mx.effects.SoundEffect - Adobe® Flex® 4 Language Reference (Flex 4)

Package	mx.effects
Class	public class SoundEffect
Inheritance	SoundEffect Effect EventDispatcher Object

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The SoundEffect class plays an MP3 audio file. For example, you could play a sound when a user clicks a Button control. This effect lets you repeat the sound, select the source file, and control the volume and pan.

You specify the MP3 file using the source property. If you have already embedded the MP3 file, using the Embed keyword, you can pass the Class object of the MP3 file to the source property. Otherwise, specify the full URL to the MP3 file.

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The <mx:SoundEffect> tag inherits all of the tag attributes of its superclass, and adds the following tag attributes:

  <mx:SoundEffect
    Properties
    id="ID"
    autoLoad="true|false"
    bufferTime="1000"
    loops="0"
    panEasingFunction=""
    panFrom="0"
    source=""
    startTime="0"
    useDuration="true|false"
    volumeEasingFunction="true|false"
    volumeTo="1"
     
    Events
    complete="No default"
    id3="No default"
    ioError="No default"
    progress="No default"
  />

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	Property		Defined By
		autoLoad : Boolean If true, load the MP3 file when the source has been specified.	SoundEffect
		bufferTime : Number = 1000 The SoundEffect class uses an internal Sound object to control the MP3 file.	SoundEffect
		className : String [read-only] The name of the effect class, such as "Fade".	Effect
		constructor : Object A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.	Object
		customFilter : mx.effects:EffectTargetFilter Specifies a custom filter object, of type EffectTargetFilter, used by the effect to determine the targets on which to play the effect.	Effect
		duration : Number Duration of the effect in milliseconds.	Effect
		effectTargetHost : mx.effects:IEffectTargetHost A property that lets you access the target list-based control of a data effect.	Effect
		filter : String Specifies an algorithm for filtering targets for an effect.	Effect
		hideFocusRing : Boolean Determines whether the effect should hide the focus ring when starting the effect.	Effect
		instanceClass : Class An object of type Class that specifies the effect instance class class for this effect class.	Effect
		isLoading : Boolean [read-only] This property is true if the MP3 has been loaded.	SoundEffect
		isPlaying : Boolean [read-only] A read-only flag which is true if any instances of the effect are currently playing, and false if none are.	Effect
		loops : int = 0 The number of times to play the sound in a loop, where a value of 0 means play the effect once, a value of 1 means play the effect twice, and so on.	SoundEffect
		panEasingFunction : Function The easing function for the pan effect.	SoundEffect
		panFrom : Number Initial pan of the Sound object.	SoundEffect
		panTo : Number Final pan of the Sound object.	SoundEffect
		perElementOffset : Number Additional delay, in milliseconds, for effect targets after the first target of the effect.	Effect
		playheadTime : Number Current time position of the effect.	Effect
		prototype : Object [static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.	Object
		relevantProperties : Array An Array of property names to use when performing filtering.	Effect
		relevantStyles : Array An Array of style names to use when performing filtering.	Effect
		repeatCount : int = 1 Number of times to repeat the effect.	Effect
		repeatDelay : int = 0 Amount of time, in milliseconds, to wait before repeating the effect.	Effect
		sound : Sound [read-only] The Sound object that the MP3 file has been loaded into.	SoundEffect
		source : Object The URL or class of the MP3 file to play.	SoundEffect
		startDelay : int = 0 Amount of time, in milliseconds, to wait before starting the effect.	Effect
		startTime : Number = 0 The initial position in the MP3 file, in milliseconds, at which playback should start.	SoundEffect
		suspendBackgroundProcessing : Boolean = false If true, blocks all background processing while the effect is playing.	Effect
		target : Object The object to which this effect is applied.	Effect
		targets : Array An Array of objects that are targets for the effect.	Effect
		triggerEvent : Event The Event object passed to this Effect by the EffectManager when an effect is triggered, or null if the effect is not being played by the EffectManager.	Effect
		useDuration : Boolean = true If true, stop the effect after the time specified by the duration property has elapsed.	SoundEffect
		volumeEasingFunction : Function The easing function for the volume effect.	SoundEffect
		volumeFrom : Number Initial volume of the Sound object.	SoundEffect
		volumeTo : Number Final volume of the Sound object.	SoundEffect

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	Property		Defined By
		applyTransitionEndProperties : Boolean This flag controls whether the effect, when run in a transition, automatically applies the property values according to the end state, as opposed to leaving values as set by the effect itself.	Effect
		endValuesCaptured : Boolean = false A flag containing true if the end values of an effect have already been determined, or false if they should be acquired from the current properties of the effect targets when the effect runs.	Effect

