Description
Starts playing an animation (an AVI clip).
Applies to
Animation controls
Syntax
animationname.Play ( from, to, replay )
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Argument |
Description |
|---|---|
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animationname |
The name of the animation control displaying the AVI clip. |
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from |
A long value in the range 0 to 65,535 indicating the frame where playing starts.The value 0 starts playing the clip at the first frame. |
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to |
A long value in the range -1 to 65,535 indicating the frame where playing ends. The value -1 stops playing the clip at the last frame. |
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replay |
A long value in the range -1 to 65,535 indicating the number of times to replay the clip. The value -1 continues playing the clip indefinitely. |
Return value
Integer. Returns 1 for success and -1 for failure.
Usage
Start plays an opened AVI file in an animation control. If you specify a value for any argument that is not in the specified range, Start does nothing and returns -1.
Examples
This example starts playing an AVI clip at the first frame, plays to the last frame, and continues playing the clip indefinitely:
integer li_return li_return = am_1.Play(0, -1, -1)
See also
