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Timeline object 479
Example
The following example cuts the selected frames from the timeline and saves them to the
Clipboard:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().cutFrames();
The following example cuts Frame 2 up to, but not including, Frame 10 from the timeline
and saves them to the Clipboard (remember that index values are different from
frame number values):
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().cutFrames(1, 9);
The following example cuts Frame 5 from the timeline and saves it to the Clipboard:
fl.getDocumentDOM().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 one layer in
the timeline, this method has no effect. This parameter is optional.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; deletes a layer. If the layer is a folder, all layers within the folder are deleted. If you do
not specify the layer index, Flash deletes the currently selected layers.
Example
The following example deletes the second layer from the top:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().deleteLayer(1);
The following example deletes the currently selected layers:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().deleteLayer();