User Guide

Lingo Dictionary 125
Example
This statement makes the transition cast member Wave apply only to the changing area on
the Stage.
Dot syntax:
member("Wave").changeArea = TRUE
Verbose syntax:
set the changeArea of member "Wave" to TRUE
channelCount
Syntax
member(whichCastMember).channelCount
the channelCount of member whichCastMember
sound(channelNum).channelCount
Description
Sound channel and cast member property; for sound channels, determines the number of
channels in the currently playing or paused sound in the given sound channel. For sound cast
members, determines the number of channels in the specified cast member.
This is useful for determining whether a sound is in monaural or in stereo. This property can be
tested but not set.
Examples
This statement determines the number of channels in the sound cast member, Jazz.
Dot syntax:
put member("Jazz").channelCount
Verbose syntax:
put the channelCount of member "Jazz"
This statement determines the number of channels in the sound member currently playing in
sound channel 2:
put sound(2).channelCount
char...of
Syntax
textMemberExpression.char[whichCharacter]
char whichCharacter of fieldOrStringVariable
textMemberExpression.char[firstCharacter..lastCharacter]
char firstCharacter to lastCharacter of fieldOrStringVariable
Description
Keyword; identifies a character or a range of characters in a chunk expression. A chunk expression
is any character, word, item, or line in any source of text (such as field cast members and variables)
that holds a string.
• An expression using whichCharacter identifies a specific character.
• An expression using firstCharacter and lastCharacter identifies a range of characters.