seek (NetStream.seek method)

public seek(offset:Number) : Void

Seeks the keyframe closest to the specified number of seconds from the beginning of the stream. The stream resumes playing when it reaches the specified location in the stream.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 7 - Note: This method is also supported in Flash Player 6 when used with Flash Media Server. For more information, see the Flash Media Server documentation.

Parameters

offset:Number - The approximate time value, in seconds, to move to in an FLV file. The playhead moves to the keyframe of the video that's closest to offset.

To return to the beginning of the stream, pass 0 for offset.
To seek forward from the beginning of the stream, pass the number of seconds you want to advance. For example, to position the playhead at 15 seconds from the beginning, use my_ns.seek(15).
To seek relative to the current position, pass my_ns.time + n or my_ns.time - n to seek n seconds forward or backward, respectively, from the current position. For example, to rewind 20 seconds from the current position, use my_ns.seek(my_ns.time - 20).

The precise location to which a video seeks will differ depending on the frames per second setting at which it was exported. Therefore, if the same video is exported at 6 fps and 30 fps, it will seek to two different locations if you use, for example, my_ns.seek(15) for both video objects.

Example

The following example illustrates some ways to use the NetStream.seek() command. You can return to the beginning of the stream, move to a location 30 seconds from the beginning of the stream, and move backwards three minutes from the current location:

// Return to the beginning of the stream
my_ns.seek(0);

// Move to a location 30 seconds from the beginning of the stream
my_ns.seek(30);

// Move backwards three minutes from current location
my_ns.seek(my_ns.time - 180);

seek (NetStream.seek method)

Parameters

Example

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