June 15, 2001 - Pausing a Flash Movie
June 15, 2001 Pausing a Flash Movie Tips: June 2001
Yehuda Shiran, Ph.D.
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One of the "tiny" details is embedding the Flash object. The JavaScript file flashcheck2.js
does exactly this, as well as other stuff. For example, it checks whether a Flash player exists (Flash plug-in or ActiveX control), and whether its version is higher than the minimum required by the application.
StopPlay()
Flash method to pause a Flash movie. The syntax is simple:
mySwf.StopPlay();
You can continue the movie from the exact same frame it stopped on, by calling the Flash Play()
method. Play around with the following links. Pause the movie by clicking the Pause
link. Continue it by clicking the Play
link:
Some movies are unstoppable. Try to stop the following movie. It won't:
Here is the source code:
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf2.Rewind(); return false">Rewind</A> |
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf2.Play(); return false">Play</A> |
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf2.StopPlay(); return false">Pause</A>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
var mySwf2 = Flash_embedSWF("opener.swf", "opener");
</SCRIPT>
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf.Rewind(); return false">Rewind</A> |
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf.Play(); return false">Play</A> |
<A href="javascript://" onclick="javascript:mySwf.StopPlay(); return false">Pause</A>
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
var mySwf = Flash_embedSWF("swift3d.swf", "sonify");
</SCRIPT>