Name: playSelection

Type: property

Syntax: set the playSelection of <player> to {true | false}

Summary: Specifies whether a <player> plays back its entire movie or sound, or only the <selected> portion.

Associations: player

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Example:
set the playSelection of player "Scan" to true

Value (bool):The <playSelection> of a <player> is true or false.
By default, the <playSelection> <property> of a newly created <player> is set to false.

Description:
Use the <playSelection> <property> to play a <selected> portion of a movie or sound.

If the <playSelection> <property> is set to true, the <play> <command> only plays the section between the <startTime> and <endTime>.

If the <playSelection> is false, the <play> <command> plays the entire movie or sound, even if a smaller portion has been <selected>.

References: endTime (property), showSelection (property), startTime (property), selected (property), player (keyword), play (command), property (glossary), command (glossary)

Tags: multimedia
