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Starts an action.
| Related functions | stopAction |
Syntax
startAction(action)
Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| action | TVisObj | Visionaire object representing an action. |
Return values
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| TVisObj | The Visionaire object representing the active action. |
Examples
Example 1: Start an action.
local myAction = Actions["action_name"]
startAction(myAction)
Example 2: Start an action and stop it after a certain time, depending on a Visionaire value called "duration" holding the amount of seconds.
local myDelay = Values["duration"].Int
myActiveAction = startAction(Actions["action_name"])
setDelay(myDelay * 1000, "stopAction(myActiveAction)")
