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play

play

Availability

Flash 2.

Usage

    play()

Parameters

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Action; moves the playhead forward in the Timeline.

Example

The following code uses an `if` statement to check the value of a name the user enters. If the user enters `Steve`, the `play` action is called and the playhead moves forward in the Timeline. If the user enters anything other than `Steve`, the movie does not play and a text field with the variable name `alert` is displayed.

    stop();
    if (name == "Steve") {
    	play();
    } else {
    	alert="You are not Steve!";
    }