MultiMedia Methods

The methods defined in the MultiMedia class are summarized in the following table.

Method	Description
canEject	Returns whether the device can eject its media
canPlay	Returns whether the device can play its media
canRecord	Returns whether the device supports recording
canSave	Returns whether the device supports saving data
close	Closes the associated device or file
eject	Requests the device to eject its media
getEndPosition	Returns the end position of the content of the medium in the device
getLength	Returns the length of the content of the medium in the device
getMode	Returns the current operating mode of the device
getStartPosition	Returns the start position of the content of the medium in the device
hasAudio	Returns whether the current device type supports audio.
hasVideo	Returns whether the current device type supports video
isSizeable	Returns false to specify that the control cannot be resized in the JADE Painter
newFile	Creates a new file for the current device
openDialog	Displays a version of the common Open File dialog
pause	Pauses the playing or recording of the device or file
play	Starts the device playing from the current position in the content
playFromTo	Plays the content of the current device or file from and to specified positions
playReverse	Starts the device playing for the current position in the content in the reverse direction
record	Begins recording content at the current position of the content of the device
resume	Resumes playback or recording content from the paused mode
save	Saves the content currently used by a device
sendString	Enables commands to be issued directly to the device driver
stepRelative	Moves the current position in the content forward or backwards
stop	Stops the playing or recording if the device
usesFiles	Returns whether the data storage used by the device is a file

For details, see "Window, Form, and Control Methods", later in this document.