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Copyright |
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Foreword |
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Preface |
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Second Edition Quick Start |
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What's New in Flash MX ActionScript |
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What's New in the Second Edition |
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What's Not in This Book |
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Undocumented ActionScript Features |
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Flash Naming Conventions |
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What Can ActionScript Do? |
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The Code Depot |
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Showcase |
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Typographical Conventions |
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We'd Like to Hear from You |
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Acknowledgments |
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Part I:
ActionScript Fundamentals |
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Chapter 1.
A Gentle Introductionfor Nonprogrammers |
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Section 1.1.
Some Basic Phrases |
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Section 1.2.
Further ActionScript Concepts |
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Section 1.3.
Building a Multiple-Choice Quiz |
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Section 1.4.
Onward! |
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Chapter 2.
Variables |
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Section 2.1.
Creating Variables (Declaration) |
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Section 2.2.
Assigning Values to Variables |
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Section 2.3.
Changing and Retrieving Variable Values |
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Section 2.4.
Types of Values |
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Section 2.5.
Variable Scope |
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Section 2.6.
Loading External Variables |
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Section 2.7.
Some Applied Examples |
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Section 2.8.
Onward! |
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Chapter 3.
Data and Datatypes |
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Section 3.1.
Data Versus Information |
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Section 3.2.
Retaining Meaning with Datatypes |
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Section 3.3.
Creating and Categorizing Data |
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Section 3.4.
Datatype Conversion |
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Section 3.5.
Primitive Data Versus Composite Data |
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Section 3.6.
Copying, Comparing, and Passing Data |
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Section 3.7.
Onward! |
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Chapter 4.
Primitive Datatypes |
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Section 4.1.
The Number Type |
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Section 4.2.
Integers and Floating-Point Numbers |
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Section 4.3.
Numeric Literals |
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Section 4.4.
Working with Numbers |
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Section 4.5.
The String Type |
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Section 4.6.
Working with Strings |
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Section 4.7.
The Boolean Type |
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Section 4.8.
Undefined |
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Section 4.9.
Null |
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Section 4.10.
Onward! |
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Chapter 5.
Operators |
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Section 5.1.
General Features of Operators |
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Section 5.2.
The Assignment Operator |
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Section 5.3.
Arithmetic Operators |
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Section 5.4.
The Equality and Inequality Operators |
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Section 5.5.
The Strict Equality and Inequality Operators |
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Section 5.6.
The Comparison Operators |
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Section 5.7.
The Flash 4 String Operators |
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Section 5.8.
The Logical Operators |
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Section 5.9.
The Grouping Operator |
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Section 5.10.
The Comma Operator |
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Section 5.11.
The void Operator |
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Section 5.12.
Other Operators |
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Section 5.13.
Onward! |
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Chapter 6.
Statements |
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Section 6.1.
Types of Statements |
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Section 6.2.
Statement Syntax |
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Section 6.3.
The ActionScript Statements |
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Section 6.4.
Statements Versus Actions |
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Section 6.5.
Onward! |
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Chapter 7.
Conditionals |
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Section 7.1.
The if Statement |
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Section 7.2.
The else Statement |
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Section 7.3.
The else if Statement |
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Section 7.4.
The switch Statement |
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Section 7.5.
Compact Conditional Syntax |
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Section 7.6.
Onward! |
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Chapter 8.
Loop Statements |
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Section 8.1.
The while Loop |
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Section 8.2.
Loop Terminology |
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Section 8.3.
The do-while Loop |
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Section 8.4.
The for Loop |
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Section 8.5.
The for-in Loop |
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Section 8.6.
Stopping a Loop Prematurely |
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Section 8.7.
Timeline and Clip Event Loops |
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Section 8.8.
An Alternative to Timeline Loops:setInterval( ) |
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Section 8.9.
Onward! |
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Chapter 9.
Functions |
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Section 9.1.
Creating Functions |
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Section 9.2.
Running Functions |
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Section 9.3.
Passing Information to Functions |
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Section 9.4.
Exiting and Returning Values from Functions |
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Section 9.5.
Function Literals |
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Section 9.6.
Function Availability and Life Span |
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Section 9.7.
Function Scope |
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Section 9.8.
