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SymbolItem object

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SymbolItem object

Inheritance

Item object

> SymbolItem object

Availability

Flash MX 2004.

Description

The SymbolItem object is a subclass of the

Item object

Method summary for the SymbolItem object

In addition to the

Item object

methods, you can use the following methods with the

SymbolItem object:

Property summary for the SymbolItem object

In addition to the

Item object

properties, the following properties are available for the

SymbolItem object:

Method

Description

symbolItem.convertToCompiledClip()

Converts a symbol item in the library to a compiled
movie clip.

symbolItem.exportSWC()

Exports the symbol item to a SWC file.

symbolItem.exportSWF()

Exports the symbol item to a SWF file.

Property

Description

symbolItem.scalingGrid

A Boolean value that specifies whether 9-slice scaling
is enabled for the item.

symbolItem.scalingGridRect

A Boolean value that specifies whether 9-slice scaling
is enabled for the item.

symbolItem.sourceAutoUpdate

A Boolean value that specifies whether the item is
updated when the FLA file is published.

symbolItem.sourceFilePath

A string that specifies the path for the source FLA file
as a file:/// URI.

symbolItem.sourceLibraryName

A string that specifies the name of the item in the
source file library.

CHAPTER 39

Objects

Summary of Contents for FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH

Page 1: ...Extending Flash...

Page 2: ...2 Opera Software ASA and its suppliers All rights reserved Macromedia Flash 8 video is powered by On2 TrueMotion video technology 1992 2005 On2 Technologies Inc All Rights Reserved http www on2 com Vi...

Page 3: ...Item object 46 CompiledClipInstance object 49 ComponentInstance object 54 componentsPanel object 55 Contour object 57 Document object 61 drawingLayer object 177 Edge object 185 Effect object 190 Eleme...

Page 4: ...bject 388 SoundItem object 394 Stroke object 399 SymbolInstance object 414 SymbolItem object 429 Text object 436 TextAttrs object 456 TextRun object 466 Timeline object 468 ToolObj object 499 Tools ob...

Page 5: ...also assumes that you are familiar with JavaScript or ActionScript syntax and with basic programming concepts such as functions parameters and data types This chapter contains the following sections...

Page 6: ...aScript language developed by Mozilla org It is the same engine that is embedded in the Mozilla browser SpiderMonkey implements the core JavaScript language as defined in the ECMAScript ECMA 262 editi...

Page 7: ...e Configuration To determine the location of the Configuration folder use fl configDirectory or fl configURI Within the Configuration folder the following folders can contain scripts that you can acce...

Page 8: ...he Tools folder in the following location Windows 2000 or Windows XP boot drive Documents and Settings user Local Settings Application Data Macromedia Flash 8 language Configuration Tools Mac OS X Mac...

Page 9: ...l implemented in a JSFL file to the Tools panel 1 Copy the JSFL file for the tool and any other associated files to the Tools folder see Saving JSFL files on page 7 2 Select Edit Customize Tools Panel...

Page 10: ...le jsfl end tell Then to invoke the script you would use this command osascript myScript What s new in the JavaScript API In Flash 8 several new top level functions and objects have been added In addi...

Page 11: ...roperties are new in Flash 8 componentsPanel reload document addFilter document changeFilterOrder document crop document deleteEnvelope document disableAllFilters document disableFilter document disab...

Page 12: ...Selection fl createProject fl objectDrawingMode fl getAppMemoryInfo fl getProject fl objectDrawingMode fl showIdleMessage frame getCustomEase frame hasCustomEase frame setCustomEase frame useSingleEas...

Page 13: ...etEnabled xmlui setVisible Other changes The following items have new parameters additional acceptable values for existing parameters or other implementation changes in Flash 8 document setSelectionBo...

Page 14: ...ocument object Use fl documents to retrieve an array of all the open documents use fl documents index to access a particular document use fl getDocumentDOM to access the current document the one with...

Page 15: ...ent See fl findDocumentIndex To access the document that is currently focused use the statement flash getDocumentDOM or fl getDocumentDOM See fl getDocumentDOM The latter is the syntax used in most of...

Page 16: ...OM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 if element element width element width 2 element height element height 2 You can also do something such as loop through all the elements on the Stage and in...

Page 17: ...wing outline 01 Top Level Functions and Methods 01 FLfile object 01 flash object fl 02 componentsPanel object 02 Document object fl documents array 03 Filter object 03 Matrix object 03 Fill object 03...

Page 18: ...t 07 TextRun object text textRuns array 08 TextAttrs object textRun textAttrs array 06 Shape object subclass of Element object 07 Contour object shape contours array 08 HalfEdge object 09 Vertex objec...

Page 19: ...the default setting the samples are placed in the following location In Windows boot drive Program Files Macromedia Flash 8 Samples and Tutorials Samples ExtendingFlash On the Macintosh Macintosh HD A...

Page 20: ...ltersGetSet to run the script Sample PolyStar tool A sample JavaScript API script named PolyStar jsfl is located in the ExtendingFlash PolyStar folder see Sample implementations on page 19 The PolySta...

Page 21: ...that you will install later When you restart Flash the PolyStar tool no longer appears in the Customize Tools Panel dialog box To install the updated PolyStar example files 1 If Flash is running exit...

Page 22: ...the TraceBitmap swf file to the Configuration WindowSWF folder see Saving JSFL files on page 7 3 Start Flash 4 Create or open a Flash document FLA file and import a bitmap or JPEG image into the file...

Page 23: ...vaScript API files see Saving JSFL files on page 7 The following lists summarize the areas in the authoring environment that relate to each function or method Following the lists the functions and met...

Page 24: ...Up mouseDoubleClick mouseDown mouseMove mouseUp notifySettingsChanged setCursor activate Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage function activate statements Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Funct...

Page 25: ...ool alert Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage alert alertText Parameters alertText A string that specifies the message you want to display in the Alert dialog box Returns Nothing Description Method displ...

Page 26: ...g Description Function called once when Flash loads place any global initialization statements for your effect inside this function The per instance parameter data for an effect cannot be accessed her...

Page 27: ...string theTool setToolTip my tool s tool tip theTool setOptionsFile mtTool xml function configureTool theTool fl tools activeTool theTool setToolName ellipse theTool setIcon Ellipse png theTool setMe...

Page 28: ...ction deactivate statements Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Function called when the extensible tool becomes inactive that is when the active tool changes from this tool to another one Use...

Page 29: ...ffect or changes an effect s properties The code contained in this function modifies the original object s to create the desired effect It is also responsible for copying the original to a hidden laye...

Page 30: ...The following example displays information about which key was pressed when the extensible tool is active and the user presses a key function keyDown fl trace key fl tools getKeyDown was pressed See a...

Page 31: ...Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage function mouseDoubleClick statements Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Function called when the extensible tool is active and the mouse button is double clic...

Page 32: ...Function called when the extensible tool is active and the mouse button is pressed while the pointer is over the Stage Example The following examples show how this function can be used when the extens...

Page 33: ...point coordinates are relative to the Stage This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Function called whenever the extensible tool is active and the mouse moves over a specified point on...

Page 34: ...xtensible tool is active and the mouse button is released after being pressed on the Stage Example The following example displays a message in the Output panel when the extensible tool is active and t...

Page 35: ...its options in the Property inspector function notifySettingsChanged var theTool fl tools activeTool var newValue theTool myProp prompt Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage prompt promptMsg text Paramete...

Page 36: ...ailability Flash MX 2004 Usage function removeEffect statements Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Function called when the user changes an effect s properties or uses the Remove Effect menu...

Page 37: ...ion Function called when the extensible tool is active and the mouse moves to allow the script to set custom pointers The script should call tools setCursor to specify the pointer to use For a list th...

Page 38: ...38 Top Level Functions and Methods...

Page 39: ...is a subclass of the SymbolInstance object and represents a component in a frame componentsPanel object The componentsPanel object which represents the Components panel is a property of the flash obj...

Page 40: ...y property of the flash object see fl Math Matrix object The Matrix object represents a transformation matrix outputPanel object The outputPanel object represents the Output panel which displays troub...

Page 41: ...tAttrs object contains all the properties of text that can be applied to a subselection This object is a subclass of the Text object TextRun object The TextRun object represents a run of characters th...

Page 42: ...ct In addition to the Instance object properties you can use the following properties with the BitmapInstance object bitmapInstance getBits Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage bitmapInstance getBits Meth...

Page 43: ...ts you create bitmap effects by getting the bits out of the bitmap manipulating them and then returning them to Flash See also bitmapInstance setBits Example The following code creates a reference to...

Page 44: ...ght width depth bits and cTab properties The height width and depth properties are integers The bits property is a byte array The cTab property is required only for bitmaps with a bit depth of 8 or le...

Page 45: ...its See also bitmapInstance getBits bitmapInstance vPixels Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage bitmapInstance vPixels Description Read only property an integer that represents the height of the bitmap th...

Page 46: ...oothing Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage bitmapItem allowSmoothing Description Property a Boolean value that specifies whether to allow smoothing of a bitmap true or not false Property Description bit...

Page 47: ...onds to JPEG with a quality from 0 to 100 if bitmapItem useImportedJPEGQuality is true photo corresponds to JPEG using the default document quality value The value lossless corresponds to GIF or PNG f...

Page 48: ...Flash MX 2004 Usage bitmapItem useImportedJPEGQuality Description Property a Boolean value that specifies whether to use the default imported JPEG quality true or not false Available only for JPEG com...

Page 49: ...the Accessibility panel compiledClipInstance actionScript A string that represents the ActionScript for this instance equivalent to symbolInstance actionScript compiledClipInstance description A stri...

Page 50: ...entDOM selection 0 accName Home Button compiledClipInstance actionScript Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage compiledClipInstance actionScript Description Property a string that represents the ActionScri...

Page 51: ...stance forceSimple Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage compiledClipInstance forceSimple Description Property a Boolean value that enables and disables the children of the object to be accessible This is...

Page 52: ...the object fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 shortcut Ctrl I compiledClipInstance silent Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage compiledClipInstance silent Description Property a Boolean value that enables or d...

Page 53: ...o the Tab Index field in the Accessibility panel Creates a tab order in which objects are accessed when the user presses the Tab key Example The following example illustrates getting and setting the t...

Page 54: ...has the following property componentInstance parameters Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage componentInstance parameters Description Read only property an array of ActionScript 2 0 properties that are ac...

Page 55: ...le x 0 y 100 that specifies the location at which to add the component Specify position relative to the center point of the component not the component s registration point categoryName A string that...

Page 56: ...dItemToDocument x 0 y 100 Data WebServiceConnector fl componentsPanel addItemToDocument x 0 y 200 User Interface Button componentsPanel reload Availability Flash 8 Usage componentsPanel reload Paramet...

Page 57: ...You can use the following properties with the Contour object contour getHalfEdge Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage contour getHalfEdge Parameters None Returns A HalfEdge object Property Description con...

Page 58: ...n the Output panel with a shape selected var elt fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 elt beginEdit var contourArray elt contours var contourCount 0 for i 0 i contourArray length i var contour contourArray i...

Page 59: ...t panel var elt fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 elt beginEdit var contourArray elt contours var contourCount 0 for i 0 i contourArray length i var contour contourArray i fl trace Next Contour interior c...

Page 60: ...lue of the orientation property of each contour in the Output panel var elt fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 elt beginEdit var contourArray elt contours var contourCount 0 for i 0 i contourArray length i...

Page 61: ...ent addNewLine Adds a new path between two points document addNewOval Adds a new oval in the specified bounding rectangle document addNewPublishProfile Adds a new publish profile and makes it the curr...

Page 62: ...nesToFills Converts lines to fills on the selected objects document convertToSymbol Converts the selected Stage item s to a new symbol document crop Uses top selected drawing object to crop all select...

