BGSOUND XHTML Element

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The BGSOUND element enables a background sound to be played when the page is visited. This element does not require a closing tag. The sound will only be played one time, regardless of the value of the LOOP attribute.

Using this Element

There are some common properties and collections that apply to all the elements of the document object model, see Common Properties for All DOM Elements in Internet Explorer Mobile.

This element can be used within a web page with attributes.

This element can be used within scripts where it will have properties, events and methods.

Attributes

Attribute Value PPC SP Description
SRC URL Yes Yes Specifies the URL of the sound to be played. Not all devices support all sampling rates and bit depths, so this may result in the file not playing. (The only supported file format is .WAV. .MID, .AU. and .AIFF files are not supported.)

Scripting Properties

This element has no scripting properties.

Scripting Events

This element has no associated events.

Scripting Methods

This property has no associated methods.

Requirements

Pocket PC: Windows Mobile 5.0 and later
Smartphone: Windows Mobile 5.0 and later
OS Versions: Windows CE 5.01 and later

See Also

XHTML Elements

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