Function Parameters Revisited |
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Section 9.9.
Recursive Functions |
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Section 9.10.
Nested Functions |
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Section 9.11.
Built-in Functions |
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Section 9.12.
Functions as Objects |
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Section 9.13.
Centralizing Code |
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Section 9.14.
The Multiple-Choice Quiz Revisited |
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Section 9.15.
Onward! |
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Chapter 10.
Events and Event Handling |
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Section 10.1.
Synchronous Code Execution |
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Section 10.2.
Event-Based Asynchronous Code Execution |
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Section 10.3.
Types of Events |
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Section 10.4.
Event Handling |
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Section 10.5.
Event Handler Properties |
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Section 10.6.
Listener Events |
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Section 10.7.
Flash 5's on( ) and onClipEvent( ) Handlers |
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Section 10.8.
Event Handler Lifespan |
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Section 10.9.
Event Handler Scope |
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Section 10.10.
Values of the this Keyword |
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Section 10.11.
Flash 5-style onClipEvent( ) Order of Execution |
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Section 10.12.
Copying Movie Clip Event Handlers |
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Section 10.13.
Refreshing the Screen with updateAfterEvent( ) |
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Section 10.14.
Code Reusability |
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Section 10.15.
Dynamic Movie Clip Event Handlers |
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Section 10.16.
Event Handlers Applied |
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Section 10.17.
Onward! |
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Chapter 11.
Arrays |
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Section 11.1.
What Is an Array? |
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Section 11.2.
The Anatomy of an Array |
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Section 11.3.
Creating Arrays |
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Section 11.4.
Referencing Array Elements |
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Section 11.5.
Determining the Size of an Array |
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Section 11.6.
Named Array Elements |
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Section 11.7.
Adding Elements to an Array |
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Section 11.8.
Removing Elements from an Array |
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Section 11.9.
General Array-Manipulation Tools |
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Section 11.10.
Arrays as Objects |
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Section 11.11.
Multidimensional Arrays |
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Section 11.12.
The Multiple-Choice Quiz, Take 3 |
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Section 11.13.
Onward! |
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Chapter 12.
Objects and Classes |
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Section 12.1.
The Anatomy of an Object |
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Section 12.2.
Instantiating Objects |
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Section 12.3.
Object Properties |
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Section 12.4.
Object Methods |
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Section 12.5.
Classes and Object-Oriented Programming |
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Section 12.6.
Using Standalone Object Instances as Associative Arrays |
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Section 12.7.
The Almighty Prototype Chain |
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Section 12.8.
Built-in ActionScript Classes and Objects |
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Section 12.9.
OOP Quick Reference |
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Section 12.10.
Further Topics |
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Section 12.11.
Simulating Namespaces |
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Section 12.12.
The Multiple-Choice Quiz, OOP Style |
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Section 12.13.
Onward! |
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Chapter 13.
Movie Clips |
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Section 13.1.
The "Objectness" of Movie Clips |
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Section 13.2.
Types of Movie Clips |
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Section 13.3.
Creating Movie Clips |
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Section 13.4.
Movie and Instance Stacking Order |
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Section 13.5.
Referring to Instances and Main Movies |
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Section 13.6.
Removing Clip Instances and Main Movies |
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Section 13.7.
Method Versus Global Function Overlap Issues |
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Section 13.8.
Drawing in a Movie Clip at Runtime |
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Section 13.9.
Using Movie Clips as Buttons |
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Section 13.10.
Input Focus and Movie Clips |
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Section 13.11.
Building a Clock with Clips |
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Section 13.12.
Onward! |
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Chapter 14.
Movie Clip Subclasses and Components |
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Section 14.1.
Creating the Library Symbol |
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Section 14.2.
Creating and Invoking the Subclass Constructor |
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Section 14.3.
Assigning the MovieClip Superclass |
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Section 14.4.
Packaging Subclass Code and Library Symbols Together |
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Section 14.5.
Making Movie Clip Components |
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Section 14.6.
MovieClip Sub-Subclasses |
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Section 14.7.
Summary |
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Section 14.8.
Onward! |
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Chapter 15.
Lexical Structure |
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Section 15.1.
Whitespace |
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Section 15.2.
