repeats.
RESTART restart

Sets or gets the conditions under which an element can be restarted on a timeline.

SPEED speed

Sets or gets the playback speed of an element relative to its parent time container.

SYNCBEHAVIOR syncBehavior

Sets or gets a value that indicates the synchronization rules for the element timeline.

SYNCMASTER syncMaster

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

syncTolerance

Sets or gets the time variance that is allowed on a timeline with locked synchronization.

systemBitrate

Gets the approximate bandwidth available to the system in bits-per-second.

systemCaptions

Indicates whether to display a text equivalent of the audio portion of the presentation.

systemLanguage

Indicates whether a given language is selected in a user's system preferences.

systemOverdubOrSubtitle

Specifies whether overdubs or subtitles render during a presentation.

TIMEACTION timeAction

Sets or gets the action that is taken on the element while the timeline is active.

TIMECONTAINER timeContainer

Sets or gets the type of timeline associated with an element.

timeParent

Gets the parent time container element of the current element.

VOLUME volume

Sets or gets the volume of the media file.

Event Property Description
onbegin

Fires when the timeline starts on an element.

onend

Fires when the timeline stops on an element.

onmediacomplete

Fires when the element's associated media finish loading.

Fires when the element's associated media finish loading.
onmediaerror

Fires when an element's media file causes any error.

onpause

Fires when the timeline on an element pauses.

onrepeat

Fires when the timeline repeats on an element, beginning with the second iteration.

onreset

Fires when the timeline reaches the value of the BEGIN attribute or when the resetElement method is called on the element.

onresume

Fires when an element's timeline resumes from a paused state.

onreverse

Fires when the timeline on an element begins to play backward.

onseek

Fires whenever a seek operation is performed on the element.

Method Description
activeTimeToParentTime

Converts a value in the element's active timeline to the corresponding point in the parent timeline.

activeTimeToSegmentTime

Converts a value in the element's active timeline to the corresponding point in the segment timeline.

addFragment

Adds a fragment to the composer site. Consults the registered composer factories to find the proper composer.

beginElement

Starts the element on the timeline.

beginElementAt

Starts an element's timeline at the specified time.

buttonActivate

Activates the currently-selected button.

detachFromComposer

Notifies the fragment to detach itself from the animation composer.

Notifies the fragment to detach itself from the animation composer.
documentTimeToParentTime

Converts a value in the document timeline to the corresponding point in the element's parent timeline.

endElement

Stops the element on the timeline.

endElementAt

Ends an element's timeline at the specified time.

enumerateFragments

Enumerates the fragments on the composer registered for the given attribute name.

get_value

Retrieves an animated attribute's current value.

gotoMenu

Navigates to menu.

insertFragment

Inserts a fragment into the composer site at the specified index.

leftButtonSelect

Selects the button to the left of the current button.

lowerButtonSelect

Selects the button below the current button.

parentTimeToActiveTime

Converts a value in the parent timeline to the corresponding point in the element's active timeline.

parentTimeToDocumentTime

Converts a value in the element's parent timeline to the corresponding point in the document timeline.

pauseElement

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

registerComposerFactory

Registers a new composer factory with this site.

removeFragment

Removes a fragment from the composer site.

resetElement

Removes any changes made to the element and returns the element to its original state.

resumeElement

Restarts the element's timeline from a paused state.

rightButtonSelect

Selects the button to the right of the current button.

seekActiveTime

Locates a specified point on the element's active timeline and begins playing from that point.

Locates a specified point on the element's active timeline and begins playing from that point.
seekSegmentTime

Locates the specified point on the element's segment timeline, and begins playing from that point.

seekTo

Locates a specified point on the element's segment timeline, including repetitions, and begins playing from that point.

seekToFrame

Locates a specified frame in the object.

segmentTimeToActiveTime

Converts a value in the element's segment timeline to the corresponding point in the element's active timeline.

segmentTimeToSimpleTime

Converts a value in the element's segment timeline to the corresponding point in the element's simple timeline.

simpleTimeToSegmentTime

Converts a value in the element's simple timeline to the corresponding point in the element's segment timeline.

unregisterComposerFactory

Unregisters a composer factory on this site.

upperButtonSelect

Selects the button above the current button.

Object Description
currTimeState

Contains information about an HTML+TIME timeline.

Remarks

This behavior supersedes the time behavior.

This default behavior adds timing to HTML pages. Using the HTML+TIME (Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions) extensions, any HTML element can be set to appear at a given time, last for a specified duration, and repeat the action if desired. In addition to hiding and displaying elements, inline CSS styles can be applied to elements for a specified duration. The time2 behavior supports all time-related attributes, properties, methods, and events.

HTML+TIME is not supported in HTML Component (HTC) files.

The members listed in the preceding table might not be accessible through scripting until the window. onload event fires. Waiting for this event to fire ensures that the page is completely loaded, that all behaviors have been applied to corresponding elements on the page, and that all the behavior's properties, methods, and events are available for scripting. Using any of the behavior-defined members before the window. onload event fires could result in a scripting error, indicating that the object does not support that particular member.

The time2 behavior is available as of Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 only in the Microsoft Win32 platform.

Note  HTML+TIME 2.0 is available in minimal installations of Internet Explorer 5.5 and Internet Explorer 6.

Applies To

A, ABBR, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, AREA, B, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, DD, DEL, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, hn, HR, I, IFRAME, 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, MENU, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, S, SAMP, selection, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP

See Also

Introduction to HTML+TIME