SoundLength()

Syntax

SoundLength(#Sound [, Mode])
Description
Get the length of the sound.

Parameters

#Sound The sound to use.
Mode (optional) The mode used to get the length. It can be one of the following value: 
  #PB_Sound_Frame      : the length is returned in frame (default). 
  #PB_Sound_Millisecond: the length is returned in milliseconds.

Return value

The length of the sound, or -1 if an error occurred.

Remarks

Sounds loaded with the #PB_Sound_Streaming flag are not supported.

Example

 InitSound()           ; Initialize Sound system
 UseOGGSoundDecoder()  ; Use ogg files

 ; Loads a sound from a file
 LoadSound(0, #PB_Compiler_Home +"Examples\3D\Data\Siren.ogg")
 ; The sound is playing
 PlaySound(0, #PB_Sound_Loop, 20)
  
 MessageRequester("Info", "The length of the sound is "+ Str(SoundLength(0)) + " frames.")
   
 MessageRequester("Info", "The length of the sound is "+ Str(SoundLength(0, #PB_Sound_Millisecond)) + " ms.")
 
 FreeSound(0) ; The sound is freed
 End

Supported OS

All

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