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Usefull timeline manipulation functions

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  1. //will stop 'play', 'gotoAndPlay' and 'rewind', 'gotoAndRewind' functions
  2. MovieClip.prototype.stopAll = function () {
  3.         delete this.onEnterFrame;
  4.         this.stop();
  5. }
  6.  
  7. //will stop 'rewind', 'gotoAndRewind' functions
  8. MovieClip.prototype.stopRewind = function () {
  9.         delete this.onEnterFrame;
  10. }
  11.  
  12. //will play the timeline backwards and continal to loop until 'stopAll', 'stopRewind' or 'pause' are called
  13. //note: the 'rewind' function will cancel the 'play' function BUT the 'play' function will not cancel the 'rewind' function
  14. //you must call 'stopAll' or 'stopRewind' before using 'play' when your timeline is playing backwards
  15. MovieClip.prototype.rewind = function () {
  16.         this.stop();
  17.         this.onEnterFrame = function () {
  18.                 if (this._currentframe > 0) {
  19.                         this.prevFrame ();
  20.                 } else {
  21.                         this.gotoAndStop (this._totalframes);
  22.                 }
  23.         }
  24. }
  25.  
  26. //will goto the specified frame and play the timeline backwards and continal to loop until 'stopAll', 'stopRewind' or 'pause' are called
  27. MovieClip.prototype.gotoAndRewind = function (frame) {
  28.         this.gotoAndStop (frame);
  29.         this.rewind();
  30. }
  31.  
  32. //will pause the timeline for the specified amount of time. will always play forwards when the pause has finished
  33. MovieClip.prototype.pause = function (time) {
  34.         delete this.onEnterFrame;
  35.         secondsToPause = time;
  36.         pauseInt = setInterval (this, "restart", secondsToPause * 1000);
  37. }
  38.  
  39. restart = function () {
  40.         clearInterval (pauseInt);
  41.         play();
  42. }

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