PLAY (function)

The PLAY function returns the number of remaining seconds in the background music queue.

Syntax

remaining# = PLAY(voice&)

Parameters

remaining# is the number of seconds left to play in the background music queue.
voice& can be any numeric expression. It indicates for which tone voice channel the number of seconds remaining is to be returned. If voice& is not in [0-3], the queue for voice 0 is returned.
See also the important version dependent notes in the Availability section.

Description

This function may be used to detect, if the background music queue is still playing.
When there is nothing left to play, then this function returns zero.

Availability

v0.934
v3.1.0
yes
yes
yes

In QB64 and early QB64-PE, this was just implemented as stub function which always returned zero.
Since QB64-PE v3.1.0 the function is fully implemented, but unlike QuickBASIC, in QB64-PE this function does not return the number of notes left, but the number of audio samples.
Since QB64-PE v3.8.0, if voice& is a number other than zero, then the function will return the amount of time (seconds) left to play.
Multi-voice support was introduced in QB64-PE v4.0.0.
Since QB64-PE v4.0.0, the function will return the amount of time (seconds) left to play for the tone voice channel specified.

Examples

OPTION _EXPLICIT

CONST MML = "mbv15l16t155o2mnb4p8msbbmnb4p8msbbb8g#8e8g#8b8g#8b8o3e8o2b8g#8e8g#8b8g#8b8o3e8o2mnb4p8msbbmnb4" + _
    "p8msbbmnb4p8msbbmnb4p8msbbb8bbb8b8b8bbb8b8b8bbb8b8b8bbb8b8mlb2b2b8p8p4p4p8mso1bbb8bbb8bbo2e8f#8g#8o1bb" + _
    "b8bbo2e8g#g#f#8d#8o1b8bbb8bbb8bbo2e8f#8g#8eg#mlb4bmsag#f#e8g#8e8o3bbb8bbb8bbo4e8f#8" + _
    "g#8o3bbb8bbo4e8g#g#f#8d#8o3b8bbb8bbb8bbo4e8f#8g#8mleg#b4bag#f#mse8g#8e8o3g#g#g#8g#g#g#8g#g#" + _
    "g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8f#8e8d#8c#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8" + _
    "o3g#8o4c#8o3b8a#8b8a#8b8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8f#8" + _
    "e8d#8c#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3b8a#8b8o2bbb8f#f#" + _
    "f#8f#f#f#8g#8a8f#4mna8msg#8mne4msg#8f#8f#8f#8o3f#f#f#8f#f#f#8g#8" + _
    "a8mnf#4msa8g#8mne4msg#8f#8o2bbb8o1bbb8bbb8bbo2mne8f#8g#8o1bbb8bbo2e8g#g#f#8d#8o1b8bbb8bb" + _
    "b8bbo2e8f#8g#8eg#mlb4mnbag#f#e8g#8e8o3bbb8bbb8bbo4e8f#8g#8o3bbb8bbo4e8g#g#f#8d#8o3b8bb" + _
    "b8bbb8bbo4e8f#8g#8mleg#mlb4mnbag#f#mne8g#8e8o3mle56f56g56a56b56o4c56d56mne8eee8e8mlg#4g#8" + _
    "mnf#8e8d#8e8c#8mso3bo4c#o3bo4c#o3bo4c#d#eo3abababo4c#d#o3g#ag#ag#abo4c#o3f#" + _
    "g#f#g#f#g#f#g#f#g#f#d#o2bo3mlbo4c#d#e8d#8e8c#8o3msbo4c#o3bo4c#o3bo4c#d#eo3abababo4c#d#o3g#" + _
    "ag#ag#abo4c#o3f#g#f#g#f#af#emne8p8mlc#4mnc#o2cmso3c#o2co3d#c#o2baag#ec#c#c#c#c#e" + _
    "d#o1cg#g#g#g#g#g#o2c#eg#o3c#c#c#c#c#o2co3c#o2co3d#c#o2baag#ec#c#c#c#c#ed#o1cg#g#g#g#g#mng#" + _
    "o2c#eg#o3msc#ed#c#d#o2cg#g#g#o3g#ec#d#o2cg#g#g#o3g#ec#d#o2bg#g#a#gd#d#g#gg#gg#ag#f#e" + _
    "o1ba#bo2eo1bo2f#o1bo2g#ed#eg#eaf#bo3g#f#ed#f#ec#o2bo3c#o2bo3c#d#ef#g#o2ababo3c#d#ef#o2g#" + _
    "ag#aco3c#d#eo2f#g#f#g#f#g#f#g#f#g#f#d#o1bco2c#d#eo1ba#bo2eo1bo2f#o1bo2g#ed#eg#eaf#b" + _
    "o3g#f#ed#f#ec#o2bo3c#o2bo3c#d#ef#g#o2ababo3c#d#ef#o2g#ag#abo3c#d#eo2f#o3c#o2co3c#d#c#o2af#mne" + _
