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loaded
Syntax
member(
whichCastMember
).loaded
the loaded of member
whichCastMember
Description
Cast member property; specifies whether the cast member specified by whichCastMember
is loaded into memory (TRUE
) or not (FALSE
).
Different cast member types have slightly different behaviors for loading:
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Shape and script cast members are always loaded into memory. |
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Movie cast members are never unloaded. |
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Digital video cast members can be preloaded and unloaded independent of whether they are being used. (A digital video cast member plays faster from memory than from disk.) |
This property can be tested but not set.
Example
This statement checks whether cast member Demo Movie is loaded in memory and if it isn't, goes to an alternative movie:
if member("Demo Movie").loaded = FALSE then go to movie("Waiting")"
See also
preLoad (command)
, ramNeeded(), size, unLoad
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