marker()

Usage

-- Lingo syntax
_movie.marker(markerNameOrNum)

// JavaScript syntax
_movie.marker(markerNameOrNum);

Description

Movie method; returns the frame number of markers before or after the current frame.

This method is useful for implementing a Next or Previous button or for setting up an animation loop.

If the parameter markerNameOrNum is an integer, it can evaluate to any positive or negative integer or 0. For example:

• marker(2)--Returns the frame number of the second marker after the current frame.
• marker(1)--Returns the frame number of the first marker after the current frame.
• marker(0)--Returns the frame number of the current frame if the current frame is marked, or the frame number of the previous marker if the current frame is not marked.
• marker(-1)--Returns the frame number of the first marker before the marker(0).
• marker(-2)--Returns the frame number of the second marker before the marker(0).

If the parameter markerNameOrNum is a string, marker() returns the frame number of the first frame whose marker label matches the string.

Parameters

markerNameOrNum Required. A string that specifies a marker label, or an integer that specifies a marker number.

Example

The following statement sends the playhead to the beginning of the current frame if the current frame has a marker; otherwise, it sends the playhead to the previous marker.

-- Lingo syntax
_movie.go(_movie.marker(0))

// JavaScript syntax
_movie.go(_movie.marker(0));

This statement sets the variable nextMarker equal to the next marker in the Score:

-- Lingo syntax
nextMarker = _movie.marker(1)

// JavaScript syntax
nextMarker = _movie.marker(1);

See also

frame, frameLabel, go(), label(), markerList, Movie

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