---
title: "getPlayStart"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/ShogunPost116/341118533/getPlayStart"
format: markdown
---
# Description

This command enables you to query your scene for the first frame of the play range.

## Functional area

Data retrieval

# Command syntax

## Syntax

|  |
| --- |
| `getPlayStart` |

### Arguments

None

### Flags

None

## Return value

integer

Returns the play ranges start frame;

## Examples

```plaintext
int $strt = `getPlayStart`;
print $strt;
// Assigns the result of the getPlayStart command to an integer
// variable called "$strt". 
// Prints the value of the variable to the interface.
```

> Macro (scroll-pagebreak)

# Additional information

## Related commands

- [animRange](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341117061)
- [fastForward](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341117755)
- [getAnimEnd](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341117946)
- [getPlayEnd](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341118527)
- [getTime](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341118737)
- [play](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341119140)
- [playOptions](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341119152)
- [playRange](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341119158)
- [setRangesFollowActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341120116)
- [setTime](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341120215)
- [step](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341120431)
- [stepKey](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341120437)
- [stop](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost116/pages/341120443)