User Guide

392 Chapter 12: Methods
• marker(-1)—Returns the frame number of the first marker before the marker(0).
• marker(-2)—Returns the frame number of the second marker before the marker(0).
If the parameter
markerNameOrNum is a string, marker() returns the frame number of the first
frame whose marker label matches the string.
Parameters
markerNameOrNum
Required. A string that specifies a marker label, or an integer that specifies a
marker number.
Example
The following statement sends the playhead to the beginning of the current frame if the current
frame has a marker; otherwise, it sends the playhead to the previous marker.
-- Lingo syntax
_movie.go(_movie.marker(0))
// JavaScript syntax
_movie.go(_movie.marker(0));
This statement sets the variable nextMarker equal to the next marker in the Score:
-- Lingo syntax
nextMarker = _movie.marker(1)
// JavaScript syntax
nextMarker = _movie.marker(1);
See also
frame, frameLabel, go(), label(), markerList, Movie
max()
Usage
list.max()
max(list)
max(value1, value2, value3, ...)
Description
Function (Lingo only); returns the highest value in the specified list or the highest of a given series
of values.
The
max function also works with ASCII characters, similar to the way < and > operators work
with strings.
Parameters
value1, value2, value3, ... Optional. A list of values from which the highest value
is chosen.
Example
The following handler assigns the variable Winner the maximum value in the list Bids, which
consists of [#Castle:600, #Schmitz:750, #Wang:230]. The result is then inserted into the content
of the field cast member Congratulations.