beginElement Method

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Starts the element on the timeline.

Syntax

object.beginElement()

Return Value

No return value.

Remarks

This method applies the same action as if the element's begin time is reached on the local timeline. When the beginElement method is called, the element begins. All time children elements are notified and aligned correctly to the local timeline.

Example

This example displays an image when the countdown reaches 0. Click the Restart Timeline button to restart the timeline with the beginElement method.

Sample Code

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX="t"/>
<STYLE>
.time        { behavior: url(#default#time);}
</STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY BGCOLOR="white">
<SPAN ID="sequence" CLASS="time" t:TIMELINE="seq">
    <SPAN CLASS="time" STYLE="Color:Red; font-size:20pt;" 
        t:TIMEACTION="display" t:DUR="1">5...
    </SPAN>
    <SPAN CLASS="time" STYLE="Color:Green; font-size:20pt;" 
        t:TIMEACTION="display" t:DUR="1">4...
    </SPAN>
    <SPAN CLASS="time" STYLE="Color:Blue; font-size:20pt;" 
        t:TIMEACTION="display" t:DUR="1">3...
    </SPAN>
    <SPAN CLASS="time" STYLE="Color:Orange; font-size:20pt;" 
        t:TIMEACTION="display" t:DUR="1">2...
    </SPAN>
    <SPAN CLASS="time" STYLE="Color:Purple; font-size:20pt;" 
        t:TIMEACTION="display" t:DUR="1">1...
    </SPAN><BR>
    <t:IMG CLASS="time" t:DUR="indefinite" 
    t:SRC="/workshop/graphics/sun.gif" />
</SPAN><BR>
<BUTTON ID="btn" onclick="sequence.beginElement();">
    Restart Timeline
</BUTTON>
<BR><BR>
</BODY>
</HTML>

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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