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Settings.autoStart

The autoStart property specifies or retrieves a value indicating whether the current media item begins playing automatically.

Syntax

player.settings.autoStart

Possible Values

This property is a read/write Boolean.

Value Description
true Default. The media item begins playing automatically.
false The media item does not begin playing automatically.

Remarks

If autoStart is set to true, the media clip will begin playing as soon as Player.URL or Player.currentMedia is set. Otherwise, it will not start playing until the player.controls.play method is called.

Because the autoStart property can be set globally by external events (such as loading a CD), you should set autoStart to false immediately before you set Player.URL or Player.currentMedia if you wish to ensure that the media item does not start playing immediately.

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