MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH, Manual

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SymbolInstance object 419
symbolInstance.colorAlphaAmount
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.colorAlphaAmount
Description
Property; an integer that is part of the color transformation for the instance, specifying the
Advanced Effect Alpha settings. This property is equivalent to using the Color > Advanced
setting in the Property inspector and adjusting the controls on the right of the dialog box.
This value either reduces or increases the tint and alpha values by a constant amount. This
value is added to the current value. This property is most useful if used with
symbolInstance.colorAlphaPercent
. Allowable values are from -255 to 255.
Example
The following example subtracts 100 from the alpha setting of the selected symbol instance:
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].colorAlphaAmount = -100;
symbolInstance.colorAlphaPercent
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.colorAlphaPercent
Description
Property; an integer that specifies part of the color transformation for the instance. This
property is equivalent to using the Color > Advanced setting in the instance Property
inspector (the percentage controls on the left of the dialog box). This value changes the tint
and alpha values to a specified percentage. Allowable values are from -100 to 100. See also
symbolInstance.colorAlphaAmount
.
Example
The following example sets the
colorAlphaPercent
of the selected symbol instance to 80:
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].colorBluePercent = 80;