Difference between revisions of "StartAnimation"

Revision as of 23:40, 6 March 2013

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Available since v3.7

Allows you to play any animation; if the animation is already playing then the existing animation is returned!

Syntax:

startAnimation(animation [, reverse])

Example 1: basic start action method

-- n/a: will add later!

Arguments

animation: link
The link to the animation to be started! ("path"|"object_id"|"animation_name")

Flags: none

Return: visionaireObject
The visionaire object representing the active animation!

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-Allows you to start any "called by other action" you include!
+Allows you to play any animation; if the animation is already playing then the existing animation is returned!
 Syntax:
 <syntaxhighlight>
-startAction(action)
+startAnimation(animation [, reverse])
 </syntaxhighlight>
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 Example 1: basic start action method
 <syntaxhighlight enclose="div">
---[[
+-- n/a: will add later!
-!important: you must take care when using this method that you don't have multiple instances of actions with the same name otherwise it will not work correctly!
---]]
--- shortened get action method; !important: see comment above!
-startAction([getObject("Actions[action_name]")])
--- full get action method; !recommended
-startAction([getObject("Scenes[scene_name].SceneObjects[object_name].SceneActions[action_name]")])
-</syntaxhighlight>
-Example 2: start action via a variable
-<syntaxhighlight>
--- you can of course use variables with actions stored in them instead!
-local act = getObject("Actions[action_name]")
-startAction(act)
 </syntaxhighlight>
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 <b><u>Arguments</u></b>
-action: link <br/>
+animation: link <br/>
-The link to the action to be started! ("path"|"object_id"|"action_name")
+The link to the animation to be started! ("path"|"object_id"|"animation_name")
 Flags: none
 Return: visionaireObject <br/>
-The visionaire object representing the active action!
+The visionaire object representing the active animation!
-{{i18n|StartAction}}
+{{i18n|StartAnimation}}