# gotoAndStop()

#### Availability

Flash 2.

#### Usage

    gotoAndStop([scene,] frame)

#### Parameters

`scene` An optional string specifying the name of the scene to which the playhead is sent.

`frame` The frame number or label to which the playhead is sent.

#### Returns

Nothing.

#### Description

Action; sends the playhead to the specified frame in a scene and stops it. If no scene is specified, the playhead is sent to the frame in the current scene.

#### Example

When the user clicks a button that the `gotoAndStop` action is assigned to, the playhead is sent to Frame 5 in the current scene and the movie stops playing.

    on(release) {
    	gotoAndStop(5);
    }

#### See also

`stop()`