revStopAnimation

No longer supported and included for backwards compatibility, halts an animation created with the Animation Builder in LiveCode versions older than 2.5.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: Introduced: 1.0 Security:

# Syntax

revStopAnimation animationName

# Params

- animationName : An expression that evaluates to the name of an animation on the current card.

# Examples

revStopAnimation "Flying Circus"

revStopAnimation (the animName of the target)

# Description

The revStopAnimation command is no longer supported as the Animation Builder was removed in LiveCode 2.5, however it is included for backwards compatibility with older applications that used the Animation Builder.

Use the revStopAnimation command from within a handler that's trigger by a key frame to stop the current animation from playing.

Animations were created using the Animation Builder in old versions of LiveCode. The Animation builder is no longer available.

The animationName must be an animation that was created on the current card of the defaultStack.

>*Important:* The revStopAnimation command is part of the > Animation library. To ensure that the command works in a > standalone application, you must include this > LiveCode custom library when you create your > standalone application. In the Inclusions pane of the > Standalone Application Settings window, make sure the "Animation" > library checkbox is checked.

# Tags

multimedia,

# See

- **property:** defaultStack - **message:** startup, openBackground, preOpenStack, openStack - **command:** stop, revPlayAnimation, revGoToFramePaused, play - **glossary:** current card, main stack, handler, key frame, Standalone Application Settings, group, standalone application, trigger, message, command, application, LiveCode custom library - **library:** Animation library, library