Statement Terminators (Semicolons) |
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Section 15.3.
Comments |
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Section 15.4.
Reserved Words |
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Section 15.5.
Identifiers |
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Section 15.6.
Case Sensitivity |
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Section 15.7.
Onward! |
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Chapter 16.
ActionScript Authoring Environment |
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Section 16.1.
The Actions Panel |
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Section 16.2.
Adding Scripts to Frames |
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Section 16.3.
Adding Scripts to Buttons |
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Section 16.4.
Adding Scripts to Movie Clips |
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Section 16.5.
Where's All the Code? |
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Section 16.6.
Productivity |
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Section 16.7.
Externalizing ActionScript Code |
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Section 16.8.
Defining Components |
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Section 16.9.
Onward! |
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Chapter 17.
Building a Flash Form |
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Section 17.1.
The Flash Form Data Cycle |
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Section 17.2.
Creating a Flash Fill-in Form |
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Section 17.3.
Onward! |
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Part II:
Language Reference |
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Chapter 18.
ActionScript Language Reference |
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Section 18.1.
Global Functions |
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Section 18.2.
Global Properties |
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Section 18.3.
Built-in Classes and Objects |
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Section 18.4.
Entry Headings |
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Section 18.5.
Alphabetical Language Reference |
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Accessibility Object |
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Accessibility.isActive( ) Method |
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Accessibility.sendEvent( ) Method |
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Arguments Object |
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arguments.callee Property |
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arguments.caller Property |
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arguments.length Property |
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Array Class |
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Array.concat( ) Method |
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Array.join( ) Method |
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Array.length Property |
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Array.pop( ) Method |
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Array.push( ) Method |
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Array.reverse( ) Method |
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Array.shift( ) Method |
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Array.slice( ) Method |
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Array.sort( ) Method |
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Array.sortOn( ) Method |
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Array.splice( ) Method |
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Array.toString( ) Method |
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Array.unshift( ) Method |
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Boolean( ) Global Function |
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Boolean Class |
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Boolean.toString( ) Method |
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Boolean.valueOf( ) Method |
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Button Class |
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Button._alpha Property |
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Button.enabled Property |
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Button._focusrect Property |
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Button.getDepth( ) Method |
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Button._height Property |
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Button keyPress Event Handler |
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Button._name Property |
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Button.onDragOut( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onDragOver( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onKillFocus( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onPress( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onRelease( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onReleaseOutside( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onRollOut( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onRollOver( ) Event Handler |
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Button.onSetFocus( ) Event Handler |
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Button._parent Property |
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Button._rotation Property |
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Button.tabEnabled Property |
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Button.tabIndex Property |
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Button._target Property |
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Button.trackAsMenu Property |
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Button._url Property |
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Button.useHandCursor Property |
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Button._visible Property |
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Button._width Property |
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Button._x Property |
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Button._xmouse Property |
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Button._xscale Property |
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Button._y Property |
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Button._ymouse Property |
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Button._yscale Property |
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call( ) Global Function |
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Capabilities Object |
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capabilities.hasAccessibility Property |
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capabilities.hasAudio Property |
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capabilities.hasAudioEncoder Property |
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capabilities.hasMP3 Property |
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capabilities.hasVideoEncoder Property |
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capabilities.input Property |
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capabilities.isDebugger Property |
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capabilities.language Property |
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capabilities.manufacturer Property |
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capabilities.os Property |
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capabilities.pixelAspectRatio Property |
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capabilities.screenColor Property |
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capabilities.screenDPI Property |
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capabilities.screenResolutionX Property |
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capabilities.screenResolutionY Property |
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capabilities.serverString Property |
