Play a Message in a Gong board

Board:	BBC - Learning English
Subject:	Mystery illness

The Relevant JavaScript and HTML Code

This example is created using a Gong applet with a few HTML components. The Gong applet is hidden visually in the page but it remains working in the background.

In order to start a voice playback JavaScript is used to send a request to the Gong applet. This is done by using a function called 'gongPlay' given in the 'gong.js' library. The library simplifies the process by handling all required communication with the applet using the scripting interface. Similarly to stop a playback a function called 'gongStop' is executed when the user clicks on the stop button.

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<script type="text/javascript" src="gong.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
<!--
    function play() {
        ...
        gongPlay(document.getElementById("applet"));
        ...
    }

    function stop() {
        ...
        gongStop(document.getElementById("applet"));
        ...
    }
// -->
</script>
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<input type="button" value="Play" onclick="play()" />
<input type="button" value="Stop" onclick="stop()" />
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<applet id="applet" ...>...</applet>
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