Public Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		SoundEffect(target:Object = null) Constructor.	SoundEffect
		addEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false, priority:int = 0, useWeakReference:Boolean = false):void Registers an event listener object with an EventDispatcher object so that the listener receives notification of an event.	EventDispatcher
		captureEndValues():void Captures the current values of the relevant properties on the effect's targets and saves them as end values.	Effect
		captureMoreStartValues(targets:Array):void Captures the current values of the relevant properties of an additional set of targets Flex uses this function when a data change effect is run.	Effect
		captureStartValues():void Captures the current values of the relevant properties on the effect's targets.	Effect
		createInstance(target:Object = null):IEffectInstance Creates a single effect instance and initializes it.	Effect
		createInstances(targets:Array = null):Array Takes an Array of target objects and invokes the createInstance() method on each target.	Effect
		deleteInstance(instance:IEffectInstance):void Removes event listeners from an instance and removes it from the list of instances.	Effect
		dispatchEvent(event:Event):Boolean Dispatches an event into the event flow.	EventDispatcher
		end(effectInstance:IEffectInstance = null):void Interrupts an effect that is currently playing, and jumps immediately to the end of the effect.	Effect
		getAffectedProperties():Array Returns an Array of Strings, where each String is the name of a property changed by this effect.	Effect
		hasEventListener(type:String):Boolean Checks whether the EventDispatcher object has any listeners registered for a specific type of event.	EventDispatcher
		hasOwnProperty(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.	Object
		isPrototypeOf(theClass:Object):Boolean Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.	Object
		load():void Loads the MP3 if the source property points to a URL.	SoundEffect
		pause():void Pauses the effect until you call the resume() method.	Effect
		play(targets:Array = null, playReversedFromEnd:Boolean = false):Array Begins playing the effect.	Effect
		propertyIsEnumerable(name:String):Boolean Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.	Object
		removeEventListener(type:String, listener:Function, useCapture:Boolean = false):void Removes a listener from the EventDispatcher object.	EventDispatcher
		resume():void Resumes the effect after it has been paused by a call to the pause() method.	Effect
		reverse():void Plays the effect in reverse, if the effect is currently playing, starting from the current position of the effect.	Effect
		setPropertyIsEnumerable(name:String, isEnum:Boolean = true):void Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.	Object
		stop():void Stops the effect, leaving the effect targets in their current state.	Effect
		toLocaleString():String Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.	Object
		toString():String Returns the string representation of the specified object.	Object
		valueOf():Object Returns the primitive value of the specified object.	Object
		willTrigger(type:String):Boolean Checks whether an event listener is registered with this EventDispatcher object or any of its ancestors for the specified event type.	EventDispatcher

Protected Methods

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	Method		Defined By
		applyValueToTarget(target:Object, property:String, value:*, props:Object):void Used internally by the Effect infrastructure.	Effect
		effectEndHandler(event:EffectEvent):void Called when an effect instance has finished playing.	Effect
		effectStartHandler(event:EffectEvent):void This method is called when the effect instance starts playing.	Effect
		effectStopHandler(event:EffectEvent):void Called when an effect instance has stopped by a call to the stop() method.	Effect
		filterInstance(propChanges:Array, target:Object):Boolean Determines the logic for filtering out an effect instance.	Effect
		getValueFromTarget(target:Object, property:String):* Called by the captureStartValues() method to get the value of a property from the target.	Effect
		initInstance(instance:IEffectInstance):void Copies properties of the effect to the effect instance.	Effect

Events

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	Summary	Defined By
activate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application gains operating system focus and becomes active.	EventDispatcher
complete	Dispatched when the sound file finishes loading.	SoundEffect
deactivate	[broadcast event] Dispatched when the Flash Player or AIR application operating loses system focus and is becoming inactive.	EventDispatcher
effectEnd	Dispatched when one of the effect's instances finishes playing, either when the instance finishes playing or when the effect is interrupted by a call to the end() method.	Effect
effectStart	Dispatched when the effect starts playing.	Effect
effectStop	Dispatched when the effect has been stopped, which only occurs when the effect is interrupted by a call to the stop() method.	Effect
id3	Dispatched when ID3 data is available for an MP3 sound file.	SoundEffect
ioError	Dispatched when an error occurs during the loading of the sound file.	SoundEffect
progress	Dispatched periodically as the sound file loads.	SoundEffect

Property Detail

autoLoad

property

autoLoad:Boolean

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

If true, load the MP3 file when the source has been specified.

The default value is true.

Implementation
public function get autoLoad():Boolean
public function set autoLoad(value:Boolean):void

bufferTime

property

public var bufferTime:Number = 1000

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The SoundEffect class uses an internal Sound object to control the MP3 file. This property specifies the minimum number of milliseconds worth of sound data to hold in the Sound object's buffer. The Sound object waits until it has at least this much data before beginning playback, and before resuming playback after a network stall.

