# gotoAndPlay()

#### Availability

Flash 2.

#### Usage

    gotoAndPlay([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 plays from that frame. If no scene is specified, the playhead goes to the specified frame in the current scene.

#### Example

When the user clicks a button to which the `gotoAndPlay` action is assigned, the playhead is sent to Frame 16 in the current scene and starts to play.

    on(release) {
    	gotoAndPlay(16);
    }