## siChannelAction

### Description

A device driver contains a set of channels that can be configured. This enumeration is the type of action to perform for a channel.

### C# Syntax

    siChannelAction.siChannelActionNone                                         // 0

    siChannelAction.siChannelActionDrive                                        // 1

    siChannelAction.siChannelActionCommand                                      // 2

    siChannelAction.siChannelActionSpecial                                      // 3

Constant | Value | Description
--- | --- | ---
siChannelActionNone | 0 | Nothing to do with the channel.
siChannelActionDrive | 1 | Drive a parameter of a scene object. If you choose this type of action, you can set the Channel.Target property to any valid expression (for example, "current.kine.local.posx").
siChannelActionCommand | 2 | Fire a command. If you choose this type of action, you can set the Channel.Target property to the name of the command to launch through this channel. This can be either a native Softimage command or a custom command.
siChannelActionSpecial | 3 | Other action (Special). If you choose this type of action, you can set the Channel.Target property to any of these special keywords: TIMELINE (drives the timeline) TIME_START (goes to the first frame) TIME_END (goes to the last frame) TIME_STEP_FORWARD (goes to the next frame) TIME_STEP_BACK (goes to the previous frame) TIME_STOP (stops the playback) TIME_PLAY_NORMAL (real time playback from current frame) TIME_PLAY_FRAME (real time playback from first frame) TIME_PLAY_SLIDE (plays all frames from current frame on) TIME_SPECIFY, ACTIVATE, (enables a device driver) DEACTIVATE, (disables a device driver)

### Applies To

Channel.Action

### See Also

Channel.Target