MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH, Manual

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Element object 199
element.matrix
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
element.matrix
Description
Property; a Matrix object. A matrix has properties
a
,
b
,
c
,
d
,
tx
, and
ty
. The
a
,
b
,
c
, and
d
properties are floating-point values; the
tx
and
ty
properties are coordinates. See Matrix
object .
Example
The following example moves the specified element by 10 pixels in x and 20 pixels in y :
var mat =
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].elements[0].matrix
;
mat.tx += 10;
mat.ty += 20;
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].elements[0].matrix =
mat;
element.name
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
element.name
Description
Property; a string that specifies the name of the element, normally referred to as the Instance
name. If the value of
element.elementType
is
"shape"
, this property is ignored. See
element.elementType
.