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capabilities.version Property |
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clearInterval( ) Global Function |
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Color Class |
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Color.getRGB( ) Method |
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Color.getTransform( ) Method |
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Color.setRGB( ) Method |
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Color.setTransform( ) Method |
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Date( ) Global Function |
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Date Class |
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Date.getDate( ) Method |
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Date.getDay( ) Method |
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Date.getFullYear( ) Method |
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Date.getHours( ) Method |
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Date.getMilliseconds( ) Method |
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Date.getMinutes( ) Method |
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Date.getMonth( ) Method |
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Date.getSeconds( ) Method |
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Date.getTime( ) Method |
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Date.getTimezoneOffset( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCDate( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCDay( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCFullYear( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCHours( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCMilliseconds( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCMinutes( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCMonth( ) Method |
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Date.getUTCSeconds( ) Method |
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Date.getYear( ) Method |
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Date.setDate( ) Method |
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Date.setFullYear( ) Method |
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Date.setHours( ) Method |
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Date.setMilliseconds( ) Method |
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Date.setMinutes( ) Method |
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Date.setMonth( ) Method |
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Date.setSeconds( ) Method |
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Date.setTime( ) Method |
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Date.setUTCDate( ) Method |
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Date.setUTCFullYear( ) Method |
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Date.setUTCHours( ) Method |
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Date.setUTCMilliseconds( ) Method |
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Date.setUTCMinutes( ) Method |
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Date.setUTCMonth( ) Method |
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Date.setUTCSeconds( ) Method |
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Date.setYear( ) Method |
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Date.toString( ) Method |
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Date.UTC( ) Class Method |
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Date.valueOf( ) Method |
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delete Operator |
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duplicateMovieClip( ) Global Function |
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#endinitclip Pragma |
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escape( ) Global Function |
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eval( ) Global Function |
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_focusrect Global Property |
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fscommand( ) Global Function |
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Function Class |
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Function.apply( ) Method |
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Function.call( ) Method |
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Function.prototype Property |
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Function.toString( ) Method |
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getProperty( ) Global Function |
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getTimer( ) Global Function |
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getURL( ) Global Function |
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getVersion( ) Global Function |
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_global Object |
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gotoAndPlay( ) Global Function |
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gotoAndStop( ) Global Function |
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_highquality Global Property |
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#include Directive |
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Infinity Global Property |
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-Infinity Global Property |
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#initclip Pragma |
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instanceof Operator |
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int( ) Global Function |
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isFinite( ) Global Function |
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isNaN( ) Global Function |
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Key Object |
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Key.addListener( ) Method |
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Key.getAscii( ) Method |
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Key.getCode( ) Method |
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Key.isDown( ) Method |
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Key.isToggled( ) Method |
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Key.onKeyDown( ) Listener Event |
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Key.onKeyUp( ) Listener Event |
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Key.removeListener( ) Method |
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_leveln Global Property |
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loadMovie( ) Global Function |
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loadMovieNum( ) Global Function |
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loadVariables( ) Global Function |
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loadVariablesNum( ) Global Function |
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LoadVars Class |
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LoadVars.contentType Property |
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LoadVars.decode( ) Method |
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LoadVars.getBytesLoaded( ) Method |
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LoadVars.getBytesTotal( ) Method |
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LoadVars.load( ) Method |
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LoadVars.loaded Property |
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LoadVars.onData( ) Event Handler |
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LoadVars.onLoad( ) Event Handler |
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LoadVars.send( ) Method |
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LoadVars.sendAndLoad( ) Method |
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LoadVars.toString( ) Method |
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LocalConnection Class |
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LocalConnection.allowDomain( ) Event Handler |
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LocalConnection.close( ) Method |
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LocalConnection.connect( ) Method |
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LocalConnection.domain( ) Method |
