diff -r a1caeb42b3a3 -r fcdfafb36fe7 uifw/AvKon/src/AknSmileyModel.cpp
--- a/uifw/AvKon/src/AknSmileyModel.cpp	Thu Jul 15 18:56:19 2010 +0300
+++ b/uifw/AvKon/src/AknSmileyModel.cpp	Thu Aug 19 10:11:06 2010 +0300
@@ -1025,12 +1025,40 @@
         }
     }
 
+void CSmileyModel::PlayAnimationL(const TDesC& aText, TInt aRepeat, TInt aDelay)
+    {
+    for(TInt i(0); i<aText.Length(); i++)
+        {
+        PlayAnimationL(aText[i], aRepeat, aDelay);
+        }
+    }
+
+void CSmileyModel::StopAnimation(const TDesC& aText)
+    {
+    for(TInt i(0); i<aText.Length(); i++)
+        {
+        StopAnimation(aText[i]);
+        }
+    }
+
 void CSmileyModel::LoadStillImageL(TChar aChar)
     {
     CSmileyIcon* icon = static_cast<CSmileyIcon*>(Smiley(aChar));
     iSmileyLoader.AddTaskL(icon);
     }
 
+void CSmileyModel::PlayAnimationL(TChar aChar, TInt aRepeat, TInt aDelay)
+    {
+    CSmileyIcon* icon = static_cast<CSmileyIcon*>(Smiley(aChar));
+    if(icon) icon->PlayAnimationL(aRepeat, aDelay);
+    }
+
+void CSmileyModel::StopAnimation(TChar aChar)
+    {
+    CSmileyIcon* icon = static_cast<CSmileyIcon*>(Smiley(aChar));
+    if(icon) icon->StopAnimation();
+    }
+
 const TDesC& CSmileyModel::Text(TInt aIndex, TInt aVariant) const
     {
     CSmileyIcon* icon = static_cast<CSmileyIcon*>((*this)[aIndex]);