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stop() (Sound Channel)

Usage

-- Lingo syntax
soundChannelObjRef.stop()

// JavaScript syntax
soundChannelObjRef.stop();

Description

Sound Channel method; stops the currently playing sound in a sound channel.

Issuing a play() method begins playing the first sound of those that remain in the queue of the given sound channel.

To see an example of stop() used in a completed movie, see the Sound Control movie in the Learning/Lingo folder inside the Director application folder.

Parameters

None.

Example

This statement stops playback of the sound cast member currently playing in sound channel 1:

-- Lingo syntax
sound(1).stop()

// JavaScript syntax
sound(1).stop();

See also

getPlayList(), pause() (Sound Channel), play() (Sound Channel), playNext() (Sound Channel), rewind() (Sound Channel), Sound Channel