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looping

Type​

property

Summary​

Specifies whether a movie or sound stops at the end, or restarts from the beginning.

Syntax​

set the looping of <player> to {true | false}

Description​

Use the looping property to set a movie or sound to continuous play.

If a player's looping property is set to true, when the movie or sound is played, it repeats over and over until stopped by the user or a handler. If the looping is false, the sound or movie plays through only once, then stops.

If the player's playSelection property is true, only the selected portion of the movie or sound is played.

Examples​

set the looping of last player to true

Value​

NameTypeDescription

value

bool

The looping of a player is true or false. By default, the looping property of newly created players is set to false.

command: start, play

glossary: property, handler

keyword: player

object: player

property: endTime, repeatCount, selected, duration, startTime, playRate

Compatibility and Support​

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile

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