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LocalConnection.onStatus( ) Event Handler |
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LocalConnection.send( ) Method |
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Math Object |
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Math.abs( ) Method |
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Math.acos( ) Method |
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Math.asin( ) Method |
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Math.atan( ) Method |
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Math.atan2( ) Method |
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Math.ceil( ) Method |
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Math.cos( ) Method |
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Math.E Property |
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Math.exp( ) Method |
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Math.floor( ) Method |
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Math.LN10 Property |
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Math.LN2 Property |
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Math.log( ) Method |
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Math.LOG10E Property |
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Math.LOG2E Property |
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Math.max( ) Method |
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Math.min( ) Method |
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Math.PI Property |
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Math.pow( ) Method |
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Math.random( ) Method |
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Math.round( ) Method |
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Math.sin( ) Method |
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Math.sqrt( ) Method |
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Math.SQRT1_2 Property |
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Math.SQRT2 Property |
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Math.tan( ) Method |
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maxscroll Property |
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Mouse Object |
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Mouse.addListener( ) Method |
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Mouse.hide( ) Method |
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Mouse.onMouseDown( ) Listener Event |
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Mouse.onMouseMove( ) Listener Event |
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Mouse.onMouseUp( ) Listener Event |
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Mouse.show( ) Method |
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Mouse.removeListener( ) Method |
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MovieClip Class |
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MovieClip._alpha Property |
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MovieClip.attachMovie( ) Method |
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MovieClip.beginFill( ) Method |
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MovieClip.beginGradientFill( ) Method |
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MovieClip.clear( ) Method |
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MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip( ) Method |
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MovieClip.createTextField( ) Method |
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MovieClip._currentframe Property |
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MovieClip.curveTo( ) Method |
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MovieClip._droptarget Property |
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MovieClip.duplicateMovieClip( ) Method |
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MovieClip.enabled Property |
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MovieClip.endFill( ) Method |
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MovieClip.focusEnabled Property |
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MovieClip._focusrect Property |
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MovieClip._framesloaded Property |
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MovieClip.getBounds( ) Method |
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MovieClip.getBytesLoaded( ) Method |
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MovieClip.getBytesTotal( ) Method |
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MovieClip.getDepth( ) Method |
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MovieClip.getURL( ) Method |
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MovieClip.globalToLocal( ) Method |
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MovieClip.gotoAndPlay( ) Method |
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MovieClip.gotoAndStop( ) Method |
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MovieClip._height Property |
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MovieClip.hitArea Property |
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MovieClip.hitTest( ) Method |
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MovieClip.lineStyle( ) Method |
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MovieClip.lineTo( ) Method |
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MovieClip.loadMovie( ) Method |
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MovieClip.loadVariables( ) Method |
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MovieClip.localToGlobal( ) Method |
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MovieClip.moveTo( ) Method |
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MovieClip._name Property |
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MovieClip.nextFrame( ) Method |
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MovieClip.onData ( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onDragOut( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onDragOver( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onEnterFrame ( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onKeyDown ( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onKeyUp ( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onKillFocus ( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onLoad ( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onMouseDown( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onMouseMove( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onMouseUp( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onPress( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onRelease( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onReleaseOutside( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onRollOut( ) Event Handler |
| |
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MovieClip.onRollOver( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onSetFocus( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip.onUnload( ) Event Handler |
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MovieClip._parent Property |
| |
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MovieClip.play( ) Method |
| |
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MovieClip.prevFrame( ) Method |
| |
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MovieClip.removeMovieClip( ) Method |
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MovieClip._rotation Property |
| |
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MovieClip.setMask( ) Method |
| |
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MovieClip.startDrag( ) Method |
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MovieClip.stop( ) Method |
| |
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MovieClip.stopDrag( ) Method |
| |
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|
MovieClip.swapDepths( ) Method |
| |
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|
MovieClip.tabChildren Property |
| |
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|
MovieClip.tabEnabled Property |
| |
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|
MovieClip.tabIndex Property |
| |
