Sample JavaScript Usage
The following is a simple HTML file that shows four equivalent ways to specify the movie object. In Listing 6, a JavaScript function takes a QuickTime movie and calls its Play() and Stop() methods.
Listing 6 Using JavaScript functions to play and stop a QuickTime movie
<html>
<head>
<title>Very Simple QuickTime Movie Test</title>
</head>
<script language ="JavaScript">
<!--
/* a javascript function that takes a QT movie and calls its "Play" method */
function PlayIt(anObj)
{
anObj.Play();
}
/* a javascript function that takes a QT movie and calls its "Stop" method */
function StopIt(anObj)
{
anObj.Stop();
}
//-->
</script>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff">
<br>
This is a test of QuickTime embedded...<br>
<br>
<table>
<tr>
<td width=200>
<embed name="movie1" src="yellow_red.mov" width="180" height="160"
bgcolor="black" autoplay="false" enablejavascript="true">
</td>
<td width=200>
<embed name="movie2" src="yellow_red.mov" width="180" height="160"
bgcolor="black" autoplay="false" enablejavascript="true">
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td width=200 align=center>this has the name "movie1"</td>
<td width=200 align=center>this has the name "movie2"</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br><br>Calling a JavaScript function which takes an object referenced by name<br>
<a href="javascript:PlayIt(document.movie1);">javascript:PlayIt(document.movie1)<a><br>
<a href="javascript:StopIt(document.movie1);">javascript:StopIt(document.movie1)<a><br>
<a href="javascript:PlayIt(document.movie2);">javascript:PlayIt(document.movie2)<a><br>
<a href="javascript:StopIt(document.movie2);">javascript:StopIt(document.movie2)<a><br>
<br>Calling an object (referenced by name) method directly<br>
<a href="javascript:document.movie1.Play();">javascript:document.movie1.Play()</a><br>
<a href="javascript:document.movie1.Stop();">javascript:document.movie1.Stop()</a><br>
<a href="javascript:document.movie2.Play();">javascript:document.movie2.Play()</a><br>
<a href="javascript:document.movie2.Stop();">javascript:document.movie2.Stop()</a><br>
<br>
Calling an object (indexed in the document "embeds" array by index) method directly<br>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds[0].Play();">javascript:document.embeds[0].Play()<a><b>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds[0].Stop();">javascript:document.embeds[0].Stop()<a><b>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds[1].Play();">javascript:document.embeds[1].Play()<a><b>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds[1].Stop();">javascript:document.embeds[1].Stop()<a><b>
<br>
Calling an object (indexed in the document "embeds" array by name) method directly<br>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds['movie1'].Play();">javascript:document.embeds['movie1 ].Play()</a><br>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds['movie1'].Stop();">javascript:document.embeds['movie1'].Stop()</a><br>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds['movie2'].Play();">javascript:document.embeds['movie2'].Play()</a><br>
<a href="javascript:document.embeds['movie2'].Stop();">javascript:document.embeds['movie2'].Stop()</a><br>
</body>
</html>
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