| document.flash.Play(); document.flash.Rewind(); document.flash.StopPlay(); |
Flash movies can also be controlled via JavaScript. Among other things, you can start, stop, and pause the movie. For these purposes, the plug-in exposes the Play(), Rewind(), and StopPlay() methods. The following listing implements a simple control station for the Flash movie: Accessing a Flash Movie from JavaScript (flash.html)| [View full width] <object class codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash .cab#version=7,0,0,0" width="400" height="550" > <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /> <param name="movie" value="flash.swf" /> <embed src="/books/3/490/1/html/2/flash.swf" width="400" height="550" name="flash" allowScriptAccess="sameDomain" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /> </object> <a href="javascript:document.flash.Play();"> Play</a> <a href="javascript:document.flash.Rewind();"> Stop</a> <a href="javascript:document.flash.StopPlay();"> Pause</a> |
Note The allowScriptAccess options set in both the <object> and the <embed> elements allow JavaScript to actually access the Flash movie. |