# adiStopPlaying

Stops the play operation.

#### Supported board types

- AG

- CG

#### Prototype

DWORD adiStopPlaying ( CTAHD ctahd)

Argument | Description
ctahd | Context handle returned by ctaCreateContext or ctaAttachContext.

#### Return values

Return value | Description
SUCCESS |
CTAERR_FUNCTION_NOT_ACTIVE | Attempt made to stop a function that was not running.
CTAERR_INVALID_CTAHD | Context handle is invalid.
CTAERR_INVALID_SEQUENCE | Attempt made to stop a function that is already being stopped.
CTAERR_INVALID_STATE | Function not available in the current port state.
CTAERR_SVR_COMM | Server communication error.

#### Events

Event | Description
ADIEVN_PLAY_DONE | After playing stops, the ADI service generates a DONE event with the value field set to CTA_REASON_STOPPED.

#### Details

Use adiStopPlaying to stop the play operation started by either adiStartPlaying, adiPlayFromMemory, or adiPlayAsync. When the DONE event is received, you can restart the play operation and any other operation requiring voice output.

For more information, refer to Playing.