externalParamCount

Usage

-- Lingo syntax
_player.externalParamCount

// JavaScript syntax
_player.externalParamCount;

Description

Player property; returns the number of parameters that an HTML <EMBED> or <OBJECT> tag is passing to a movie with Shockwave content. Read-only.

This property is valid only for movies with Shockwave content that are running in a browser. It doesn't work for movies during authoring or for projectors.

For more information about the valid external parameters, see externalParamName() and externalParamValue().

Example

This handler determines whether an <OBJECT> or <EMBED> tag is passing any external parameters to a movie with Shockwave content and runs Lingo statements if parameters are being passed:

-- Lingo syntax
if (_player.externalParamCount > 0) then
   -- perform some action
end if

// JavaScript syntax
if (_player.externalParamCount > 0) {
   // perform some action;
}

See also

externalParamName(), externalParamValue(), Player