Sound

Support Key: [2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE2|M2|N|O]
What is it?
Attributes
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Standards Details:
NA
XHTML Modules:
NA
CSS 'display' Type:
NA
CSS Mapping:
play-during: url() repeat
Default Rendering:
Plays a sound clip while a page is viewed/experienced
Official Docs:
None

What is it?
Use of the SOUND element specifies an audio file to be played in the background while viewing a document.

Specific Attributes
Delay
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M2|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
Specifies the number of seconds to delay before playing the indicated sound file.
Values: Positive integers representing the number of seconds to delay.
Loop
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M3|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
Allows the author to specify the number of times the sound will play.
Values: Positive integers or Infinite, which will play the sound continuously.
Src
[2|3|3.2|4] [X1|X1.1] [IE|M2|N|O]
Standards Details: NA
Required? No
Description:
Specifies the URL of the audio file.
Values: Either an absolute or relative URL. All URLs should be URL encoded where required.
Example
<sound src="http://www.foo.com/foo.wav" delay="5" />
Parent Model
%In-line Parent% | %Block Parent% | <Head>
Content Model
This element does not accept any content
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