Name
Sound.attachSound( ) Method — associate a sound from the Library with a Sound object
Availability
Flash 5
Synopsis
soundObject.attachSound(linkageIdentifier)
Arguments
- linkageIdentifier
The name of the sound to attach, as specified in the Library under Options → Linkage.
Description
The attachSound( ) method adds a new sound to a
movie at runtime and places the new sound under
soundObject’s control. Once
attached, the sound may be started and stopped individually by
invoking start( ) and stop(
) on soundObject.
In
order for a sound to be attached to
soundObject, the sound must be exported
from the movie’s Library. To export a sound, follow these
steps:
In the Library, select the sound to export.
Select Options → Linkage. The Symbol Linkage Properties dialog box appears.
Select Export This Symbol.
In the Identifier box, type a unique name by which to identify the sound.
Note that all exported sounds are loaded in the
first frame of the movie that contains them (not when they are
actually attached or played via ActionScript), which can cause long
load delays if the sounds are large. You can gain better control over
the loading of sounds by placing them in external
.swf files and using loadMovie(
) to import them as necessary.
Usage
Only one sound may be attached to a Sound object
at a time. Attaching a new sound to a Sound
object replaces any sound previously attached to that object. Note
that attachSound( ) will not work in movies
loaded into a clip or a level via loadMovie( ) unless the ...
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