MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE, Reference

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GlowFilter (flash.filters.GlowFilter) 611
strength (GlowFilter.strength property)
public strength : Number
The strength of the imprint or spread. The higher the value, the more color is imprinted and
the stronger the contrast between the glow and the background. Valid values are 0 to 255.
The default is 2.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8
Example
The following example changes the
strength
property on an existing movie clip when a user
clicks it.
import flash.filters.GlowFilter;
var mc:MovieClip = createGlowFilterRectangle("GlowFilterStrength");
mc.onRelease = function() {
var filter:GlowFilter = this.filters[0];
filter.strength = .8;
this.filters = new Array(filter);
}
function createGlowFilterRectangle(name:String):MovieClip {
var rect:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,
this.getNextHighestDepth());
var w:Number = 100;
var h:Number = 100;
rect.beginFill(0x003366);
rect.lineTo(w, 0);
rect.lineTo(w, h);
rect.lineTo(0, h);
rect.lineTo(0, 0);
rect._x = 20;
rect._y = 20;
var filter:GlowFilter = new GlowFilter(0x000000, .8, 16, 16, 1, 3, false,
false);
var filterArray:Array = new Array();
filterArray.push(filter);
rect.filters = filterArray;
return rect;
}