Chapter 81: Timeline.seek()

Core Idea

seek() jumps the playhead to a specific time or label without changing the paused/reversed state.

Reference Tables

Parameter	Type	Description
position	*	absolute number, label, or relative string ("-=2", "myLabel+=2")
suppressEvents	Boolean	if true, don't fire callbacks during the jump

Code Examples

tl.seek(3); // jump to exactly 3 seconds in
tl.seek("myLabel+=2"); // jump to 2s after "myLabel"

Connects To

• Position Parameter (Guide): full syntax for the position argument.