playStarted

Type

message

Summary

Sent to a player when it starts playing.

Syntax

playStarted

Description

Handle the playStarted message if you want to perform a task when a movie or sound starts playing.

The playStarted message is sent when the user clicks the play button, or when a play start command executes. If the user pauses the movie or sound, the playPaused message is sent. If the user stops the movie or sound, the playStopped message is sent.

When an audio clip or video clip is playing, a temporary player is created for it. When the clip starts playing, the playStarted message is sent to it

Examples

on playStarted
  show the target
  show button "Stop Playing"
end playStarted

Related

command: play

message: playStopped, playPaused, currentTimeChanged

property: paused, currentTime, endTime

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

Platforms

desktop

server