play()

Availability

Flash 2.

Usage

play()

Parameters

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Function; 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 SWF file 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!";
}