Introduction to DHTML Behaviors provides a means for Web developers to extend the
current Microsoft® Internet Explorer object model. A number of behaviors have been implemented as
part of Internet Explorer 5 and are referred to as default behaviors.
As of Internet Explorer 5.5 and later, the time2 behavior is
available only in the Microsoft Win32® platform. This default behavior enables users to add timed, interactive elements
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.
This section contains links that provide access to the object model exposed by these default behaviors.
Behaviors
anchorClick
Enables the browser to navigate to a folder view.
anim
Defines an instance of the Microsoft DirectAnimation® viewer in an HTML document to render DirectAnimation objects and play DirectAnimation sounds.
clientCaps
Provides information about features supported by Internet Explorer, as well as a way for installing browser components on demand.
download
Downloads a file and notifies a specified callback function when the download is complete.
homePage
Contains information about a user's homepage.
httpFolder
Contains scripting features that enable browser navigation to a folder view.
mediaBar
Provides a basic user interface (UI) for locating and playing media within the browser window.
The Media Bar
saveFavorite
Enables the object to persist data in a favorite Web site.
saveHistory
Enables the object to persist data in the browser history.
saveSnapshot
Enables the object to persist data when a Web page is saved.
userData
Enables the object to persist data in user data.
Objects
MediaItem
Represents a single item in a media player playlist.
PlaylistInfo
Contains information about a media player playlist.
Attributes/Properties
attributeCount
Sets or retrieves the count of the attributes associated with the media object.
availHeight
Retrieves the height of the working area of the system's screen, excluding the Microsoft Windows® taskbar.
availWidth
Retrieves the width of the working area of the system's screen, excluding the Windows taskbar.
bufferDepth
Retrieves the number of bits per pixel used for colors on the off-screen bitmap buffer.
colorDepth
Retrieves the number of bits per pixel used for colors on the destination device or buffer.
connectionType
Retrieves the type of connection in use.
cookieEnabled
Retrieves whether client-side cookies are enabled in the browser.
cpuClass
Retrieves a string representing the CPU class.
currentItem
Sets or retrieves the current media item.
disabledUI
Sets or retrieves a Boolean value that specifies whether an instance of the Media Bar?
UI is disabled.
duration
Sets or retrieves the duration of the current media item.
enabled
Sets or retrieves a Boolean value that specifies whether the Media Bar player control is enabled.
expires
Sets or retrieves the expiration date of data persisted with the userData behavior.
folder
Sets or retrieves a namespace extension, address, or path.
hasNextItem
Sets or retrieves a value that indicates whether any successive items follow the current item in the playlist.
height
Retrieves the vertical resolution of the screen.
image
Sets or retrieves the DirectAnimation Image (DAImage class) displayed by the anim:DA element.
javaEnabled
Retrieves whether the Microsoft virtual machine (Microsoft VM) is enabled.
name
Sets or retrieves the name of the media.
nextItem
Sets or retrieves the next media item in a playlist, if there is one.
openState
Sets or retrieves an integer that indicates the open state of the Media Bar player.
platform
Retrieves the platform on which the browser is running.
playlistInfo
Sets or retrieves playlist information, if a playlist exists.
playState
Sets or retrieves an integer that indicates the play state of the Media Bar player.
sound
Sets or retrieves the DirectAnimation sound (DASound class) played by the anim:DA element.
sourceURL
Sets or retrieves the URL of the media.
statics
Retrieves an object containing the DAStatics class library used with DirectAnimation.
systemLanguage
Retrieves the default language that the system is running.
target
Sets or retrieves the name of a window or frame that is the target for navigation.
userLanguage
Retrieves the current user language.
width
Retrieves the horizontal resolution of the screen.
XMLDocument
Retrieves a reference to the XML Document Object Model (DOM) exposed by the object.
Methods
addComponentRequest
Adds the specified component to the queue of components to be installed.
addDABehavior
Adds a DirectAnimation behavior (DABehavior class) to the run list when the behavior is not part of the animation model.
clearComponentRequest
Clears the queue of all component download requests.
compareVersions
Compares two version numbers.
doComponentRequest
Downloads all the components that have been queued using addComponentRequest.
getAttribute
Retrieves the value of the specified attribute.
getAttributeName
Returns the name of the attribute whose index has been specified.
getComponentVersion
Retrieves the version of the specified component.
getItemInfo
Returns the value of the specified attribute for the current media.
isComponentInstalled
Retrieves whether the specified component is available.
isHomePage
Determines whether the specified URL refers to the client's home page.
load
Loads an object participating in userData persistence from a UserData store.
navigate
Navigates the window to the specified location and displays the contents in folder view.
navigateFrame
Navigates the window or frame to the specified location and displays the contents in folder view.
navigateHomePage
Navigates the browser to a user's home page.
playNext
Starts playback of the next media item in the playlist, if a playlist is present.
playURL
Loads media from a URL into the Media Bar and starts playback.
removeAttribute
Removes the specified attribute from the object.
removeDABehavior
Removes a DirectAnimation behavior (DABehavior class) added by the addDABehavior method.
save
Saves an object participating in userData persistence to a UserData store.
setAttribute
Sets the value of the specified attribute.
setHomePage
Sets a user's home page to the specified value.
startDownload
Downloads the specified file.
stop
Stops playback of the media that is currently playing.
Events
onhide
Fires when the Media Bar player is hidden.
onload
Fires from a persistent element when the page reloads.
onopenstatechange
Fires when the Media Bar player changes its open state.
onplaystatechange
Fires when the Media Bar player changes its play state.
onsave
Fires from a persisted element when the Web page is saved or bookmarked, or when the user navigates away from the page.
onshow
Fires when the Media Bar player becomes visible.