duration

Type

property

Summary

Specifies the length of a sound or movie.

Syntax

get the duration of <player>

Description

Use the duration property to find out how long a movie or sound takes to play.

The duration of a player is the number of intervals in the movie or sound contained in the player. (The number of intervals per second is specified by the player's timeScale property.)

Examples

put (the duration of me/the timeScale of me) into totalSeconds

Value

Name	Type	Description
value		The duration of a player is an integer. This property is read-only and cannot be set.

Related

property: looping, showSelection, callbacks, startTime, timeScale

glossary: property

keyword: player

object: player

Compatibility and Support

Introduced

LiveCode 1.0

OS

mac

windows

linux

ios

android

Platforms

desktop

server

mobile