PLAY (function)

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

Syntax

remaining& = PLAY (numericExpression&)

Parameters

• remaining& is the number of notes/samples/seconds left to play in the background music queue.
• numericExpression& can be any numeric expression.
• 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

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  v3.1.0

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• 

  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.
• In QB64-PE v3.8.0, if numericExpression& is a number other than zero, then the function will return the amount of time (seconds) left to play.

Examples

PLAY "mb l4cf.l8el4fag.l8fl4gl8agl4f.l8fl4a>cl2dl4dl4c.<l8al4afg.l8fl4gl8agl4f.l8dl4dcl2f>l4dc.<l8al4afg.l8fl4g>dc.<l8al4a>cl2dl4dc.<l8al4afg.l8fl4gl8agl4f.l8dl4dcl1f" PRINT "Playing tune..." DO playLeft& = PLAY(0) LOCATE , 1: PRINT "Left to play ="; playLeft&; " "; LOOP WHILE playLeft& PRINT: PRINT "And we are done!" END

See also

• PLAY
• SOUND
• BEEP
• _SNDOPEN
• _SNDRAW

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