Usage

-- Lingo syntax
soundChannelObjRef.isBusy()

// JavaScript syntax
soundChannelObjRef.isBusy();

Description

Sound Channel method; determines whether a sound is playing (TRUE) or not playing (FALSE) in a sound channel.

Make sure that the playhead has moved before using isBusy() to check the sound channel. If this function continues to return FALSE after a sound should be playing, add the updateStage() method to start playing the sound before the playhead moves again.

This method works for those sound channels occupied by actual audio cast members. QuickTime, Flash, and Shockwave Player audio handle sound differently, and this method will not work with those media types.

Consider using the status property of a sound channel instead of isBusy(). The status property can be more accurate under many circumstances.

Parameters

None.

Example

The following statement checks whether a sound is playing in sound channel 1 and loops in the frame if it is. This allows the sound to finish before the playhead goes to another frame.

-- Lingo syntax
if (sound(1).isBusy()) then
    _movie.go(_movie.frame)
end if

// JavaScript syntax
if (sound(1).isBusy()) {
    _movie.go(_movie.frame);
}

See also

status, Sound Channel