startSound()

Plays a WAV file.

Synopsis

bool startSound(string wavFileName [, bool loopSound = FALSE]);

Parameters

Parameter Description
wavFileName File name of the file to be played. An absolute path is necessary.
loopSound Option for playing in a continuous loop.

Return value

Returns "TRUE" if the file could be started, otherwise "FALSE".

Description

Allows WAV files to be played. If the optional parameter loopSound is set to "TRUE", the file is played in a continuous loop until it is ended with stopSound(), but the current thread is not stopped. Playing of the WAV file can be stopped in a different thread from where it was started.

Example

main()
{
  startSound(WINCCOA_PATH+"data/sounds/DOORBELL.wav", TRUE);
  delay(120);
  stopSound();
}

Assignment

Miscellaneous functions

Availability

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