paused

Specifies whether a sound or movie is paused.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server, mobile OS: mac, windows, linux, ios, android Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

set the paused of player to {true | false}

# Examples

set the paused of player "Oops!" to true -- pause the movie

# Description

Use the paused property to pause or resume a movie or sound, or to check whether the user has done so.

When a player is not playing, its paused reports true.

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

- **keyword:** player - **message:** resume, playStarted - **command:** start - **glossary:** property