Page 63: ...ode Switches the authoring tool into the editing mode specified by the parameter document exitEditMode Exits from symbol editing mode and returns focus to the next level up from the editing mode docum...

Page 64: ...nto the document document importSWF Imports a SWF file into the document document intersect Creates an intersection drawing object from all selected drawing objects document match Makes the size of th...

Page 65: ...tion matrix equivalent to selecting Modify Transform Remove transform document revert Reverts the specified document to its previously saved version equivalent to selecting File Revert document rotate...

Page 66: ...cts document setInstanceAlpha Sets the opacity of the instance document setInstanceBrightness Sets the brightness for the instance document setInstanceTint Sets the tint for the instance document setM...

Page 67: ...in the Tools panel document swapElement Swaps the current selection with the specified one document swapStrokeAndFill Swaps the Stroke and Fill colors document testMovie Executes a Test Movie operati...

Page 68: ...cument forceSimple A Boolean value that specifies whether the children of the specified object are accessible document frameRate A float value that specifies the number of frames displayed per second...

Page 69: ...cumentDOM accName Main Movie The following example gets the accessibility name of the document fl trace fl getDocumentDOM accName document addDataToDocument Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document a...

Page 70: ...alue of 12 to the current document fl getDocumentDOM addDataToDocument myData integer 12 The following example returns the value of the data named myData and displays the result in the Output panel fl...

Page 71: ...e Parameters filterName A string specifying the filter to be added to the Filter list and enabled for the selected object s Acceptable values are adjustColorFilter bevelFilter blurFilter dropShadowFil...

Page 72: ...adds the first item from the library to the first document at the specified location for the selected symbol bitmap or video var item fl documents 0 library items 0 fl documents 0 addItem x 0 y 0 item...

Page 73: ...othing Description Method adds a new path between two points The method uses the document s current stroke attributes and adds the path on the current frame and current layer This method works in the...

Page 74: ...ration as the oval tool The method uses the document s current default stroke and fill attributes and adds the oval on the current frame and layer If bSuppressFill is set to true the oval is drawn wit...

Page 75: ...hod adds a new publish profile and makes it the current one Example The following example adds a new publish profile with a default name and then displays the name of the profile in the Output panel f...

Page 76: ...ctangle would display the following values in the Property inspector X 10 Y 10 W 40 H 90 roundness An integer value from 0 to 999 that specifies the roundness to use for the corners The value is speci...

Page 77: ...e with no rounding on the corners and without a stroke it is 200 pixels in width and 100 in height flash getDocumentDOM addNewRectangle left 20 top 20 right 220 bottom 120 0 false true document addNew...

Page 78: ...bility Flash MX 2004 Usage document addNewText boundingRectangle Parameters boundingRectangle Specifies the size and location of the text field for information on the format of boundingRectangle see d...

Page 79: ...document Otherwise the method uses the bounds of the selected objects The default is false This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method aligns the selection Example The following exa...

Page 80: ...reens methods can be used in the current document if fl getDocumentDOM allowScreens fl trace screen outline is available else fl trace whoops no screens See also document screenOutline document arrang...

Page 81: ...lowing example gets the value of the autoLabel property and displays the result in the Output panel var isAutoLabel fl getDocumentDOM autoLabel fl trace isAutoLabel The following example sets the auto...

Page 82: ...s None Returns Nothing Description Method performs a break apart operation on the current selection Example The following example breaks apart the current selection fl getDocumentDOM breakApart docume...

Page 83: ...tSymbol returns fl getDocumentDOM canEditSymbol document canRevert Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document canRevert Parameters None Returns A Boolean value true if you can use the document revert o...

Page 84: ...Description Method determines whether you can use the document testMovie method successfully Example The following example tests whether fl getDocumentDOM testMovie can be used If so it calls the meth...

Page 85: ...ge document changeFilterOrder oldIndex newIndex Parameters oldIndex An integer that represents the current zero based index position of the filter you want to reposition in the Filters list newIndex A...

Page 86: ...nd position in the Filter list to the first position fl getDocumentDOM changeFilterOrder 1 0 See also document addFilter document disableFilter document enableFilter document getFilters document remov...

Page 87: ...ment and writes it to the Clipboard fl getDocumentDOM clipCut document clipPaste Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document clipPaste bInPlace Parameters bInPlace A Boolean value that when set to true...

Page 88: ...ue that when set to true causes the method to prompt the user with a dialog box if there are unsaved changes in the document If bPromptToSaveChanges is set to false the user is not prompted to save an...

Page 89: ...name registrationPoint Parameters type A string that specifies the type of symbol to create Acceptable values are movie clip button and graphic name A string that specifies the name for the new symbo...

Page 90: ...btnSymbolName bottom right newClipWithDefaultName fl getDocumentDOM convertToSymbol movie clip top left document crop Availability Flash 8 Usage document crop Parameters None Returns A Boolean value...

Page 91: ...ublish profile to Default fl getDocumentDOM currentPublishProfile Default document currentTimeline Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document currentTimeline Description Property an integer that specif...

Page 92: ...cument getTimeline document deleteEnvelope Availability Flash 8 Usage document deleteEnvelope Parameters None Returns A Boolean value true if successful false otherwise Description Method deletes the...

Page 93: ...d deletes the currently active profile if there is more than one There must be at least one profile left Example The following example deletes the currently active profile if there is more than one an...

Page 94: ...re are three scenes Scene0 Scene1 and Scene2 in the current document the following example makes Scene2 the current scene and then deletes it fl getDocumentDOM editScene 2 var success fl getDocumentDO...

Page 95: ...ader Example The following example sets the description of the document fl getDocumentDOM description This is the main movie The following example gets the description of the document and displays it...

Page 96: ...lterIndex Parameters filterIndex An integer representing the zero based index of the filter in the Filter list Returns Nothing Description Method disables the specified filter in the Filters list Exam...

Page 97: ...les all filters except the one at the specified position in the Filters list Example The following example disables all filters except the second filter in the list index value of 1 fl getDocumentDom...

Page 98: ...Method distributes the selection Example The following example distributes the selected objects by the top edge fl getDocumentDOM distribute top edge The following example distributes the selected ob...

Page 99: ...ntHasData Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document documentHasData name Parameters name A string that specifies the name of the data to check Returns A Boolean value true if the document has persiste...

Page 100: ...plicated Description Method duplicates the currently active profile and gives the duplicate version focus Example The following example duplicates the currently active profile and displays the index o...

Page 101: ...sh MX 2004 Usage document duplicateSelection Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Method duplicates the selection on the Stage Example The following example duplicates the current selection whi...

Page 102: ...deleteScene document enableAllFilters Availability Flash 8 Usage document enableAllFilters Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Method enables all the filters on the Filters list for the selec...

Page 103: ...le enables the second filter of the selected object s fl getDocumentDOM enableFilter 1 See also document addFilter document changeFilterOrder document disableFilter document enableAllFilters document...

Page 104: ...d symbol fl getDocumentDOM enterEditMode inPlace The following example puts Flash in edit in new window mode for the currently selected symbol fl getDocumentDOM enterEditMode newWindow See also docume...

Page 105: ...isplay the Export PNG dialog box false This parameter is optional The default value is false bCurrentFrame A Boolean value that specifies whether to export only the current frame true or to export all...

Page 106: ...Settings username Desktop on the C drive fl getDocumentDOM exportPublishProfile file C Documents and Settings username Desktop profile xml document exportSWF Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document...

Page 107: ...mentDOM exportSWF true The following example displays the Export Movie dialog box and then exports the document based on the specified settings fl getDocumentDOM exportSWF document forceSimple Availab...

Page 108: ...4 Usage document frameRate Description Property a float value that specifies the number of frames displayed per second when the SWF file plays the default is 12 Setting this property is the same as se...

Page 109: ...Doc See also document setAlignToDocument document getBlendMode Availability Flash 8 Usage document getBlendMode Parameters None Returns A string that specifies the blend mode for the selected object s...

Page 110: ...ccessful otherwise it returns undefined Description Method retrieves the fill object of the selected shape or if specified of the Tools panel and Property inspector Example The following example gets...

Page 111: ...ect specified by the locationOfStroke parameter if successful otherwise it returns undefined Description Returns the stroke object of the selected shape or if specified of the Tools panel and Property...

Page 112: ...lowing example adds an integer value of 12 to the current document and uses this method to display the value in the Output panel fl getDocumentDOM addDataToDocument myData integer 12 fl trace fl getDo...

Page 113: ...he current selection elementName the instance name of the selected object var elementName fl getDocumentDOM getElementProperty name See also document setElementProperty document getElementTextAttr Ava...

Page 114: ...rned reflects the entire range of characters from startIndex up to but not including endIndex Description Method gets a specific TextAttrs property of the selected text objects Selected objects that a...

Page 115: ...rOrder document setFilters Filter object document getMetadata Availability Flash 8 Usage document getMetadata Parameters None Returns A string containing the XML metadata associated with the document...

Page 116: ...rectangle encompassing the entire selection is returned The rectangle is based on the document space or when in edit mode the registration point of the symbol being edited Example The following exampl...

Page 117: ...ng at the end of the field is returned If startIndex and endIndex are passed the string starting from startIndex up to but not including endIndex is returned If there are several text fields selected...

Page 118: ...e selected symbol on the Stage and inserts a frame on the symbol s timeline fl getDocumentDOM enterEditMode inPlace fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline insertFrames The following example gets the Timeline o...

Page 119: ...nt var transPoint fl getDocumentDOM getTransformationPoint See also document setTransformationPoint document group Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document group Parameters None Returns Nothing Descr...

Page 120: ...ifies whether to import the file only into the document s library true or to also place a copy on the Stage false The default value is false Returns A Boolean value that indicates whether the file was...

Page 121: ...t Returns 1 if the profile cannot be imported Description Method imports a profile from a file Example The following example imports the profile contained in the profile xml file and displays its inde...

Page 122: ...f See also document importFile document intersect Availability Flash 8 Usage document intersect Parameters None Returns A Boolean value true if successful false otherwise Description Method creates an...

Page 123: ...r a non focused library or for a library you opened using File Open as external library var externalLib fl documents 1 library document livePreview Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document livePrevie...

Page 124: ...o match the size of the objects to the bounds of the document Otherwise the method uses the bounds of the largest object The default is false This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Met...

Page 125: ...e for pressed false for not pressed bShiftSel A Boolean value that specifies the state of the application preference Shift select true for on false for off Returns Nothing Description Method performs...

Page 126: ...rue for on false for off Returns Nothing Description Method performs a double mouse click from the arrow tool Example The following example performs a double mouse click at the specified location fl g...

Page 127: ...ion For example passing x 1 y 2 specifies a location one pixel to the right and two pixels down from the current location Returns Nothing Description Method moves selected objects by a specified dista...

Page 128: ...r openDocs fl documents for var i 0 i opendocs length i fl trace i opendocs i name n document optimizeCurves Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document optimizeCurves smoothing bUseMultiplePasses Param...

Page 129: ...entDOM optimizeCurves 50 true document path Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document path Description Read only property a string that represents the path of the document in a platform specific forma...

Page 130: ...Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document publishProfiles Description Read only property an array of the publish profile names for the document Example The following example displays the names of the...

Page 131: ...document deleteEnvelope document intersect document union shape isDrawingObject document removeDataFromDocument Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document removeDataFromDocument name Parameters name A...

Page 132: ...ves persistent data with the specified name that has been attached to the selection Example The following example removes from the selection the persistent data named myData fl getDocumentDOM removeDa...

Page 133: ...Filter filterIndex Parameters filterIndex An integer specifying the zero based index of the filter to remove from the selected object s Returns Nothing Description Method removes the specified filter...