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MovieClip._target Property |
| |
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|
MovieClip._totalframes Property |
| |
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|
MovieClip.trackAsMenu Property |
| |
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|
MovieClip.unloadMovie( ) Method |
| |
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|
MovieClip._url Property |
| |
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MovieClip.useHandCursor Property |
| |
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|
MovieClip.valueOf( ) Method |
| |
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MovieClip._visible Property |
| |
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MovieClip._width Property |
| |
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MovieClip._x Property |
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MovieClip._xmouse Property |
| |
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MovieClip._xscale Property |
| |
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MovieClip._y Property |
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MovieClip._ymouse Property |
| |
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MovieClip._yscale Property |
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NaN Global Property |
| |
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new Operator |
| |
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newline Constant |
| |
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|
nextFrame( ) Global Function |
| |
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nextScene( ) Global Function |
| |
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|
Number( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
Number Class |
| |
|
|
Number.MAX_VALUE Property |
| |
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|
Number.MIN_VALUE Property |
| |
|
|
Number.NaN Property |
| |
|
|
Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY Property |
| |
|
|
Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY Property |
| |
|
|
Number.toString( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Object Class |
| |
|
|
Object.addProperty Method |
| |
|
|
Object.constructor Property |
| |
|
|
Object.hasOwnProperty( ) Method |
| |
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|
Object._ _proto_ _ Property |
| |
|
|
Object.registerClass( ) Class Method |
| |
|
|
Object.toString( ) Method |
| |
|
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Object.unwatch( ) Method |
| |
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Object.valueOf( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Object.watch( ) Method |
| |
|
|
parseFloat( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
parseInt( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
play( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
prevFrame( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
prevScene( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
print( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
printAsBitmap( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
printAsBitmapNum( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
printNum( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
_quality Global Property |
| |
|
|
random( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
removeMovieClip( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
_root Global Property |
| |
|
|
scroll Property |
| |
|
|
Selection Object |
| |
|
|
Selection.addListener( ) Method |
| |
|
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Selection.getBeginIndex( ) Method |
| |
|
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Selection.getCaretIndex( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Selection.getEndIndex( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Selection.getFocus( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Selection.onSetFocus( ) Listener Event |
| |
|
|
Selection.removeListener( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Selection.setFocus( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Selection.setSelection( ) Method |
| |
|
|
setInterval( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
setProperty( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
SharedObject Object |
| |
|
|
SharedObject.data Property |
| |
|
|
SharedObject.flush( ) Method |
| |
|
|
SharedObject.getLocal( ) Method |
| |
|
|
SharedObject.getSize( ) Method |
| |
|
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SharedObject.onStatus( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
Sound Class |
| |
|
|
Sound.attachSound( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.duration Property |
| |
|
|
Sound.getBytesLoaded( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.getBytesTotal( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.getPan( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.getTransform( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.getVolume( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.id3 Property |
| |
|
|
Sound.loadSound( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.onLoad( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
Sound.onSoundComplete( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
Sound.position Property |
| |
|
|
Sound.setPan( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.setTransform( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.setVolume( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.start( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Sound.stop( ) Method |
| |
|
|
_soundbuftime Global Property |
| |
|
|
Stage Object |
| |
|
|
Stage.addListener( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Stage.align Property |
| |
|
|
Stage.height Property |
| |
|
|
Stage.onResize( ) Listener Event |
| |
|
|
Stage.removeListener( ) Method |
| |
|
|
Stage.scaleMode Property |
| |
|
|
Stage.showMenu Property |
| |
|
|
Stage.width Property |
| |
|
|
startDrag( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
stop( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
stopAllSounds( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
stopDrag( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
#strict Pragma |
| |
|
|
String( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
String Class |
| |
|
|
String.charAt( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.charCodeAt( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.concat( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.fromCharCode( ) Class Method |
| |
|
|
String.indexOf( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.lastIndexOf( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.length Property |
| |
|
|
String.slice( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.split( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.substr( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.substring( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.toLowerCase( ) Method |
| |
|
|
String.toUpperCase( ) Method |
| |
|
|
super "Operator" |
| |
|
|
System Object |
| |
|
|
System.capabilities Property |
| |
|
|
System.security.allowDomain( ) Method |
| |
|
|
System.showSettings( ) Method |
| |
|
|
System.useCodepage Property |
| |
|
|
targetPath( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
tellTarget( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
TextField Class |
| |
|
|
TextField.addListener( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField._alpha Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.autoSize Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.background Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.backgroundColor Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.border Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.borderColor Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.bottomScroll Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.condenseWhite Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.embedFonts Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.getDepth( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.getFontList( ) Class Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.getNewTextFormat( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.getTextFormat( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField._height Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.hscroll Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.html Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.htmlText Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.length Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.maxChars Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.maxhscroll Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.maxscroll Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.multiline Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._name Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.onChanged( ) Event Handler and Listener Event |
