---
title: "getPlayStart"
canonical: "https://help.vicon.com/space/ShogunPost117/376966769/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/ShogunPost117/pages/376965269)
- [fastForward](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376965983)
- [getAnimEnd](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376966175)
- [getPlayEnd](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376966763)
- [getTime](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376966979)
- [play](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967399)
- [playOptions](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967411)
- [playRange](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376967417)
- [setRangesFollowActiveClip](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376968407)
- [setTime](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376968509)
- [step](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376968731)
- [stepKey](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376968737)
- [stop](https://vicon-help.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ShogunPost117/pages/376968743)