Page 134: ...the name is changed successfully false otherwise Description Method renames the current profile Example The following example renames the current profile to a default name and displays it alert fl ge...

Page 135: ...integer that specifies which scene to move with 0 zero being the first scene sceneToPutItBefore An integer that specifies the scene before which you want to move the scene specified by sceneToMove Spe...

Page 136: ...tion Method resets the transformation matrix This method is equivalent to selecting Modify Transform Remove transform Example The following example resets the transformation matrix for the current sel...

Page 137: ...tionPoint A string that specifies which side of the bounding box to rotate Acceptable values are top right top left bottom right bottom left top center right center bottom center and left center If un...

Page 138: ...his method is equivalent to selecting File Save Example The following example saves the current document in its default location fl getDocumentDOM save See also document saveAndCompact fl saveAll fl s...

Page 139: ...ocumentAs fl saveDocument fl saveAll document scaleSelection Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document scaleSelection xScale yScale whichCorner Parameters xScale A floating point value that specifies...

Page 140: ...OM scaleSelection 1 1 The following example scales the selection vertically by 1 9 from the top center fl getDocumentDOM scaleSelection 1 1 90 top center document screenOutline Availability Flash MX 2...

Page 141: ...ontrol A Windows or Command A Macintosh or selecting Edit Select All Example The following example selects everything that is currently visible to the user fl getDocumentDOM selectAll See also documen...

Page 142: ...on Frame 11 to the current selection remember that index values are different from frame number values fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline currentFrame 10 fl getDocumentDOM selection fl getDocumentDOM getTi...

Page 143: ...layers for var i 0 i theLayers length i Gets the array of elements in Frame 1 and assigns it to the array theElems var theElems theLayers i frames 0 elements Begin loop through the elements on a layer...

Page 144: ...ocument setAlignToDocument Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document setAlignToDocument bToStage Parameters bToStage A Boolean value that if set to true aligns objects to the Stage If set to false it...

Page 145: ...ters mode A string that represents the desired blend mode for the selected objects Acceptable values are normal layer multiply screen overlay hardlight lighten darken difference add subtract invert al...

Page 146: ...ject rather than drawing the object selecting it and changing the fill settings It also lets a script change the Tools panel and Property inspector fill settings Example The following example changes...

Page 147: ...r and any selected shapes var stroke fl getDocumentDOM getCustomStroke stroke thickness 2 fl getDocumentDOM setCustomStroke stroke See also document getCustomStroke document setElementProperty Availab...

Page 148: ...s the index of the first character that is affected This parameter is optional endIndex An integer value that specifies the index of the last character that is affected This parameter is optional Retu...

Page 149: ...BB An integer that represents the decimal equivalent of a hexadecimal number If set to null no fill color is set which is the same as setting the Fill color swatch in the user interface to no fill Ret...

Page 150: ...ilter property Acceptable values depend on the property and the filter being set Returns Nothing Description Method sets a specified filter property for the currently selected object s that support th...

Page 151: ...desired changes to the filters Example The following example gets the filters on the selected object and sets the blurX property for all Blur filters to 50 var myFilters fl getDocumentDOM getFilters...

Page 152: ...tint to a value of 50 fl getDocumentDOM setInstanceAlpha 50 document setInstanceBrightness Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document setInstanceBrightness brightness Parameters brightness An integer t...

Page 153: ...ing the Color Tint value for a symbol in the Property Inspector strength An integer between 0 and 100 that specifies the opacity of the tint Returns Nothing Description Method sets the tint for the in...

Page 154: ...products xmp Example The following examples show several different legal ways to represent the same data In all of these cases but the second one if the data were sent to Document setMetadata it would...

Page 155: ...2T10 29 07 00 xmp CreateDate xmp CreatorTool Flash Authoring WIN 8 0 0 215 xmp CreatorTool rdf Description This is after the second rdf Description tag rdf RDF In the third example metadata is in attr...

Page 156: ...veSelection it is valid only for this method and doesn t affect the Contact Sensitive selection mode for the document see fl contactSensitiveSelection Example The following example moves the current s...

Page 157: ...u pass a value for bContactSensitiveSelection it is valid only for this method and doesn t affect the Contact Sensitive selection mode for the document see fl contactSensitiveSelection Example In the...

Page 158: ...he selection strokeType A string that specifies the new type of stroke for the selection Acceptable values are hairline solid dashed dotted ragged stipple and hatched Returns Nothing Description Metho...

Page 159: ...troke in the Tools panel and Property inspector see document setCustomStroke Example The three statements in the following example set the stroke color using each of the different formats for specifyi...

Page 160: ...lash MX 2004 Usage document setStrokeStyle strokeType Parameters strokeType A string that specifies the stroke style for the current selection Acceptable values are hairline solid dashed dotted ragged...

Page 161: ...c the method takes into account only the width value passed in boundingRectangle the height is automatically computed to fit all the text If the text is vertical and therefore static the method takes...

Page 162: ...selection of the currently selected text field to the values specified by the startIndex and endIndex values Text editing is activated if it isn t already Example The following example selects the te...

Page 163: ...etDocumentDOM setTextString Hello World The following example inserts hello at position 6 of the current text selection var pass fl getDocumentDOM setTextString hello 6 The following example inserts H...

Page 164: ...Example The following example sets the transformation point of the current selection to 100 200 fl getDocumentDOM setTransformationPoint x 100 y 200 See also document getTransformationPoint document s...

Page 165: ...number that specifies the amount of y by which to skew measured in degrees whichEdge A string that specifies the edge where the transformation occurs if omitted skew occurs at the transformation poin...

Page 166: ...rve of the current selection fl getDocumentDOM smoothSelection document space Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document space direction bUseDocumentBounds Parameters direction A string that specifies...

Page 167: ...izontally relative to each other with bUseDcoumentBounds expressly set to false fl getDocumentDOM space horizontal false See also document getAlignToDocument document setAlignToDocument document strai...

Page 168: ...lection must contain a graphic button movie clip video or bitmap This method displays an error message if no object is selected or the given object could not be found Example The following example swa...

Page 169: ...Flash MX 2004 Usage document testMovie Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Method executes a Test Movie operation on the document Example The following example tests the movie for the current...

Page 170: ...document timelines Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document timelines Description Read only property an array of Timeline objects see Timeline object Example The following example gets the array of c...

Page 171: ...outlines are drawn Acceptable values are pixels very tight tight normal smooth and very smooth cornerThreshold A string that is similar to curveFit but it pertains to the corners of the bitmap image...

Page 172: ...ion Method performs a general transformation on the current selection by applying the matrix specified in the arguments For more information see the element matrix property Example The following examp...

Page 173: ...bines all selected shapes into a drawing object Example The following example combines all selected shapes into a drawing object fl getDocumentDOM union See also document crop document deleteEnvelope...

Page 174: ...e The mouse location as a tool receives it is relative to the object that is currently being edited See Matrix object For example if you create a symbol double click to edit it and draw with the PolyS...

Page 175: ...ment height document xmlPanel Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage document xmlPanel fileURI Parameters fileURI A string expressed as a file URI that specifies the path to the XML file defining the contro...

Page 176: ...lPanel fl configURI Commands Test xml for var prop in obj fl trace property prop obj prop document zoomFactor Availability Flash 8 Usage document zoomFactor Description Property specifies the zoom per...

Page 177: ...er beginFrame Erases what was previously drawn using the drawingLayer and prepares for more drawing commands drawingLayer cubicCurveTo Draws a cubic curve from the current pen location using the param...

Page 178: ...hen users draw a rectangle they can preview the outline of the shape while dragging the mouse If you want that preview shape to remain after the user releases the mouse button set persistentDraw to tr...

Page 179: ...Ctl xEnd yEnd Parameters x1Ctl A floating point value that is the x location of the first control point y1Ctl A floating point value that is the y location of the first control point x2Ctl A floating...

Page 180: ...yEnd A floating point value that is the y position of the end control point Returns Nothing Description Method draws a quadratic curve segment starting at the current drawing position and ending at a...

Page 181: ...Path gamePath drawingLayer endDraw Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage drawingLayer endDraw Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Method exits drawing mode Drawing mode is used when you want to tem...

Page 182: ...ing extensible tools drawingLayer lineTo Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage drawingLayer lineTo x y Parameters x A floating point value that is the x coordinate of the end point of the line to draw y A...

Page 183: ...that specifies the y coordinate of the position at which to start drawing Returns Nothing Description Method sets the current drawing position You typically use this method only when creating extensi...

Page 184: ...mber in the format 0xRRGGBB An integer that represents the decimal equivalent of a hexadecimal number Returns Nothing Description Method sets the color of subsequently drawn data Applies only to persi...

Page 185: ...dge getControl Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage edge getControl i Method Description edge getControl Gets a point object set to the location of the specified control point of the edge edge getHalfEdge...

Page 186: ...cription Method gets a point object set to the location of the specified control point of the edge Example The following example stores the first control point of the specified shape in the pt variabl...

Page 187: ...only property an integer that represents a unique identifier for the edge Example The following example stores a unique identifier for the specified edge in the my_shape_id variable var shape fl getDo...

Page 188: ...oint If the Stage is in Edit or Edit in place mode the point coordinate is relative to the edited object Otherwise the point coordinate is relative to the Stage y A floating point value that specifies...

Page 189: ...alue of 0 5 splits the edge in the middle which for a line is exactly in the center If the edge represents a curve 0 5 represents the parametric middle of the curve Returns Nothing Description Method...

Page 190: ...boxes which is controlled by the type of effect you are creating You can specify labels that will appear with the control in addition to default values effect effectName Availability Flash MX 2004 Usa...

Page 191: ...or effects If this value is an empty string the effect appears ungrouped at the top level of the Context menu The group name and effect name are specified in the XML file for the effect Example The fo...

Page 192: ...s created the default value is graphic Example The following example stores the symbol type for the current effect in the efType variable var efType fl activeEffect symbolType effect useXMLToUI Availa...

Page 193: ...ment hasPersistentData Determines whether the specified data has been attached to the specified element element removePersistentData Removes any persistent data with the specified name that has been a...

Page 194: ...script fl trace Depth of selected object fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 depth See the example for element elementType element locked A Boolean value true if the element is locked false otherwise elemen...

Page 195: ...layer and then run this line of script var eType fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 elemen tType eType instance The following example displays several properties for all the el...

Page 196: ...in the first layer first frame var elt fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 elt setPersistentData myData integer 12 if elt hasPersistentData myData fl trace myData elt getPersist...

Page 197: ...getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 height 100 element layer Availability Flash 8 Usage element layer Description Read only property represents the Layer object on which the element is located Ex...

Page 198: ...lue of this property changes when an element is moved Select an element on the Stage and then run this script var sel fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 fl trace Left before sel left fl getDocumentDOM move...

Page 199: ...mple 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...

Page 200: ...sage element removePersistentData name Parameters name A string that specifies the name of the data to remove Returns Nothing Description Method removes any persistent data with the specified name tha...

Page 201: ...e values are integer integerArray double doubleArray string and byteArray value Specifies the value to associate with the object The data type of value depends on the value of the type parameter The s...

Page 202: ...tage and then run this script var sel fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 fl trace Top before sel top fl getDocumentDOM moveSelectionBy x 0 y 100 fl trace Top after sel top See the element elementType examp...

Page 203: ...r fill colorArray An array of colors in gradient fill focalPoint An integer that specifies the gradient focal point horizontal offset from the transformation point fill linearRGB A Boolean value that...

Page 204: ...getDocumentDOM getCustomFill fill color FFFFFF fl getDocumentDOM setCustomFill fill fill colorArray Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fill colorArray Description Property an array of colors in the grad...

Page 205: ...e following example sets the focal point of a radial gradient to 10 pixels to the right of the shape s center var fill fl getDocumentDOM getCustomFill fill focalPoint 10 fl getDocumentDOM setCustomFil...

