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===Required Arguments===  
===Required Arguments===  
*'''soundPath:''' The [[filepath]] to the sound file you want to play. (Sound file has to be predefined in the [[meta.xml]] file with <file /> tag.)
*'''soundPath:''' The [[filepath]] to the sound file you want to play. (Sound file has to be predefined in the [[meta.xml]] file with <file /> tag. And also can use url instead of [[filepath]] )


===Optional Arguments===  
===Optional Arguments===  

Revision as of 15:40, 1 September 2013

Creates a sound element and plays it immediately after creation for the local player.

Note: The only supported audio formats are MP3, WAV, OGG, RIFF, MOD, XM, IT, S3M and PLS(e.g. Webstream).

Syntax

element playSound ( string soundPath, [ bool looped = false ] )

Required Arguments

  • soundPath: The filepath to the sound file you want to play. (Sound file has to be predefined in the meta.xml file with <file /> tag. And also can use url instead of filepath )

Optional Arguments

NOTE: When using optional arguments, you might need to supply all arguments before the one you wish to use. For more information on optional arguments, see optional arguments.

  • looped: A boolean representing whether the sound will be looped. To loop the sound, use true. Loop is not available for streaming sounds, only for sound files.

Returns

Returns a sound element if the sound was successfully created, false otherwise.

Example

function wasted (killer, weapon, bodypart) 
	local sound = playSound("sounds/wasted.mp3") --Play wasted.mp3 from the sounds folder
	setSoundVolume(sound, 0.5) -- set the sound volume to 50%
end

addEventHandler("onClientPlayerWasted", getLocalPlayer(), wasted) --add the event handler

See Also