Player.launchURL method

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The launchURL method sends a URL to the user's default browser to be rendered.

Syntax

Player.launchURL(
  URL
)

Parameters

URL [in]

String value representing the URL to launch.

Return value

This method does not return a value.

Remarks

This method only opens webpages using the HTTP or HTTPS protocols.

Windows Media Player 10 Mobile: This method is not supported.

Examples

The following example creates an HTML BUTTON element that, when clicked, displays the Microsoft website in a new browser window. The Player element was created with ID = "Player".

<INPUT  TYPE = "BUTTON"  ID = "GOTOMS"  VALUE = "Microsoft.com"  onClick = "

    /* Open the Microsoft website. */
    Player.launchURL('https://www.microsoft.com');
">

Requirements

See also

Player Object