How to set criteria to Play/Pause buttons

how set conditional criteria play/pause buttons?

i.e. pause animation if animation playing; , to  play animation again if animation paused. thanks.

 

 

on(release) {
play();
}

 

on(release) {
stop();
}

here's isstopped variable had in other posting handy if intention have 1 button both...

 

var isstopped:boolean  = false; // assuming playing @ start

 

on(release){

     if(isstopped){

          isstopped = false;

          play();

     } else {

          isstopped = true;

          stop();

     }

}

 

but if have separate buttons play , pause, showed sufficient when match 2 code bits correct buttons.

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