590 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
play()
Availability
Flash 2.
Usage
play()
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Function; moves the playhead forward in the Timeline.
Example
The following code uses an if statement to check the value of a name the user enters. If the user
enters
Steve, the play() action is called and the playhead moves forward in the Timeline. If the
user enters anything other than
Steve, the SWF file does not play and a text field with the
variable name
alert is displayed.
stop();
if (name == "Steve") {
play();
} else {
alert="You are not Steve!";
}
prevFrame()
Availability
Flash 2.
Usage
prevFrame()
Parameters
None.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Function; sends the playhead to the previous frame and stops it. If the current frame is Frame 1,
the playhead does not move.
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