User Guide

Sound 617

Parameters

secondOffset:Number [optional] - A parameter that lets you start playing the sound at a

specific point. For example, if you have a 30-second sound and want the sound to start

playing in the middle, specify 15 for the

secondOffset parameter. The sound is not delayed

15 seconds, but rather starts playing at the 15-second mark.

loops:Number [optional] - A parameter that lets you specify the number of times the sound

should play consecutively. This parameter is not available if the sound is a streaming sound.

Example

The following example creates a new Sound object, and loads a sound. The

onLoad handler

loads the sound, which allows you to start the song after it is successfully loaded. Then the

sound uses the

start() method to start playing. Create a new FLA file, and add the following

ActionScript to your FLA or ActionScript file. For this example to work, you must have an

MP3 called song1.mp3 in the same directory as your FLA or AS file.

this.createTextField("status_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0,0,100,22);

// create a new Sound object

var my_sound:Sound = new Sound();

// If the sound loads, play it; if not, trace failure loading.

my_sound.onLoad = function(success:Boolean) {

if (success) {

my_sound.start();

status_txt.text = "Sound loaded";

} else {

status_txt.text = "Sound failed";

}

};

// Load the sound.

my_sound.loadSound("song1.mp3", true);