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ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition
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ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

by Colin Moock
December 2002
Intermediate to advanced
1088 pages
192h 4m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Sound.getVolume() Method
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ActionScript Language Reference
Sound.getVolume() Method
retrieve the current volume setting
Flash 5
soundObject.getVolume()
Returns
A number indicating the current volume as set by setVolume(). Usually in the range of 0
(no volume) to 100 (default volume), but it can be higher.
Description
The getVolume() method is used to determine the current volume of the sounds controlled
by
soundObject. Normally, getVolume() is used in combination with setVolume() to adjust
the current volume of a sound.
Example
Here we reduce the volume of a sound by 20:
mySound = new Sound();
mySound.setVolume(mySound.getVolume() - 20);
See Also
Sound.setVolume()
Sound.id3 Property
access to the ID3 tags of an MP3 file
Flash 6.0.40.0
read-only
soundObject.id3
Description
The id3 property is an object whose properties represent the ID3 tags of an MP3 sound file.
MP3 files can be loaded into
soundObject from a URL, via loadSound(), or from the movie’s
Library via attachSound(). The available
id3 object properties are listed in Table R-18. Note
that Flash Player 6 supports ID3v1 and ID3v1.1 tags only.
An MP3 file must be loaded in its entirety before its ID3 tags are available (ID3v1 and
ID3v1.1 tags are stored at the end of an MP3 file). If the MP3 file does not contain valid
ID3 tags in a version
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