How to play and stop frames using code snippets

Question

I know there is a function in Animate that allows you to Play and Stop or Play and Go on certain frames, but I'm not entirely sure how to get it working properly. It's hard to explain but, using code snippets, how can I make it so when a user clicks on a particular instance it will play for X amount of frames and stop at frame Y? Or how do I make it so it'll play for the amount of frames this instance has and stop when its frames has ended? Do I use the options in the Actions folder in the Code Snippets or in the HTML5 Canvas folder? Sorry if this is unclear, I am still unsure how to properly explain this.

avid_body16B8 · Accepted Answer

If using AS3add a layer. name it labeladd another layername it actionson the action layer select frame 1 then press F9 to get the action panel then add stop();then select frame 2 press F7 to create an empty frame. then on the right panel property enter the name of the label.then go to the frame you want to stop next - press F7 then add stop() in the actionsand so on.In HTML5use this.stop(); instead of just stop();

avid_body16B8 · Answer

You need to put stops on the timeline either of your symbol or your main timeline where the symbols reside. You can add labels after the stop for example and use the click event to play from these frames when desired.

for example

frame0 stop

frame1 label start

frame 10 stop

frame11 label section1

frame 25 stop

frame 26 label section2

and so on.

I am sure there are other ways that real animators which I am not would use.

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