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750 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
Sound.attachSound()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_sound.attachSound("idName":String) : Void
Parameters
idName
The identifier of an exported sound in the library. The identifier is located in the
Linkage Properties dialog box.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; attaches the sound specified in the idName parameter to the specified Sound object. The
sound must be in the library of the current SWF file and specified for export in the Linkage
Properties dialog box. You must call
Sound.start() to start playing the sound.
To make sure that the sound can be controlled from any scene in the SWF file, place the sound on
the main Timeline of the SWF file.
Example
The following example attaches the sound logoff_id to my_sound. A sound in the library has
the linkage identifier
logoff_id.
var my_sound:Sound = new Sound();
my_sound.attachSound("logoff_id");
my_sound.start();