Page 206: ...tion Property a string that specifies the behavior of a gradient s overflow Acceptable values are extend repeat and reflect the strings are not case sensitive The default value is extend Example The f...

Page 207: ...0 200 fl getDocumentDOM setCustomFill fill fill style Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fill style Description Property a string that specifies the fill style Acceptable values are solid linearGradient...

Page 208: ...that specifies the amount to blur in the x direction in pixels filter blurY A float value that specifies the amount to blur in the y direction filter brightness A float value that specifies the brigh...

Page 209: ...0 i myFilters length i if myFilters i name bevelFilter myFilters i angle 120 fl getDocumentDOM setFilters myFilters See also document setFilterProperty filter knockout A Boolean value that specifies...

Page 210: ...e to 20 for the Blur filters on the selected object s var myFilters fl getDocumentDOM getFilters for i 0 i myFilters length i if myFilters i name blurFilter myFilters i blurX 30 myFilters i blurY 20 f...

Page 211: ...n 100 and 100 This property is defined for Filter objects with a value of adjustColorFilter for the filter name property Example The following example sets the brightness to 30 5 for the Adjust Color...

Page 212: ...example sets the color to ff00003e for the Drop Shadow filters on the selected object s var myFilters fl getDocumentDOM getFilters for i 0 i myFilters length i if myFilters i name dropShadowFilter my...

Page 213: ...e that specifies the distance between the filter s effect and an object in pixels Acceptable values are from 255 to 255 This property is defined for Filter objects with a value of bevelFilter dropShad...

Page 214: ...d object s var myFilters fl getDocumentDOM getFilters for i 0 i myFilters length i if myFilters i name dropShadowFilter myFilters i hideObject true fl getDocumentDOM setFilters myFilters filter highli...

Page 215: ...ability Flash 8 Usage filter hue Description Property a float value that specifies the hue of the filter Acceptable values are between 180 and 180 This property is defined for Filter objects with a va...

Page 216: ...low filters on the selected object s var myFilters fl getDocumentDOM getFilters for i 0 i myFilters length i if myFilters i name glowFilter myFilters i inner true fl getDocumentDOM setFilters myFilter...

Page 217: ...only property a string that specifies the type of filter The value of this property determines which other properties of the Filter object are available The value is one of the following adjustColorF...

Page 218: ...The following example sets the blur quality to medium for the Glow filters on the selected object s var myFilters fl getDocumentDOM getFilters for i 0 i myFilters length i if myFilters i name glowFilt...

Page 219: ...fl getDocumentDOM setFilters myFilters See also document setFilterProperty filter shadowColor Availability Flash 8 Usage filter shadowColor Description Property the color of the shadow in one of the f...

Page 220: ...cription Property an integer that specifies the percentage strength of the filter Acceptable values are between 0 and 25 500 This property is defined for Filter objects with a value of bevelFilter dro...

Page 221: ...ilter objects with a value of bevelFilter gradientGlowFilter or gradientBevelFilter for the filter name property Example The following example sets the type to full for all Bevel filters on the select...

Page 222: ...d document fl closeProject Closes the Flash Project FLP file that is currently open fl createDocument Opens a new document and selects it fl createProject Creates a Flash Project FLP file with the spe...

Page 223: ...Script Executes a JavaScript file fl saveAll Saves all open documents displaying the Save As dialog box for any documents that were not previously saved fl saveDocument Saves the specified document as...

Page 224: ...object that an extensible tool should use when the user wants to temporarily draw while dragging fl effects Read only an array of Effect objects see Effect object based on XML parameter file fl Math R...

Page 225: ...ewArea Parameters browseType A string that specifies the type of file browse operation Acceptable values are open select or save The values open and select open the system File Open dialog box Each va...

Page 226: ...bility Flash 8 Usage fl browseForFolderURL description Parameters description An optional string that specifies the description of the Browse For Folder dialog box If this parameter is omitted nothing...

Page 227: ...l Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl closeAll Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Method closes all open documents displaying the Save As dialog box for any documents that were not previously...

Page 228: ...yes or no dialog box The default value is true This parameter is optional Returns A Boolean value true if successful false otherwise Description Method closes the specified document See also fl close...

Page 229: ...ilability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl componentsPanel Description Read only property a componentsPanel object which represents the Components panel Example The following example stores a componentsPanel ob...

Page 230: ...See also fl configDirectory Example The following example runs a specified script Using fl configURI lets you specify the location of the script without knowing which platform the script is running o...

Page 231: ...ocument to create Acceptable values are timeline presentation and application The default value is timeline This parameter is optional Returns The Document object for the newly created document if the...

Page 232: ...e choice fl createNewDocList i fl createNewDocListType Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl createNewDocListType Description Read only property an array of strings that represent the file extensions of...

Page 233: ...ateNewTemplateList length i fl trace type fl createNewTemplateList i fl createProject Availability Flash 8 Usage fl createProject fileURI name Parameters fileURI A string expressed as a file URI that...

Page 234: ...myProject fl createProject file C Projects MasterProject_2005 flp Master Project See also fl getProject fl openProject Project object fl documents Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl documents Descrip...

Page 235: ...MX 2004 Usage fl effects Description Read only property an array of Effect objects see Effect object based on XML parameter file These are not effects but a description of effects The array length co...

Page 236: ...ppear to take longer than necessary This method is purely for debugging purposes and should not be used in effects that are deployed in the field After the effect completes the internal state is reset...

Page 237: ...pen Returns An array of integers that represent the position of the document name in the fl documents array Description Method returns an array of integers that represent the position of the document...

Page 238: ...returns an integer that represents the number of bytes being used in a specified area of Flash exe memory Use the following table to determine which value you want to pass as memType Example The follo...

Page 239: ...a document does not currently have focus for example if a JSFL file has focus retrieves the DOM of the most recently active document Example The following example displays the name of the current or...

Page 240: ...ped Unicode URL to map returnMBCS A Boolean value that you must set to true if you want an escaped MBCS path returned Otherwise the method returns UTF 8 The default value is false This parameter is op...

Page 241: ...at prop mat prop var invMat fl Math invertMatrix mat for var prop in invMat fl trace invMat prop invMat prop fl mruRecentFileList Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl mruRecentFileList Description Read...

Page 242: ...ile in the Output panel fl trace Number of recently opened files fl mruRecentFileListType length for i 0 i fl mruRecentFileListType length i fl trace type fl mruRecentFileListType i fl objectDrawingMo...

Page 243: ...effect is the same as selecting File Open and then selecting a file If the specified file is already open the window that contains the document comes to the front The window that contains the specifie...

Page 244: ...openProject file c myProjectFile flp See also fl closeProject fl createProject fl getProject Project object fl openScript Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl openScript fileURI Parameters fileURI A s...

Page 245: ...t is true default if you want the user to be prompted to save any modified documents Set this parameter to false if you do not want the user to be prompted to save modified documents In the latter cas...

Page 246: ...reloads all effects descriptors defined in the user s Configuration Effects folder This permits you to rapidly change the scripts during development and it provides a mechanism to improve the effects...

Page 247: ...run the script from the Commands menu fl reloadTools fl revertDocument Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl revertDocument documentObject Parameters documentObject A Document object If documentObject r...

Page 248: ...optional parameter that specifies one or more arguments to be passed to funcname Returns The function s result as a string if funcName is specified otherwise nothing Description Method executes a Java...

Page 249: ...nScript file C testScript jsfl which produces the following in the Output panel in for loop i 0 in for loop i 1 end of for loop fl saveAll Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage fl saveAll Parameters None R...

Page 250: ...value true if the save operation completes successfully false otherwise Description Method saves the specified document as a FLA document Example The following example saves the current document and t...

Page 251: ...he following example prompts the user to save the specified document and then displays an alert message that indicates whether the document was saved alert fl saveDocumentAs fl documents 1 See also do...

Page 252: ...ailability Flash 8 Usage fl showIdleMessage show Parameters show A Boolean value specifying whether to enable or disable the warning about a script running too long Returns Nothing Description Method...

Page 253: ...age Parameters message A string that appears in the Output panel Returns Nothing Description Method sends a text string to the Output panel terminated by a new line and displays the Output panel if it...

Page 254: ...iption Read only property the long string version of the Flash authoring tool including platform Example The following example displays the version of the Flash authoring tool in the Output panel aler...

Page 255: ...e or more parameters that specifies the location of a file or folder The location of the file or folder is expressed as a string in a form very similar to a website URL It is called a file URI Uniform...

Page 256: ...seconds have passed between January 1 1970 and the time the file or folder was created FLfile getCreationDateObj Gets the date a file or folder was created FLfile getModificationDate Specifies how man...

Page 257: ...d config ini and places it inside the same folder in which it is located with a new name var originalFileURI file C Program Files MyApp config ini var newFileURI file C Program Files MyApp config_back...

Page 258: ...older01 The following example attempts to create a folder called tempFolder at the root level on the C drive and displays an alert box indicating whether the operation was successful var folderURI fil...

Page 259: ...it is created var configFile file C MyApplication config ini if FLfile exists configFile FLfile write configFile See also FLfile write FLfile getAttributes Availability Flash MX 2004 7 2 Usage FLfile...

Page 260: ...or folder Windows only A fileOrFolderURI is ready for archiving Windows only For example if fileOrFolderURI is a hidden folder the string returned is DH Example The following example gets the attribut...

Page 261: ...reationTime FLfile getCreationDate fileURI var modificationTime FLfile getModificationDate fileURI if modificationTime creationTime alert The file has been modified since it was created else alert The...

Page 262: ...ty Flash MX 2004 7 2 Usage FLfile getModificationDate fileOrFolderURI Parameters fileOrFolderURI A string expressed as a file URI specifying the file whose modification date and time you want to retri...

Page 263: ...me time See also FLfile getCreationDate FLfile getModificationDateObj FLfile getModificationDateObj Availability Flash MX 2004 7 2 Usage FLfile getModificationDateObj fileOrFolderURI Parameters fileOr...

Page 264: ...A string expressed as a file URI specifying the file whose size you want to retrieve Returns An integer that represents the size of the specified file in bytes or 0 if the file doesn t exist Descripti...

Page 265: ...enting the contents of the folder or false if the folder doesn t exist Description Method returns an array of strings that represent the contents of the folder or an empty array if the folder doesn t...

Page 266: ...u want to retrieve Returns The contents of the specified file as a string or null if the read fails Description Method returns the contents of the specified file as a string or null if the read fails...

Page 267: ...with the R read only attribute cannot be removed Examples The following example warns a user if a file exists and then deletes it if the user chooses to do so var fileURI prompt Enter file folder to b...

Page 268: ...ues for the attribute s you want to set For acceptable values for strAttrs see the description below Returns A Boolean value of true if successful Description Method specifies system level attributes...

Page 269: ...exists URI FLfile setAttributes URI RH The following example sets the file mydata txt to be read only and hidden It also ensures that the archive attribute is not set var URI file c temp mydata txt i...

Page 270: ...ateFolder Example The following example attempts to write the string xxx to the file mydata txt and displays an alert message if the write succeeded It then attempts to append the string aaa to the fi...

Page 271: ...object Inheritance Item object folderItem object Availability Flash MX 2004 Description The folderItem object is a subclass of the Item object There are no unique methods or properties of folderItem S...

Page 272: ...ect Inheritance Item object fontItem object Availability Flash MX 2004 Description The fontItem object is a subclass of the Item object There are no unique methods or properties of fontItem See Item o...

Page 273: ...cription frame actionScript A string representing ActionScript code frame duration Read only an integer that represents the number of frames in a frame sequence frame elements Read only an array of El...

