MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH, Manual

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24 What’s New in Flash 8 ActionScript
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The
onHTTPStatus
event handler of the LoadVars class returns the status code that’s
returned from the server (for example, the value 404 for page not found). For more
information, see
onHTTPStatus (LoadVars.onHTTPStatus handler)
in the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference .
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The
attachBitmap()
method of the MovieClip class, which attaches a bitmap image to a
movie clip. For information, see the
BitmapData (flash.display.BitmapData)
in the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference .
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The
beginBitmapFill()
method of the MovieClip class, which fills a movie clip with a
bitmap image.
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The
spreadMethod
,
interpolationMethod
, and
focalPointRatio
parameters of the
beginGradientFill()
method in the MovieClip class. This method fills a drawing area
with a bitmap image, and the bitmap can be repeated or tiled to fill the area.
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The
blendMode
property of the MovieClip class, which lets you set the blending mode for
the instance.
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The
cacheAsBitmap
property of the MovieClip class, which lets you cache the object as
an internal bitmap representation of the instance.
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The
filters
property of the MovieClip class, which is an indexed array that contains
each filter object that’s currently associated with the instance.
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The
getRect()
method of the MovieClip class, which returns properties that are the
minimum and maximum coordinate values of the specified instance.
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The
lineGradientStyle()
method of the MovieClip class, which specifies a gradient
line style that Flash uses when drawing a path.
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The
pixelHinting
,
noScale
,
capsStyle
,
jointStyle
, and
miterLimit
parameters of
the
lineStyle()
method in the MovieClip class. These parameters specify kinds of line
styles you can use when drawing lines.
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The
opaqueBackground
property of the MovieClip class, which sets the color of the
movie clip’s opaque (not transparent) background to the color that the RGB hexadecimal
value specifies.
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The
scale9Grid
property of the MovieClip class, which is the rectangular region that
defines nine scaling regions for the instance.
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The
scrollRect
property of the MovieClip class, which lets you quickly scroll movie clip
content and have a window viewing larger content.
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The
transform
property of the MovieClip class, which lets you make settings regarding a
movie clip’s matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds. For more information, see
Transform (flash.geom.Transform)
in the ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference .