t:BEGIN Attribute | begin Property (deprecated)
This page documents a feature of HTML+TIME 1.0, which was released in Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. We recommend that you migrate your content to the latest version of HTML+TIME, which implements the SMIL 2.0 Working Draft. See the Introduction to HTML+TIME overview for more information.
Sets or gets the delay time before the timeline begins playing on the element.
Syntax
XML <ELEMENT t:BEGIN = sTime... > Scripting [ sTime = ] object.begin
Possible Values
sTime String that specifies or receives a clock value described in Time Formats, such as h:min:s.f. The property is read/write. The property has no default value.
Remarks
You must prefix attributes with the
t:
namespace.
Example
This example uses the t:BEGIN attribute to make text appear and disappear over time.
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <STYLE> .time {behavior:url(#default#time);} </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="white"> <SPAN CLASS=time STYLE="COLOR:Red;" t:BEGIN="0" t:DUR="3" t:TIMEACTION="display"> <H3>Paragraph #1</H3> <P>This is paragraph number one. It appears for three seconds immediately after the page is loaded.</P> </SPAN> <SPAN CLASS=time STYLE="COLOR:Blue;" t:BEGIN="4" t:DUR="4" t:TIMEACTION="display"> <H3>Paragraph 2</H3> <P>This is paragraph number two. It appears one second after the first paragraph disappears, and remains displayed for four seconds.</P> </SPAN> <H1 CLASS=time t:BEGIN="8" t:DUR="indefinite" t:TIMEACTION="display"> The End. </H1> </BODY> </HTML>
Code example: http://samples.msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/samples/author/behaviors/time_begin.htm
Applies To
t:AUDIO, t:IMG, t:MEDIA, t:PAR, t:SEQ, time, t:VIDEO
See Also
Introduction to HTML+TIME, t:BEGINAFTER, t:BEGINEVENT, t:BEGINWITH