Page 274: ...at the start of the tween and the shape in the following keyframe frame soundEffect A string that specifies effects for a sound that is attached directly to a frame frame soundLibraryItem frame soundL...

Page 275: ...X 2004 Usage frame duration Description Read only property an integer that represents the number of frames in a frame sequence Example The following example stores the number of frames in a frame sequ...

Page 276: ...e If a frame contains three raw ungrouped shapes for example then elements length in that frame returns a value of 1 Select each shape individually and group it to work around this issue Example The f...

Page 277: ...rame setCustomEase frame useSingleEaseCurve frame hasCustomEase Availability Flash 8 Usage frame hasCustomEase Description Property a Boolean value If true the frame gets its ease information from the...

Page 278: ...ts label to comment fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 name First Frame fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 labelType comment frame motionTweenOrientToPath Availability Flash...

Page 279: ...rame motionTweenOrientToPath set this property to none Example See frame motionTweenRotateTimes frame motionTweenRotateTimes Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage frame motionTweenRotateTimes Description P...

Page 280: ...tweened element should scale to the size of the object in the following keyframe increasing its size with each frame in the tween fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 motionTweenScale true...

Page 281: ...enSync true frame name Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage frame name Description Property a string that specifies the name of the frame Example The following example sets the name of the first frame top...

Page 282: ...tructed by the horizontal ordinal left to right position of the control points and tangent endpoints For example the following illustration shows an ease curve that would be created if the easeCurve a...

Page 283: ...lability Flash MX 2004 Usage frame soundEffect Description Property a string that specifies effects for a sound that is attached directly to a frame frame soundLibraryItem Acceptable values are none l...

Page 284: ...frame soundLoop Description Property an integer value that specifies the number of times a sound that is attached directly to a frame frame soundLibraryItem plays If you want to specify a value for t...

Page 285: ...tem as stored in the library Example The following example changes the soundName property of the first frame to song1 mp3 song1 mp3 must exist in the library fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 fra...

Page 286: ...e number values var stFrame fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 4 startFrame fl trace stFrame 4 var stFrame fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 9 startFrame fl trace stFrame 4 fram...

Page 287: ...eline createMotionTween method to create a tween If you specify motion the object in the frame must be a symbol text field or grouped object It will be tweened from its location in the current keyfram...

Page 288: ...e each property has its own ease curve This property is ignored if the frame doesn t have custom easing applied Example The following example specifies that a single custom ease curve should be used f...

Page 289: ...Edge object The following methods are available for the HalfEdge object Property summary for the HalfEdge object The following properties are available for the HalfEdge object halfEdge getEdge Availab...

Page 290: ...an edge and a half edge for the specified shape var shape fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 var hEdge shape edges 0 getHalfEdge 0 var edge hEdge getEdge halfEdge getNext Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage...

Page 291: ...ability Flash MX 2004 Usage halfEdge getOppositeHalfEdge Parameters None Returns A HalfEdge object Description Method gets the HalfEdge object on the other side of the edge Example The following examp...

Page 292: ...Edge hEdge getPrev halfEdge getVertex Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage halfEdge getVertex Parameters None Returns A Vertex object Description Method gets the Vertex object at the head of the HalfEdge...

Page 293: ...ape fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 alert shape contours 0 getHalfEdge id halfEdge index Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage halfEdge index Description Read only property an integer with a value of 0 or 1...

Page 294: ...cceptable values are symbol bitmap embedded video linked video video and compiled clip Example The following example shows that the instance type of a movie clip is symbol Select a movie clip and then...

Page 295: ...te this instance You can change this property only to another library item of the same type that is you cannot set a symbol instance to refer to a bitmap See library object Example The following examp...

Page 296: ...library item has the named data item removeData Removes persistent data from the library item Property Description item itemType Read only a string that specifies the type of element item linkageClass...

Page 297: ...ger the value of data must be an integer and so on Returns Nothing Description Method adds specified data to a library item Example The following example adds data named myData with an integer value o...

Page 298: ...data Example The following example gets the value of the data named myData from the first item in the library and stores it in the variable libData var libData fl getDocumentDOM library items 0 getDat...

Page 299: ...sound bitmap compiled clip screen and video If this property is video you can determine the type of video see videoItem videoType Example The following example shows the type of the specified library...

Page 300: ...is true the item is exported for ActionScript You can also set the item linkageExportForRS and item linkageExportInFirstFrame properties to true If you set this property to true the item linkageImport...

Page 301: ...d library item fl getDocumentDOM library items 0 linkageExportForRS true item linkageExportInFirstFrame Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage item linkageExportInFirstFrame Description Property a Boolean v...

Page 302: ...sed to identify the library item when it is linked to the destination SWF file to which it is being exported fl getDocumentDOM library items 0 linkageIdentifier my_mc See also item linkageURL item lin...

Page 303: ...at that is forward slashes or backward slashes depending on the platform Example The following example specifies a linkage URL for the specified library item fl getDocumentDOM library items 0 linkageU...

Page 304: ...me Specifies the name of the data to remove from the library item Returns Nothing Description Property removes persistent data from the library item Example The following example removes the data name...

Page 305: ...s Read only an array of Frame objects layer height An integer that specifies the percentage layer height equivalent to the Layer height value in the Layer Properties dialog box layer layerType A strin...

Page 306: ...the first layer in the colorValue variable var colorValue fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 color The following example shows three ways to set the color of the first layer to red fl getDocument...

Page 307: ...a frame is a keyframe check whether the frame startFrame property matches the array index as shown in the following example var frameArray fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames var n frameArra...

Page 308: ...ype Description Property a string that specifies the current use of the layer equivalent to the Type setting in the Layer Properties dialog box Acceptable values are normal guide guided mask masked an...

Page 309: ...ecifies the name of the layer Example The following example sets the name of the first layer in the current document to foreground fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 name foreground layer outline...

Page 310: ...ses two layers at the same level on the same timeline The first layer layers 0 is converted into a folder and then set as the parent folder of the second layer layers 1 This action moves the second la...

Page 311: ...the current items or a specified item from the Library panel library duplicateItem Makes a copy of the currently selected or specified item library editItem Opens the currently selected or specified i...

Page 312: ...Returns A Boolean value true if the item is successfully added to the document false otherwise library newFolder Creates a new folder with the specified name or a default name untitled folder if no fo...

Page 313: ...lip button graphic bitmap screen and folder so for example you cannot add a sound to the library with this method Specifying a folder path is the same as using library newFolder before calling this me...

Page 314: ...value true if the items are successfully deleted false otherwise Description Method deletes the current items or a specified item from the Library panel This method can affect multiple items if severa...

Page 315: ...lity Flash MX 2004 Usage library editItem namePath Parameters namePath A string that specifies the name of the item If the item is in a folder you can specify its name and path using slash notation If...

Page 316: ...and optionally the path of the folder to expand or collapse If this parameter is not specified the method applies to the currently selected folder This parameter is optional Returns A Boolean value tr...

Page 317: ...e variable sqIndex and then displays the index value in a dialog box var sqIndex fl getDocumentDOM library findItemIndex test square alert sqIndex library getItemProperty Availability Flash MX 2004 Us...

Page 318: ...s optional Returns A string value specifying the type of object For possible return values see item itemType Description Method gets the type of object currently selected or specified by a library pat...

Page 319: ...created item If the name is already used the method creates an alternate name This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method imports a Shockwave SWF file into the library as a compiled...

Page 320: ...Method checks to see if a specified item exists in the library Example The following example displays true or false in a dialog box depending on whether the item Symbol_1 exists in the Folder_1 librar...

Page 321: ...exists specifying true for the bReplace parameter replaces the existing item with the item being moved If false the name of the dropped item changes to a unique name The default value is false This pa...

Page 322: ...w library folders the second folder is a subfolder of the first folder fl getDocumentDOM library newFolder first second library renameItem Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage library renameItem name Para...

Page 323: ...library items This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method selects or deselects all items in the library Example The following examples select all the items in the library fl getDocum...

Page 324: ...value true if the specified item exists false otherwise Description Method selects a specified library item Example The following example changes the current selection in the library to symbol 1 insid...

Page 325: ...e the Property summary for the Item object and property summaries for its subclasses To see which objects are subclasses of the Item object see Summary of the DOM structure value The value to assign t...

Page 326: ...icking on an item and selecting Update from the menu in the user interface If no name is provided the current selection is updated This parameter is optional Returns A Boolean value true if Flash upda...

Page 327: ...object Math concatMatrix Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage Math concatMatrix mat1 mat2 Parameters mat1 and mat2 Specify the Matrix objects to be concatenated see Matrix object Each parameter must be a...

Page 328: ...ix Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage Math invertMatrix mat Parameters mat Indicates the Matrix object to invert see Matrix object It must have the following fields a b c d tx and ty Returns A Matrix ob...

Page 329: ...hich distance is measured Returns A floating point value that represents the distance between the points Description Method computes the distance between two points Example The following example store...

Page 330: ...s x axis Property Description matrix a A floating point value that specifies the 0 0 element in the transformation matrix matrix b A floating point value that specifies the 0 1 element in the matrix...

Page 331: ...ere a d and b c For example values of 0 5 0 8 0 8 and 0 5 rotate the object 60 var mat fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 matrix mat a 0 5 mat b 0 8 mat c 0 8 1 mat d 0 5 fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 matr...

Page 332: ...ailability Flash MX 2004 Usage matrix c Description Property a floating point value that specifies the 1 0 element in the matrix This value causes Flash to skew the object by moving its bottom edge al...

Page 333: ...llowing example setting tx and ty to 0 moves the registration point of the object to point 0 0 in the document var mat fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 matrix mat tx 0 mat ty 0 fl getDocumentDOM selectio...

Page 334: ...r Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage outputPanel clear Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Method clears the contents of the Output panel You can use this method in a batch processing applicatio...

Page 335: ...ing if false it saves the Output panel text using UTF 8 encoding with Byte Order Mark characters at the beginning of the text The default value is false Returns Nothing Description Method saves the co...

Page 336: ...isible This method is identical to fl trace and works in the same way as the trace statement in ActionScript To send a blank line use outputPanel trace or outputPanel trace n You can use the latter co...

Page 337: ...ter insertItem Inserts an item into a list object or array parameter removeItem Removes an element of the list object or array type of a screen or component parameter Property Description parameter ca...

Page 338: ...Flash MX 2004 Usage parameter insertItem index name value type Parameters index A zero based integer index that indicates where the item will be inserted in the list object or array If the index is 0...

Page 339: ...r prop in values fl trace labelPlacement parameter value values prop value parameter listIndex Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage parameter listIndex Description Property the value of the selected list...

Page 340: ...race name parms 4 name The following example shows the name of the fifth parameter for the specified screen var parms fl getDocumentDOM screenOutline screens 1 parameters fl trace name parms 4 name pa...

Page 341: ...fter Removing Item for var prop in newValues fl trace labelPlacement value newValues prop value The following example removes the element at index 1 from the autoKeyNav parameter of a screen Open a pr...

Page 342: ...ing that indicates the type of the screen or component parameter The type can be one of the following values Default Array Object List String Number Boolean Font Name Color Collection Web Service URL...

Page 343: ...ct The following properties are available for the Path object Method Description path addCubicCurve Appends a cubic B zier curve segment to the path path addCurve Appends a quadratic B zier segment to...

Page 344: ...point number that specifies the x position of the third control point y3 A floating point number that specifies the y position of the third control point x4 A floating point number that specifies the...

Page 345: ...e x position of the third control point y3 A floating point value that specifies the y position of the third control point Returns Nothing Description Method appends a quadratic B zier segment to the...

Page 346: ...rawingLayer newPath myPath addPoint 10 100 path clear Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage path clear Parameters None Returns Nothing Description Method removes all points from the path Example The follow...

