beepSound

Type

property

Summary

Specifies the method used to produce sound when the beep command is used.

Syntax

set the beepSound to { <beepType> }

get the beepSound

Description

Use the beepSound property to change the sound made when the beep command is used.

When the beep command is executed, LiveCode makes a sound using the method specified by the beepSound property.

note

Setting the beepSound property only has an effect on the Windows desktop platform. On other desktop platforms the "system" method is used regardless of its setting.

note

The iPhone does not have a default system alert sound so if a sound is required one must be specified using the beepSound property. On iOS, there is no default beep sound, so you have to set one. The sound file has to be included in the 'Copy Files' section of the standalone application settings. The audio file type must be m4a; other file types such as mp3 are not supported.

Important

If you use beep with beepSound set to "internal" be sure to test your program on the machines you will be running it on. Some Windows machines have faulty drivers for the motherboard speaker which can cause applications using it to crash.

Examples

set the beepSound to "system"

set the beepSound to "internal"

set the beepSound to "vibrate"

-- on iOS there is no default beep sound, so you have to set one.
on preopencard
    local tBeepPath
    put specialFolderPath("resources") & "/myBeepSound.m4a" into tBeepPath
    set the beepsound to tBeepPath
end preopencard

Related

command: mobileVibrate, beep

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 2.9

OS

windows

ios

Platforms

desktop

mobile