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elapsedTime

Syntax

sound(channelNum).elapsedTime
the elapsedTime of sound channelNum

Description

This read-only property gives the time, in milliseconds, that the current sound member in the given sound channel has been playing. It starts at 0 when the sound begins playing and increases as the sound plays, regardless of any looping, setting of the currentTime or other manipulation. Use the currentTime to test for the current absolute time within the sound.

The value of this property is a floating-point number, allowing for measurement of sound playback to fractional milliseconds.

Example

This idle handler displays the elapsed time for sound channel 4 in a field on the Stage during idles:

on idle
	member("time").text = string(sound(4).elapsedTime)
end idle

See also

currentTime, loopCount, loopsRemaining, rewind()