Page 347: ...The default value is false This parameter is optional bSupressStroke A Boolean value that if set to true suppresses the stroke that would be applied to the shape The default value is false This param...

Page 348: ...in the path Example The following example creates a hollow square var myPath fl drawingLayer newPath myPath addPoint 0 0 myPath addPoint 0 30 myPath addPoint 30 30 myPath addPoint 30 0 myPath addPoint...

Page 349: ...mber of points in the path A new path has 0 points Example The following example uses the Output panel to show the number of points in the path referenced by the myPath variable var myPath fl drawingL...

Page 350: ...he specified file to the project project canPublishProject Determines whether the project can be published project canTestProject Determines whether the project can be tested project findProjectItem S...

Page 351: ...ified file to the project You can use autoCreateFolder to determine where the new file should be positioned in the Project panel If you omit autoCreateFolder or pass a value of false the file is added...

Page 352: ...l of the project var newFile myProject addFile file C Projects files myFile_02 fla false var newFile myProject addFile file C Projects files myFile_02 fla fl trace newFile isMissing false The followin...

Page 353: ...Output panel if the project cannot be published if fl getProject canPublishProject fl trace Project cannot be published See also fl getProject project publishProject projectItem canPublish project ca...

Page 354: ...ect that represents the default document in the project You must specify a default item if you want to test the project See ProjectItem object Example The following example sets the default document i...

Page 355: ...or a specified file in the project Example The following example displays an error message in the Output panel if a specified file is not found in the project var myProject fl getProject var item myPr...

Page 356: ...ility Flash 8 Usage project name Description Property the name of the project that appears in the Project panel Example The following example specifies a new name to be displayed in the Project panel...

Page 357: ...oject Parameters None Returns A Boolean value indicating if the project was successfully published Description Method publishes the FLA files in a project Example The following example publishes the p...

Page 358: ...he project A project must have a default document to be tested Example The following example tests the project after confirming that it can be tested and then indicates whether the project was tested...

Page 359: ...ojectItem object The following properties can be used with the ProjectItem object Method Description projectItem canPublish Determines whether a project item can be published projectItem canTest Deter...

Page 360: ...ed An item can be published only if it is a FLA file Example The following example displays a message in the Output panel if the first item in the project cannot be published var item fl getProject it...

Page 361: ...trace item name cannot be tested See also fl getProject project canTestProject project items projectItem test projectItem displayName Availability Flash 8 Usage projectItem displayName Description Rea...

Page 362: ...t panel that indicates whether a specific file is on the disk in the expected folder var item fl getProject findProjectItem file C Projects files DynamicHighAscii fla fl trace DynamicHighAscii fla is...

Page 363: ...lability Flash 8 Usage projectItem publish Parameters None Returns A Boolean value of true if successful false otherwise Description Method publishes a project item Only FLA files can be published Exa...

Page 364: ...item is not a FLA file this property is an empty string and any attempts to set this property fail Example The following example sets the publish profile of all the items in the project to a specified...

Page 365: ...Descriptionn Method tests a project item If the test operation fails because the item is not a FLA or HTML file this method returns false Example The following example tests all the FLA and HTML file...

Page 366: ...ield in the Accessibility panel screen forceSimple A Boolean value that enables and disables accessibility for the object s children screen hidden A Boolean value that specifies whether a screen is vi...

Page 367: ...mentDOM screenOutline screens 1 accName The following example sets the name of the object to Home Button fl getDocumentDOM screenOutline screens 1 accName Home Button screen childScreens Availability...

Page 368: ...nOutline rootScreen childScreens i name fl trace The child screens of myParent are myChildren screen description Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage screen description Description Property a string that...

Page 369: ...the Make Child Object Accessible option being selected Example The following example stores the value of forceSimple in the areChildrenAccessible variable a value of false means the children of the o...

Page 370: ...entDOM screenOutline screens 0 name had its hidden property set to true screen instanceName Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage screen instanceName Description Read only property a string that represents...

Page 371: ...he Output panel to show the name of the screen var myChildren new Array if fl getDocumentDOM allowScreens var myName fl getDocumentDOM screenOutline rootScreen childScreens 0 name fl trace The name of...

Page 372: ...creens 0 nextScreen name fl trace The next screen to myCurrent is myNext screen parameters Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage screen parameters Description Read only property an array of ActionScript 2...

Page 373: ...their parent child relationship in the Output panel if fl getDocumentDOM allowScreens var myCurrent fl getDocumentDOM screenOutline rootScreen childScreens 1 name var myParent fl getDocumentDOM screen...

Page 374: ...erty a Boolean value that specifies whether the object is accessible This is equivalent to the inverse logic of the Make Object Accessible setting in the Accessibility panel That is if silent is true...

Page 375: ...DOM screenOutline screens 1 tabIndex 1 screen timeline Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage screen timeline Description Read only property the Timeline object for the screen Example The following example...

Page 376: ...eenOutline copyScreenFromFile Inserts all the screens or a named screen and its children from a specified document under the currently selected screen screenOutline deleteScreen Deletes the currently...

Page 377: ...othing If the file is not found or is not a valid FLA file or if the specified screen is not found an error is reported and the script is cancelled screenOutline renameScreen Changes the screen with a...

Page 378: ...fla slide1 screenOutline currentScreen Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage screenOutline currentScreen Description Property a Screen object the currently selected screen see Screen object Example The fo...

Page 379: ...If you don t pass a value for screenName the currently selected screen s are duplicated This parameter is optional Returns A Boolean value true if the screen is successfully duplicated false otherwise...

Page 380: ...jects that are currently selected in the screen outline Example The following example stores the selected Screen objects in the myArray variable and displays the screen names in the Output panel var m...

Page 381: ...ptional screenTypeName A string that specifies the screen type to attach to the new nested screen The screen type and class name are set for this screen Acceptable values are Form and Slide This param...

Page 382: ...parent This parameter is optional screenTypeName A string that specifies the screen type to attach to the new screen The screen type and classname are set for this screen Acceptable values are Form an...

Page 383: ...le moves screen slide1 to be the first child of slide2 fl getDocumentDOM screenOutline moveScreen slide1 slide2 firstChild screenOutline renameScreen Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage screenOutline ren...

Page 384: ...ead only property the first screen in the screen outline You can use screenOutline rootScreen as a shortcut for screenOutline screens 0 Example The following example displays the name of the first chi...

Page 385: ...ose names are myArray screenOutline setCurrentScreen Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage screenOutline setCurrentScreen name Parameters name A string that specifies the name screen which should become th...

Page 386: ...he type of value depends on the property being set For a list of available properties and values see Property summary for the Screen object Returns Nothing Description Method sets the specified proper...

Page 387: ...alse Flash extends the current selection to include the specified screens This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method selects the specified screens in the screen outline If multiple...

Page 388: ...addition to the Element object methods you can use the following methods with the Shape object Property summary for the Shape object In addition to the Element object properties the following propert...

Page 389: ...that change the Shape object or any of its subordinate parts Example The following example takes the currently selected shape and removes the first edge in the edge array from it var shape fl getDocum...

Page 390: ...ameters index A zero based index that specifies the edge to delete from the shape edges array This method changes the length of the shape edges array Returns Nothing Description Method deletes the spe...

Page 391: ...ordinate parts will be applied to the shape You must use this method after issuing any commands that change the Shape object or any of its subordinate parts Example The following example takes the cur...

Page 392: ...also document crop document deleteEnvelope document intersect document punch document union shape isGroup shape isGroup Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage shape isGroup Description Read only property if...

Page 393: ...array of Vertex objects see Vertex object Example The following example stores the first selected item object in the someShape variable and then shows the number of vertices for that object in the Ou...

Page 394: ...es the bit rate of a sound in the library Available only for the MP3 compression type soundItem bits A string that specifies the bits value for a sound in the library that has ADPCM compression soundI...

Page 395: ...DocumentDOM library items 0 bitRate See also soundItem compressionType soundItem convertStereoToMono soundItem bits Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage soundItem bits Description Property a string that s...

Page 396: ...fl getDocumentDOM library getSelectedItems 0 compressionType Speech soundItem convertStereoToMono Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage soundItem convertStereoToMono Description Property a Boolean value av...

Page 397: ...ecifies the playback quality of a sound in the library This property is available only for MP3 compression type Acceptable values are Fast Medium and Best Example The following example sets the playba...

Page 398: ...tDOM library items 0 sampleRate 5 kHz See also soundItem compressionType soundItem useImportedMP3Quality Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage soundItem useImportedMP3Quality Description Property a Boolean...

Page 399: ...rty Property summary for the Stroke object The following properties are available for the Stroke object Property Description stroke breakAtCorners Same as the Sharp Corners setting in the custom Strok...

Page 400: ...fies the pattern of a ragged line stroke rotate A string that specifies the rotation of a hatch line stroke scaleType A string that specifies the type of scale to be applied to the stroke stroke shape...

Page 401: ...the stroke Acceptable values are none round and square Example The following example sets the stroke cap type to round var myStroke fl getDocumentDOM getCustomStroke myStroke capType round fl getDocu...

Page 402: ...he stroke style property is hatched see stroke style Acceptable values are straight slight curve medium curve and very curved Example The following example sets the curve property as well as others fo...

Page 403: ...etDocumentDOM setCustomStroke myStroke stroke dash2 Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage stroke dash2 Description Property an integer that specifies the lengths of the blank parts of a dashed line This pr...

Page 404: ...only if the stroke style property is set to stipple see stroke style Acceptable values are tiny small medium and large The following example sets the dotsize property to tiny for the stroke style of s...

Page 405: ...f a hatch line This property is available only if the stroke style property is set to hatched see stroke style Acceptable values are hairline thin medium and thick Example The following example sets t...

Page 406: ...hatched var myStroke fl getDocumentDOM getCustomStroke myStroke style hatched myStroke curve straight myStroke space close myStroke jiggle wild myStroke rotate free myStroke length slight myStroke hat...

Page 407: ...oke jiggle wild myStroke rotate free myStroke length slight myStroke hatchThickness thin fl getDocumentDOM setCustomStroke myStroke stroke miterLimit Availability Flash 8 Usage stroke miterLimit Descr...

Page 408: ...om triple dotted Example The following example sets the pattern property to random for a stroke style of ragged var myStroke fl getDocumentDOM getCustomStroke myStroke style ragged myStroke pattern ra...

Page 409: ...Description Property a string that specifies the type of scale to be applied to the stroke Acceptable values are normal horizontal vertical and none Example The following example sets the scale type o...

Page 410: ...rty is set to hatched see stroke style Acceptable values are very close close distant and very distant Example The following example sets the space property to close for a stroke style of hatched var...

Page 411: ...lowing list If value is solid or noStroke there are no other properties If value is dashed there are two additional properties dash1 and dash2 If value is dotted there is one additional property dotSp...

Page 412: ...tring that specifies the variation of a stippled line This property is available only if the stroke style property is set to stipple see stroke style Acceptable values are one size small variation var...

Page 413: ...at myStroke waveLength short fl getDocumentDOM setCustomStroke myStroke stroke waveLength Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage stroke waveLength Description Property a string that specifies the wave lengt...

Page 414: ...n symbols only sets the same property as the pop up menu for Track as Button or Track as Menu Item in the Property inspector symbolInstance cacheAsBitmap A Boolean value that specifies whether runtime...

Page 415: ...stance equivalent to using the Color Advanced setting in the instance Property inspector symbolInstance colorRedPercent Part of the color transformation for the instance equivalent to using the Color...

Page 416: ...tion 0 accName The following example sets the value for the Accessibility panel name of the object to Home Button fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 accName Home Button symbolInstance silent A Boolean valu...

Page 417: ...entDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 actionScr ipt onClipEvent enterFrame trace movie clip enterFrame symbolInstance blendMode Availability Flash 8 Usage symbolInstance blendMode Descriptio...