The default value is 1000.

isLoading

property

isLoading:Boolean [read-only]

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

This property is true if the MP3 has been loaded.

Implementation
public function get isLoading():Boolean

loops

property

public var loops:int = 0

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The number of times to play the sound in a loop, where a value of 0 means play the effect once, a value of 1 means play the effect twice, and so on. If you repeat the MP3 file, it still uses the setting of the useDuration property to determine the playback time.

The duration property takes precedence over this property. If the effect duration is not long enough to play the sound at least once, the sound does not loop.

The default value is 0.

property

public var volumeEasingFunction:Function

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

The easing function for the volume effect. This function is used to interpolate between the values of volumeFrom and volumeTo.

volumeFrom

property

public var volumeFrom:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Initial volume of the Sound object. Value can range from 0.0 to 1.0.

The default value is 1.

volumeTo

property

public var volumeTo:Number

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Final volume of the Sound object. Value can range from 0.0 to 1.0.

The default value is 1.

Constructor Detail

SoundEffect

()

Constructor

public function SoundEffect(target:Object = null)

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Constructor.

Parameters

target:Object (default = null) — The Object to animate with this effect.

Method Detail

load

()

method

public function load():void

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Loads the MP3 if the source property points to a URL.

Event Detail

complete

Event

Event Object Type: flash.events.Event
property Event.type = flash.events.Event.COMPLETE

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when the sound file finishes loading.

The Event.COMPLETE constant defines the value of the type property of a complete event object.

This event has the following properties:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	`false`
`cancelable`	`false`; there is no default behavior to cancel.
`currentTarget`	The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.
`target`	The network object that has completed loading.

id3

Event

Event Object Type: flash.events.Event
property Event.type = flash.events.Event.ID3

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when ID3 data is available for an MP3 sound file.

The Event.ID3 constant defines the value of the type property of an id3 event object.

This event has the following properties:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	`false`
`cancelable`	`false`; there is no default behavior to cancel.
`currentTarget`	The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.
`target`	The Sound object loading the MP3 for which ID3 data is now available. The `target` is not always the object in the display list that registered the event listener. Use the `currentTarget` property to access the object in the display list that is currently processing the event.

ioError

Event

Event Object Type: flash.events.IOErrorEvent
property IOErrorEvent.type = flash.events.IOErrorEvent.IO_ERROR

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched when an error occurs during the loading of the sound file.

Defines the value of the type property of an ioError event object.

This event has the following properties:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	`false`
`cancelable`	`false`; there is no default behavior to cancel.
`currentTarget`	The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.
`errorID`	A reference number associated with the specific error (AIR only).
`target`	The network object experiencing the input/output error.
`text`	Text to be displayed as an error message.

progress

Event

Event Object Type: flash.events.ProgressEvent
property ProgressEvent.type = flash.events.ProgressEvent.PROGRESS

Language Version:

ActionScript 3.0

Product Version:

Flex 3

Runtime Versions:

Flash Player 9, AIR 1.1

Dispatched periodically as the sound file loads.

Within the event object, you can access the number of bytes currently loaded and the total number of bytes to load. The event is not guaranteed to be dispatched, which means that the complete event might be dispatched without any progress events being dispatched.

Defines the value of the type property of a progress event object.

This event has the following properties:

Property	Value
`bubbles`	`false`
`bytesLoaded`	The number of items or bytes loaded at the time the listener processes the event.
`bytesTotal`	The total number of items or bytes that ultimately will be loaded if the loading process succeeds.
`cancelable`	`false`; there is no default behavior to cancel.
`currentTarget`	The object that is actively processing the Event object with an event listener.
`target`	The object reporting progress.

Examples How to use this example

SoundEffectExample.mxml

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- Simple example to demonstrate the SoundEffect effect. -->
<s:Application xmlns:fx="http://ns.adobe.com/mxml/2009"
        xmlns:s="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/spark"
        xmlns:mx="library://ns.adobe.com/flex/mx">

    <fx:Declarations>
        <mx:SoundEffect id="mySounds" source="@Embed(source='assets/jazz.mp3')"/>
    </fx:Declarations>

    <s:Panel title="Sound Effect Example" width="75%" height="75%" >
        <s:VGroup left="20" right="20" top="20" bottom="20">

        <s:Label width="100%" color="blue"
            text="Click on the phone to hear the sound effect."/>

        <mx:Image id="flex" source="@Embed(source='assets/Nokia_6630.png')"
            mouseDownEffect="{mySounds}"/>

        </s:VGroup>
    </s:Panel>
</s:Application>