playMusic

Description

Plays music defined in Description.ext's CfgMusic or config.cpp. If the musicName could not be found a message is logged into the .rpt file: Music <*musicName*> not found.

• Arma 3: CfgMusic
• Arma 2: CfgMusic
• ArmA: Armed Assault: CfgMusic
• Operation Flashpoint: CfgMusic

Note

To stop the music, use playMusic "";.

Syntax

Syntax 1

playMusic musicName

Parameters:

• musicName: String - music classname

Returns: Nothing

Syntax 2

playMusic [musicName, start]

Parameters:

• musicName: String - music classname
• start: Number - start, in seconds. Can be negative.

Returns: Nothing

Examples

Example 1

playMusic "RadioAmbient1";

Example 2

playMusic ["RadioAmbient3", 3]; // start to play from 00:00:03

Example 3

Play from 00:00:01 to 00:00:05:

0 spawn {
    playMusic ["RadioAmbient5", 1];
    sleep 4;
    playMusic "";
};

See also

getMusicPlayedTime · playSound · say · createSoundSource · addMusicEventHandler · fadeMusic · Arma 3 Utilities