Page 418: ...sets the first symbol in the first frame of the first layer in the timeline to Track as Menu Item as long as that symbol is a button fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 buttonT...

Page 419: ...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 colorAlp...

Page 420: ...Instance colorBluePercent Description Property an integer that is part of the color transformation for the instance This property is equivalent to using the Color Advanced setting in the instance Prop...

Page 421: ...valent to using the Color Advanced setting in the instance Property inspector the percentage controls on the left of the dialog box This value sets the green values by a specified percentage Allowable...

Page 422: ...values are from 255 to 255 Example The following example sets the colorRedAmount of the selected symbol instance to 255 fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 colorRedAmount 255 symbolInstance colorRedPercent...

Page 423: ...ject in the theDescription variable var theDescription fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 description The following example sets the value for the Accessibility panel description to Click the home button t...

Page 424: ...entDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 filters filterArray symbolInstance firstFrame Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage symbolInstance firstFrame Description Property a zero based integer that...

Page 425: ...This property is available only for movie clip objects Example The following example checks to see if the children of the object are accessible a return value of false means the children are accessib...

Page 426: ...y a string that is equivalent to the shortcut key associated with the symbol This property is equivalent to the Shortcut field in the Accessibility panel This key is read by the screen readers This pr...

Page 427: ...value of false means the object is accessible var isSilent fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 silent The following example sets the object to be accessible fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 silent false symbo...

Page 428: ...Accessibility panel Creates a tab order in which objects are accessed when the user presses the Tab key This property is not available for graphic symbols Example The following example sets the tabInd...

Page 429: ...mbol item in the library to a compiled movie clip symbolItem exportSWC Exports the symbol item to a SWC file symbolItem exportSWF Exports the symbol item to a SWF file Property Description symbolItem...

Page 430: ...clip fl getDocumentDOM library items 3 convertToCompiledClip symbolItem exportSWC Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage symbolItem exportSWC outputURI Parameters outputURI A string expressed as a file URI...

Page 431: ...MX 2004 Usage symbolItem exportSWF outputURI Parameters outputURI A string expressed as a file URI that specifies the SWF file to which the method will export the symbol The outputURI must reference...

Page 432: ...calingGrid true See also symbolItem scalingGridRect symbolItem scalingGridRect Availability Flash 8 Usage symbolItem scalingGridRect Description Property a rectangle object that specifies the location...

Page 433: ...toUpdate property for a library item fl getDocumentDOM library items 0 sourceAutoUpdate true symbolItem sourceFilePath Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage symbolItem sourceFilePath Description Property a...

Page 434: ...el fl trace fl getDocumentDOM library items 0 sourceLibraryName symbolItem symbolType Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage symbolItem symbolType Description Property a string that specifies the type of sy...

Page 435: ...e symbolItem timeline Description Read only property a Timeline object Example The following example obtains and shows the number of layers that the selected movie clip in the library contains var tl...

Page 436: ...ed text field use document setElementProperty The following example assigns the currently selected text field to the variable textVar fl getDocumentDOM setElementProperty variableName textVar Method s...

Page 437: ...that specifies characters to embed This is equivalent to entering text in the Character Options dialog box text embedRanges A string that consists of delimited integers that correspond to the items th...

Page 438: ...ffset of the end of a text subselection text selectionStart A zero based integer that specifies the offset of the beginning of a text subselection text shortcut A string that is equivalent to the Shor...

Page 439: ...Example See text fontRenderingMode See also text antiAliasSharpness text fontRenderingMode text accName Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage text accName Description Property a string that is equivalent t...

Page 440: ...o show all text Example The following example sets the autoExpand property to a value of true fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 autoExpand true text border Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage text border Des...

Page 441: ...OM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 descripti on Enter your name here text embeddedCharacters Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage text embeddedCharacters Description Property a string that specif...

Page 442: ...ts 0 embedRang es text fontRenderingMode Availability Flash 8 Usage text fontRenderingMode Description Property a string that specifies the rendering mode for the text This property affects how the te...

Page 443: ...startIndex An integer that is the index of first character This parameter is optional endIndex An integer that specifies the end of the range of text which starts with startIndex and goes up to but do...

Page 444: ...tr size fl trace TheTextSize The following example gets the text fill color of the selected text field var TheFill fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 getTextAttr fillColor fl trace TheFill The following ex...

Page 445: ...ter s from the fifth character through the end of the selected text field var myText fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 getTextString 4 fl trace myText The following example gets the fourth through the nin...

Page 446: ...tiline no wrap fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 lineType multiline no wrap text maxCharacters Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage text maxCharacters Description Property an integer that specifies the maximu...

Page 447: ...DocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 orientati on vertical right to left text renderAsHTML Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage text renderAsHTML Description Property a Boolean value If th...

Page 448: ...04 Usage text selectable Description Property a Boolean value If the value is true the text can be selected Input text is always selectable It generates a warning when set to false and used with input...

Page 449: ...ionStart and no text is selected Example The following example sets the start of the text subselection to the sixth character fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 selection Start...

Page 450: ...extRun elements Using it may change the position and number of TextRun elements within this object s text textRuns array see text textRuns If you omit the optional parameters the method uses the entir...

Page 451: ...startIndex position If you specify both startIndex and endIndex the specified string replaces the segment of text starting from startIndex up to but not including endIndex Example The following exampl...

Page 452: ...ue var theShortcut fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 shortcut fl trace theShortcut The following example sets the shortcut key of the selected object fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 shortcut Ctrl i text sil...

Page 453: ...x Description Property an integer that is equivalent to the Tab Index field in the Accessibility panel This value lets you determine the order in which objects are accessed when the user presses the T...

Page 454: ...pe of text field Acceptable values are static dynamic and input Example The following example sets the textType property to input fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 textType input text useDeviceFonts Avail...

Page 455: ...y Flash MX 2004 Usage text variableName Description Property a string that contains the name of the variable associated with the text object This property works only with dynamic or input text it gene...

Page 456: ...rue or ignores false pair kerning information in the font s to kern the text textAttrs bold A Boolean value A value of true causes text to appear with the bold version of the font textAttrs characterP...

Page 457: ...true textAttrs alignment Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage textAttrs alignment textAttrs lineSpacing An integer that specifies the line spacing leading of the paragraph textAttrs rightMargin An intege...

Page 458: ...ection 0 3 fl getDocumentDOM setElementTextAttr alignment justify textAttrs autoKern Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage textAttrs autoKern Description Property a Boolean value that determines whether Fl...

Page 459: ...racterPosition Description Property a string that determines the baseline for the text Acceptable values are normal subscript and superscript This property applies only to static text Example The foll...

Page 460: ...xtAttrs face Description Property a string that represents the name of the font such as Arial Example The following example sets the font of the selected text field from the character at index 2 up to...

Page 461: ...720 Example The following example sets the indentation of the selected text field from the character at index 2 up to but not including the character at index 8 to 100 This can affect characters outsi...

Page 462: ...ied range if they are in the same paragraph fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 setTextAttr leftMargin 100 2 8 textAttrs letterSpacing Availability Flash 8 Usage textAttrs letterSpacing Description Property...

Page 463: ...0 setTextAttr lineSpacing 100 textAttrs rightMargin Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage textAttrs rightMargin Description Property an integer that specifies the paragraph s right margin Acceptable values...

Page 464: ...es a warning if used with other text types Example The following example sets the rotation of the selected text field to true fl getDocumentDOM setElementTextAttr rotation true textAttrs size Availabi...

Page 465: ...e top layer of the current scene and shows it in the Output panel fl outputPanel trace fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline layers 0 frames 0 elements 0 getTextAttr target textAttrs url Availability Flash MX...

Page 466: ...provides the following properties textRun characters Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage textRun characters Description Property the text contained in the TextRun object Example The following example di...

Page 467: ...ttrs object containing the attributes of the run of text Example The following example displays the properties of the first run of characters in the selected text field in the Output panel var curText...

Page 468: ...irst frame has a frame index of 0 Method summary for the Timeline object The following methods are available for the Timeline object Method Description timeline addMotionGuide Adds a motion guide laye...

Page 469: ...timeline getSelectedLayers Retrieves the zero based index values of the currently selected layers timeline insertBlankKeyframe Inserts a blank keyframe at the specified frame index if the index is no...

Page 470: ...rent layer timeline showLayerMasking Shows the layer masking during authoring by locking the mask and masked layers Property Description timeline currentFrame A zero based index for the frame at the c...

Page 471: ...ddMotionGuide timeline addNewLayer Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage timeline addNewLayer name layerType bAddAbove Parameters name A string that specifies the name for the new layer If you omit this pa...

Page 472: ...tFrameIndex the method uses the current selection This parameter is optional endFrameIndex A zero based index that defines the end of the range of frames to clear The range goes up to but does not inc...

Page 473: ...artFrameIndex endFrameIndex defaults to the value of startFrameIndex This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method converts a keyframe to a regular frame and deletes its contents on th...

Page 474: ...ame 10 to blank keyframes remember that index values are different from frame number values fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline convertToBlankKeyframes 1 9 The following example converts Frame 5 to a blank...

Page 475: ...es 1 9 The following example converts Frame 5 to a keyframe fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline convertToKeyframes 4 timeline copyFrames Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage timeline copyFrames startFrameIndex...

Page 476: ...Index endFrameIndex Parameters startFrameIndex A zero based index that specifies the beginning frame at which to create a motion tween If you omit startFrameIndex the method uses the current selection...

Page 477: ...the frame at the current playhead location Example The following example sets the playhead of the current timeline to Frame 10 remember that index values are different from frame number values fl getD...

Page 478: ...tartFrameIndex A zero based index that specifies the beginning of a range of frames to cut If you omit startFrameIndex the method uses the current selection This parameter is optional endFrameIndex A...

Page 479: ...OM getTimeline cutFrames 4 timeline deleteLayer Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage timeline deleteLayer index Parameters index A zero based index that specifies the layer to be deleted If there is only...

Page 480: ...valent to the Expand All Collapse All menu items in the Flash authoring tool This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method expands or collapses the specified folder or folders If you d...

Page 481: ...er index is flat so folders are considered part of the main index Example The following example shows the index values of all layers named Layer 7 in the Output panel var layerIndex fl getDocumentDOM...

Page 482: ...summary for the Frame object on page 273 for a complete list of properties startFrameIndex A zero based index that specifies the starting frame number for which to get the value If you omit startFrame...

Page 483: ...y whose value you want to retrieve For a list of properties see Property summary for the Layer object on page 305 Returns The value of the specified property Flash looks at the layer s properties to d...

Page 484: ...utput panel var timeline fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline timeline setSelectedFrames 5 10 timeline setSelectedFrames 20 25 false var theSelectedFrames timeline getSelectedFrames fl trace theSelectedFrame...

Page 485: ...If Frame 5 is selected and is a keyframe with a regular frame next to it this method inserts a blank keyframe at Frame 6 If Frame 5 is a keyframe and the frame next to it is already a keyframe no keyf...

Page 486: ...specified index If no parameters are specified this method works as follows If one or more frames are selected the method inserts the selected number of frames at the location of the first selected f...

Page 487: ...getTimeline insertFrames 5 The following example inserts three frames in the current layer only fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline insertFrames 3 false The following example inserts four frames in all laye...

Page 488: ...tKeyframe The following example inserts a keyframe at Frame 10 of the second layer remember that index values are different from frame or layer number values fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline currentLayer...

Page 489: ...line name Description Property a string that specifies the name of the current timeline This name is the name of the current scene screen slide or form or symbol that is being edited Example The follo...

Page 490: ...scription Method pastes the range of frames from the Clipboard into the specified frames Example The following example pastes the frames on the Clipboard to the currently selected frame or playhead lo...

