Global Command: getVolume

Function History

Available since v3.0

MovieVolume & GlobalVolume added to v3.8

Allows the user to check current volume levels of: music, sound fx, speech, movies & global(master)

Additional Info

These are the names or numbers used inside of the getVolume(brackets) to check specific volume types!

eMusicVolume(0), eSoundVolume(1), eSpeechVolume(2), eMovieVolume(3) or eGlobalVolume(4)

Syntax:

getVolume(type)

Example:

-- is music volume over 50%?
if getVolume(eMusicVolume) > 50 then
 -- do some action!
end

-- is sound fx volume less than 25%?
if getVolume(eSoundVolume) < 25 then
 -- do some action!
end

-- is speech volume more than or equal to 80%?
if getVolume(eSpeechVolume) >= 80 then
 -- do some action!
end

-- is movie volume at 50%?
if getVolume(eMovieVolume) == 50 then
 -- do some action!
end

-- is global (master) volume not equal to 50%?
if getVolume(eGlobalVolume) ~= 50 then
 -- do some action!
end

Arguments

type: integer (number)
The type of volume to return: eMusicVolume(0), eSoundVolume(1), eSpeechVolume(2), eMovieVolume(3) or eGlobalVolume(4)

Flags

none

Return

volume
The queried volume

Relevant Pages: setVolume