    "o3mlef#g#abo4c#d#mne8mseee8e8mlg#4g#8msf#8mse8d#8e8c#8o3bo4c#o3bo4c#o3bo4c#d#eo3a" + _
    "bababo4c#d#o3g#ag#ag#abo4c#o3f#g#f#g#f#g#f#g#f#g#f#d#o2bo3mlbo4c#d#mne8eee8e8mlg#4g#8" + _
    "msf#8e8d#8e8c#8o3bo4c#o3bo4c#o3bo4c#d#eo3abababo4c#d#o3g#ag#ag#abo4c#o3f#" + _
    "g#f#g#f#ag#f#e8o2b8o3e8g#g#g#8mng#g#g#8g#g#g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8f#8e8" + _
    "d#8c#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3b8a#8b8a#8b8g#g#g#8" + _
    "g#g#g#8g#g#g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8f#8e8d#8c#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8g#g#g#8" + _
    "o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3g#8o4c#8o3b8a#8b8a#8b8o2f#f#f#8f#f#f#8g#8a8f#4a8g#8" + _
    "e4g#8f#8o0b8o1b8o2f#f#f#8f#f#f#8g#8a8f#4a8g#8e4g#8f#8bbb8o1bbb8bbb8bbo2e8f#8g#8" + _
    "o1bbb8bbo2e8g#g#f#8d#8o1b8bbb8bbb8bbo2e8f#8g#8eg#mlb4mnbag#f#e8o1b8o2e8o3bbb8bbb8bbo4e8" + _
    "f#8g#8o3bbb8bbo4e8g#g#f#8d#8o3b8bbb8bbb8bbo4e8f#8g#8o3eg#mlb4mnbag#f#mlef#g#mnamlg#abo4mnc#mlo3bo4c#d#mnemld#" + _
    "ef#mng#ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bmlef#g#mnamlg#abmno4c#mlo3bo4c#d#mnemld#ef#mng#ao3bo4ao3bo4a" + _
    "o3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bp16mlg#o4g#o3mng#p16mld#o4d#o3mnd#p16" + _
    "mleo4eo3mnep16mlao4ao3mnap16mlg#o4g#o3mng#p16mld#o4d#o3mnd#p16mleo4eo3mnep16" + _
    "mlao4ao3mnao4go3go4go3go4go3go4go3go4msg8e8c8e8o4mng#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4msg#8e8o3b8o4e8mng#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#" + _
    "o3g#o4g#o3g#o4msg#8f8c#8f8mna#o3a#o4a#o3a#o4a#o3a#o4a#o3a#o4msa#8g8e8g8b8p16mna#p16ap16g#p16f#p16ep16" + _
    "d#p16c#p16o3bp16a#p16ap16g#p16f#p16ep16d#p16f#mlef#g#mnamlg#abmno4c#o3mlbo4c#d#mnemld#ef#mng#ao3bo4ao3bo4a" + _
    "o3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bmlef#g#mnamlg#abmno4c#o3mlb" + _
    "o4c#d#mnemld#ef#mng#ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4ao3bo4a" + _
    "o3bo4ao3bp16mlg#o4g#o3mng#p16mld#o4d#o3mnd#p16mleo4eo3mnep16mlao4ao3mnap16" + _
    "mlg#o4g#o3mng#p16mld#o4d#o3mnd#p16mleo4eo3mnep16mlao4ao3mnao4go3go4go3go4g" + _
    "o3go4go3go4g8e8c8e8g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#8e8o3b8o4e8g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4g#o3g#o4msg#8mnf8c#8" + _
    "f8a#o3a#o4a#o3a#o4a#o3a#o4a#o3a#o4a#8g8e8g8b8p16a#p16ap16g#p16f#p16ep16d#p16c#p16o3bp16a#p16" + _
    "ap16g#p16f#p16ep16d#p16fmled#ed#mne8bbb8bbb8bbo4e8f#8g#8o3bbb8bbb8bbo4g#8a8b8p8e8f#8g#8p8o3g#8" + _
    "a8b8p8p2o2bco3c#dd#eff#gg#aa#bco4c#d#ed#f#d#ed#f#d#ed#f#d#ed#f#d#ed#f#d#ed#f#d#ed#f#d#e" + _
    "d#f#d#e8eo3eo4eo3eo4eo3eo4e8o3bo2bo3bo2bo3bo2bo3b8g#o2g#o3g#o2g#o3g#o2g#o3g8eo2eo3eo2eo3eo2eo3e8eee8" + _
    "e8e8o2bbb8b8b8g#g#g#8g#8g#8eee8e8e8o1b8o2e8o1b8o2g#8e8b8g#8o3e8o2b8o3e8o2b8o3g#8e8b8g#8o4e4" + _
    "p8eee8e8e8e8e4p8p16ee4p8p16o2ee2"

LOCATE 12, 28
PRINT "The William Tell Overture."
PLAY MML

WHILE PLAY(0) > 0 AND _KEYHIT <> 27
    LOCATE 13, 32
    PRINT USING "(### seconds left)"; PLAY(0);
    _LIMIT 30
WEND

END

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