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loop property (embed)

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Sets or retrieves the type of repetition of the embedded media.

The embed tag is a non-standard tag in HTML but supported by all commonly used browsers.

Syntax:

object.loop;

You can find the related objects in the Supported by objects section below.

This property is read/write.

HTML page for this property: loop

Possible values:

The kind of the repetition.

One of the following values:

false

No repeat, played only once.

true

Endless repeat.

Default: false.

Example HTML code 1:

This example illustrates the use of the loop attribute:

<embed type="video/mpeg" width="320px" height="240px" src="testVideo.mpg" loop="true" />

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Example HTML code 2:

This example illustrates the use of the loop property:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function ChangeLoop () {
            var embed = document.getElementById ("myEmbed");

            if ('loop' in embed) {
                embed.loop = true;
            } else {
                alert ("Your browser doesn't support this example!");
            }
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <embed id="myEmbed" type="video/mpeg" width="320px" height="250px" src="testVideo.mpg" loop="true" />
    <br />
    
    <button onclick="ChangeLoop ();">Enable to repeat the video!</button>
</body>