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public method IsPlaying(name: string): bool;
public bool IsPlaying(string name);

Description

Is the animation named name playing?

var anim: Animation;

function Start() { anim = GetComponent.<Animation>(); }

// Plays an animation only if we are not playing it already. function OnMouseEnter() { if (!anim.IsPlaying("mouseOverEffect")) anim.Play("mouseOverEffect"); }
using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class ExampleClass : MonoBehaviour { public Animation anim; void Start() { anim = GetComponent<Animation>(); } void OnMouseEnter() { if (!anim.IsPlaying("mouseOverEffect")) anim.Play("mouseOverEffect"); } }

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