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start method (marquee)

Browser support:

Starts to scroll the current marquee element.

To stop the scrolling, use the stop method.

Syntax:

object.start ( );

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

Return value:

This method has no return value.

Example HTML code 1:

This example shows how to start and stop the scrolling of a marquee:

<head>
    <script type="text/javascript">
        function StartMarquee (){
            var marquee = document.getElementById ("marquee");
            marquee.start ();
        }
        function StopMarquee (){
            var marquee = document.getElementById ("marquee");
            marquee.stop ();
        }
    </script>
</head>
<body>
    <marquee id="marquee" scrollamount="20">Hi There!</marquee>
    <button onclick="StopMarquee ();">Stop!</button>
    <button onclick="StartMarquee ();">Start!</button>
</body>