User Guide

688 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference

play()

Availability

Flash 2.

Usage

play() : Void

Parameters

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Function; moves the playhead forward in the Timeline.

Example

In the following example, there are two movie clip instances on the Stage with the instance names

stop_mc and play_mc. The ActionScript stops the SWF file’s playback when the stop_mc movie

clip instance is clicked. Playback resumes when the

play_mc instance is clicked.

this.stop_mc.onRelease = function() {

stop();

};

this.play_mc.onRelease = function() {

play();

};

trace("frame 1");