qb64/internal/help/_SNDLIMIT.txt

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The [[_SNDLIMIT]] statement stops playing a sound after it has been playing for a set number of seconds. 


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::: '''_SNDLIMIT''' {{Parameter|handle&}}, {{Parameter|numberofseconds!}}


{{Parameters}}
* The ''handle&'' variable name is created using the [[_SNDOPEN]] function from a loaded sound file.
* The ''numberofseconds'' is a [[SINGLE]] value of seconds that the sound will play.


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*Sets how long a sound will be played in seconds.
*Set the limit to 0 seconds to remove the limit.
*Cannot be set for playing a looping sound.


{{PageExamples}}
{{CodeStart}} '' ''
{{Cl|_SNDLIMIT}} h&, 5.5 '' ''
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{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[_SNDOPEN]], [[_SNDLEN]]


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