Page 491: ...meIndex endFrameIndex defaults to the startFrameIndex value This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method deletes the frame Example The following example deletes Frame 5 up to but not...

Page 492: ...ves the layer at index 2 to the top on top of the layer at index 0 fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline reorderLayer 2 0 The following example places the layer at index 3 after the layer at index 5 fl getDoc...

Page 493: ...me 10 up to but not including Frame 15 remember that index values are different from frame number values fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline reverseFrames 9 14 timeline selectAllFrames Availability Flash MX...

Page 494: ...age 273 startFrameIndex A zero based index that specifies the starting frame number to modify If you omit startFrameIndex the method uses the current selection This parameter is optional endFrameIndex...

Page 495: ...FrameProperty tweenType motion 1 4 timeline setLayerProperty Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage timeline setLayerProperty property value layersToChange Parameters property A string that specifies the pr...

Page 496: ...is the frame after the last frame in the range to select bReplaceCurrentSelection A Boolean value that if it is set to true causes the currently selected frames to be deselected before the specified...

Page 497: ...er to the current selection fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline setSelectedFrames 0 0 9 fl getDocumentDOM getTimeline setSelectedFrames 0 11 14 false See also timeline getSelectedFrames timeline setSelected...

Page 498: ...ters layer A zero based index of a mask or masked layer to show masking during authoring This parameter is optional Returns Nothing Description Method shows the layer masking during authoring by locki...

Page 499: ...j setIcon Identifies a PNG file to use as a tool icon in the Flash Tools panel toolObj setMenuString Sets the string that appears in the pop up menu as the name for the tool toolObj setOptionsFile Ass...

Page 500: ...tools Example The following example specifies that the tool has a depth of 1 which means one level under a tool in the Tools panel fl tools activeTool depth 1 toolObj enablePIControl Availability Fla...

Page 501: ...the control Returns Nothing Description Method enables or disables the specified control in a Property inspector Used only when creating extensible tools Example The following command in an extensibl...

Page 502: ...ollowing example assigns a value of 1 the icon ID of the current tool to the toolIconID variable var toolIconID fl tools activeTool iconID toolObj position Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage toolObj pos...

Page 503: ...thod is used only when you create extensible tools Example The following example specifies that the image in the PolyStar png file should be used as the icon for the tool named PolyStar This code is t...

Page 504: ...ol theTool setMenuString PolyStar Tool toolObj setOptionsFile Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage toolObj setOptionsFile xmlFile Parameters xmlFile A string that specifies the name of the XML file that h...

Page 505: ...size variable pointParam min 0 max 1 defaultValue 5 type Double properties Example The following example specifies that the file named PolyStar xml is associated with the currently active tool This c...

Page 506: ...toolObj setToolName Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage toolObj setToolName name Parameters name A string that specifies the name of the tool Returns Nothing Description Method assigns a name to the too...

Page 507: ...the tooltip for the tool should be PolyStar Tool This code is taken from the sample PolyStar jsfl file see Sample PolyStar tool on page 20 theTool fl tools activeTool theTool setToolTip PolyStar Tool...

Page 508: ...ctor This method is used only when you create extensible tools Example The following command in an extensible tool s JavaScript file will set Flash to not show the fill options in the Property inspect...

Page 509: ...show or hide the free transform handles for the current tool true shows the handles false hides them Returns Nothing Description Method called in the configureTool method of an extensible tool s JavaS...

Page 510: ...nly when creating extensible tools Method Description tools constrainPoint Takes two points and returns a new adjusted or constrained point tools getKeyDown Returns the most recently pressed key tools...

Page 511: ...heTool variable var theTool fl tools activeTool tools altIsDown Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage tools altIsDown tools penDownLoc Read only a point that represents the position of the last mouse down...

Page 512: ...1 and pt2 specify the starting click point and the drag to point Returns A new adjusted or constrained point Description Method takes two points and returns a new adjusted or constrained point If the...

Page 513: ...etermines whether the Control key is being pressed var isCtrldown fl tools ctrlIsDown tools getKeyDown Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage tools getKeyDown Parameters None Returns The integer value of th...

Page 514: ...vailability Flash MX 2004 Usage tools penDownLoc Description Read only property a point that represents the position of the last mouse down event on the Stage The tools penDownLoc property comprises t...

Page 515: ...ocation of the mouse pointer Example The following example determines the current location of the mouse var tempPt fl tools penLoc See also tools penDownLoc tools setCursor Availability Flash MX 2004...

Page 516: ...MX 2004 Usage tools shiftIsDown Description Read only property a Boolean value that is true if the Shift key is pressed false otherwise Example The following example determines whether the Shift key i...

Page 517: ...t geometric object If snapping is disabled in the View menu in the Flash user interface the point returned is the original point Example The following example returns a new point that may be snapped t...

Page 518: ...tex object The following properties are available for the Vertex object vertex getHalfEdge Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage vertex getHalfEdge Parameters None Returns A HalfEdge object Method Descript...

Page 519: ...Location Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage vertex setLocation x y Parameters x A floating point value that specifies the x coordinate of where the vertex should be positioned in pixels y A floating poi...

Page 520: ...f the x and y values of the vertex in the Output panel var shape fl getDocumentDOM selection 0 var hEdge shape edges 0 getHalfEdge 0 var vertex hEdge getVertex fl trace x location of vertex is vertex...

Page 521: ...LUI dialog box use fl xmlui For more information see Appendix B XML to UI in Using Flash Method summary for the XMLUI object The following methods are available for the XMLUI object Method Description...

Page 522: ...ich is equivalent to the user clicking the OK button See also fl xmlui document xmlPanel xmlui cancel xmlui cancel Availability Flash MX 2004 Usage xmlui cancel Parameters None Returns Nothing xmlui s...

Page 523: ...se value you want to retrieve Returns A string that represents the value of the specified property In cases where you might expect a Boolean value of true or false it returns the string true or false...

Page 524: ...value of the currently selected line for the myListBox control var elem new Object elem fl xmlui getControlItemElement myListBox fl trace label elem label value elem value See also fl xmlui document x...

Page 525: ...Parameters controlID A string that specifies the ID attribute of the control whose visibility status you want to retrieve Returns A Boolean value of true if the control is visible or false if it is i...

Page 526: ...e sets the value of a property named URL to www macromedia com fl xmlui set URL www macromedia com See also fl xmlui document xmlPanel xmlui get xmlui setControlItemElement xmlui setControlItemElement...

Page 527: ...xmlui setControlItemElements xmlui setControlItemElements Availability Flash 8 Usage xmlui setControlItemElements controlID elementItemArray Parameters controlID A string that specifies the ID attribu...

Page 528: ...thArray See also xmlui getControlItemElement xmlui set xmlui setControlItemElement xmlui setEnabled Availability Flash 8 Usage xmlui setEnabled controlID enable Parameters controlID A string that spec...

Page 529: ...D attribute of the control you want to show or hide visible A Boolean value of true if you want to show the control false if you want to hide it Returns Nothing Description Method shows or hides a con...

Page 530: ...use the following properties with the VideoItem object videoItem sourceFilePath Availability Flash 8 Usage videoItem sourceFilePath Description Read only property a string expressed as a file URI that...

Page 531: ...library items videoItem videoType Availability Flash 8 Usage videoItem videoType Description Read only property a string that specifies the type of video the item represents Possible values are embedd...

Page 532: ...532 Objects...

Page 533: ...mproves performance or when you want to create more advanced tools or effects This extensibility mechanism is a subset of the Macromedia Dreamweaver API If you are familiar with that API you might rec...

Page 534: ...5 Run the JSFL file from the Commands menu in the Flash authoring environment For more information see Sample DLL implementation on page 540 C level extensibility and the JavaScript interpreter The C...

Page 535: ...bject JSObject typedef long jsval ifndef JSBool typedef long JSBool endif typedef JSBool JSNative JSContext cx JSObject obj unsigned int argc jsval argv jsval rval Possible values for JSBool define JS...

Page 536: ..._ValueToObject JSContext cx jsval v JSObject op define JS_ValueToObject c v o mmEnv valueToObject mmEnv valueToObject c v o JS_FALSE JSBool JS_StringToValue JSContext cx unsigned short bytes uint sz j...

Page 537: ...ent c o i v JS_FALSE JSBool JS_SetElement JSContext cx JSObject obj jsint idx jsval vp define JS_SetElement c o i v mmEnv setElement mmEnv setElement c o i v JS_FALSE JSBool JS_ExecuteScript JSContext...

Page 538: ...t length jsval vp long getArrayLength JSContext cx JSObject obj JSBool getElement JSContext cx JSObject obj unsigned int idx jsval vp JSBool setElement JSContext cx JSObject obj unsigned int idx jsval...

Page 539: ...vPtr char env char mmPtr char mmEnv char envEnd char char envPtr envSize char mmEnd char char mmPtr sizeof MM_Environment Copy fields from env to mmEnv one pointer at a time while mmPtr mmEnd envPtr e...

Page 540: ...t panel This section discusses the development of the sample In this case the DLL contains only one function which adds two numbers The C code is shown in the following example Source code in C Save t...

Page 541: ...r defines the following data types JSContext JSObject jsval JSBool typedef struct JSContext JSContext A pointer to this opaque data type passes to the C level function Some functions in the API accept...

Page 542: ...SBool JS_DefineFunction unsigned short JS_ValueToString JSBool JS_ValueToInteger JSBool JS_ValueToDouble JSBool JS_ValueToBoolean JSBool JS_ValueToObject JSBool JS_StringToValue JSBool JS_DoubleToValu...

Page 543: ...sval structures The array is argc elements in length The rval pointer is a pointer to a single jsval structure The function s return value should be written to rval The function returns JS_TRUE if suc...

Page 544: ...ture converts it to a string if possible and passes the converted value back to the caller Arguments JSContext cx jsval v unsigned int pLength The cx argument is the opaque JSContext pointer that pass...

Page 545: ...stores the converted value in lp Returns A Boolean value JS_TRUE indicates success JS_FALSE indicates failure JSBool JS_ValueToDouble Usage JSBool JS_ValueToDouble JSContext cx jsval v double dp Desc...

Page 546: ...Returns A Boolean value JS_TRUE indicates success JS_FALSE indicates failure JSBool JS_ValueToObject Usage JSBool JS_ValueToObject JSContext cx jsval v JSObject op Description Method extracts a functi...

Page 547: ...string must be null terminated The sz argument is the size of the string in bytes If sz is 0 the length of the null terminated string is computed automatically The vp argument is a pointer to the jsv...

Page 548: ...ontains the Boolean value that passes to the function as an argument JSVal JS_BytesToValue Usage JSBool JS_BytesToValue JSContext cx unsigned short bytes uint sz jsval vp Description Method converts b...

Page 549: ...the integer that passed to the function as an argument JSVal JS_ObjectToValue Usage jsval JS_ObjectToValue JSObject obj Description Method stores an object return value in a JSVal Use JS_ NewArrayObj...

Page 550: ...object the function returns Array Arguments JSObject obj Typically this argument is passed in and converted using the JS_ValueToObject function Returns A pointer to a null terminated string The caller...

Page 551: ...n value is null the initial content of the array object is undefined and can be set using the JS_SetElement function Returns A pointer to a new array object or the value null upon failure long JS_GetA...

Page 552: ...val where the contents of the jsval structure in the array should be copied Returns A Boolean value JS_TRUE indicates success JS_FALSE indicates failure JSBool JS_SetElement Usage JSBool JS_SetElement...

Page 553: ...function The obj argument is a pointer to the object in whose context the script executes While the script is running the this keyword is equal to this object Usually this is the JSObject pointer tha...

Page 554: ...554 C Level Extensibility...

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