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| Inherits from: | Element object | |||
| JavaScript syntax: | IE | myBGSOUND = myDocument.all.anElementID | ||
| IE | myBGSOUND = myDocument.all.tags("BGSOUND")[anIndex] | |||
| IE | myBGSOUND = myDocument.all[aName] | |||
| - | myBGSOUND = myDocument.getElementById(anElementID) | |||
| - | myBGSOUND = myDocument.getElementsByName(aName)[anIndex] | |||
| - | myBGSOUND = myDocument.getElementsByTagName("BGSOUND")[anIndex] | |||
| HTML syntax: | <BGSOUND> | |||
| Argument list: | anIndex | A valid reference to an item in the collection | ||
| aName | The name attribute of an element | |||
| anElementID | The ID attribute of an element | |||
| Object properties: | balance, loop, src, volume | |||
| Event handlers: | onClick, onDblClick, onHelp, onKeyDown, onKeyPress, onKeyUp, onMouseDown, onMouseMove, onMouseOut, onMouseOver, onMouseUp | |||
This object is instantiated by the <<BGSOUND>> HTML tag and represents a sound effect that is to be played in the background. As the BGSOUND object is created during document loading and requires that a sound file be downloaded, there may some noticeable delay before the sound starts to play.
| See also: | Element object |
| Property | JavaScript | JScript | N | IE | Opera | NES | ECMA | DOM | CSS | HTML | Notes |
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| balance |  | 3.0  | | 4.0 | | | | | | | ReadOnly |
| loop | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | | - |
| src | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | | - |
| volume | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | | ReadOnly |
| Event name | JavaScript | JScript | N | IE | Opera | NES | ECMA | DOM | CSS | HTML | Notes |
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| onClick | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 |  |
| onDblClick | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 | |
| onHelp | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | | |
| onKeyDown | | 3.0 | | 4.0 |
| | | | | 4.0 | |
| onKeyPress | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 | |
| onKeyUp | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 | |
| onMouseDown | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 | |
| onMouseMove | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 | |
| onMouseOut |
| 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 | |
| onMouseOver |
| 3.0 | | 4.0 |
| | | | | 4.0 | |
| onMouseUp | | 3.0 | | 4.0 | | | | | | 4.0 | |
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