| |
|
|
TextField.onKillFocus( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
TextField.onScroller( ) Event Handler and Listener Event |
| |
|
|
TextField.onSetFocus( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
TextField._parent Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.password Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.removeListener( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.removeTextField( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.replaceSel( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.restrict Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._rotation Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.scroll Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.selectable Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.setNewTextFormat( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.setTextFormat( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextField.tabEnabled Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.tabIndex Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._target Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.text Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.textColor Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.textHeight Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.textWidth Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.type Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._url Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.variable Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._visible Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._width Property |
| |
|
|
TextField.wordWrap Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._x Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._xmouse Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._xscale Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._y Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._ymouse Property |
| |
|
|
TextField._yscale Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat Class |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.align Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.blockIndent Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.bold Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.bullet Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.color Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.font Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.getTextExtent( ) Method |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.indent Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.italic Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.leading Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.leftMargin Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.rightMargin Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.size Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.tabStops Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.target Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.underline Property |
| |
|
|
TextFormat.url Property |
| |
|
|
toggleHighQuality( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
trace( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
typeof Operator |
| |
|
|
unescape( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
unloadMovie( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
unloadMovieNum( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
updateAfterEvent( ) Global Function |
| |
|
|
$version "Global" Property |
| |
|
|
XML Class |
| |
|
|
XML.appendChild( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.attributes Property |
| |
|
|
XML.childNodes Property |
| |
|
|
XML.cloneNode( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.contentType Property |
| |
|
|
XML.createElement( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.createTextNode( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.docTypeDecl Property |
| |
|
|
XML.firstChild Property |
| |
|
|
XML.getBytesLoaded( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.getBytesTotal( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.hasChildNodes( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.ignoreWhite Property |
| |
|
|
XML.insertBefore( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.lastChild Property |
| |
|
|
XML.load( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.loaded Property |
| |
|
|
XML.nextSibling Property |
| |
|
|
XML.nodeName Property |
| |
|
|
XML.nodeType Property |
| |
|
|
XML.nodeValue Property |
| |
|
|
XML.onData( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
XML.onLoad( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
XML.parentNode Property |
| |
|
|
XML.parseXML( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.previousSibling Property |
| |
|
|
XML.removeNode( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.send( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.sendAndLoad( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.status Property |
| |
|
|
XML.toString( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XML.xmlDecl Property |
| |
|
|
XMLnode Class |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket Class |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket.close( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket.connect( ) Method |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket.onClose( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket.onConnect( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket.onData( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket.onXML( ) Event Handler |
| |
|
|
XMLSocket.send( ) Method |
| |
| |
| |
|
Part III:
Appendixes |
| |
|
|
Appendix A.
Resources |
| |
|
|
Section A.1.
ActionScript Books |
| |
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Section A.2.
ActionScript and Programming Web Sites |
| |
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|
Section A.3.
ECMA-262 Resources |
| |
|
|
Section A.4.
Object-Oriented Programming |
| |
|
|
Section A.5.
SWF File Format |
| |
|
|
Section A.6.
Character Encoding and Unicode |
| |
| |
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|
Appendix B.
Latin 1 Character Repertoire and Keycodes |
| |
|
|
Appendix C.
Backward Compatibility and Player Build Updates |
| |
|
|
Section C.1.
Best Practices in Flash 6 ActionScript |
| |
|
|
Section C.2.
Player Build Updates |
| |
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|
Section C.3.
Flash 4 Versus Flash 5 (and Later) |
| |
| |
|
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Appendix D.
Differences from ECMA-262 and JavaScript |
| |
|
|
Appendix E.
HTML Support in Text Fields |
| |
|
|
Section E.1.
HTML Tag Support in Text Fields |
| |
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|
Section E.2.
Entity Support |
| |
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|
Section E.3.
Quoting Attribute Values |
| |
|
|
Section E.4.
Unrecognized Tags and Attributes |
| |
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|
Section E.5.
Using HTML for Input and Output |
| |
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|
Section E.6.
Executing JavaScript from HTML Links |
| |
|
|
Section E.7.
Calling ActionScript Functions from HTML Links |
| |
| |
|
|
Appendix F.
Support for GET and POST |
| |
|
|
Section F.1.
Browser-Based Support for GET and POST |
| |
|
|
Section F.2.
Standalone Player Support for GET and POST |
| |
| |
|
|
Appendix G.
Flash UI Component Summary |
| |
|
|
FCheckBox |
| |
|
|
FComboBox and FListBox |
| |
|
|
FPushButton |
| |
|
|
FRadioButton and FRadioButtonGroup |
| |
|
|
FScrollBar |
| |
|
|
FScrollPane |
| |
|
|
FStyleFormat |
| |
| |
|
|
Appendix H.
Embedding a Flash Movie in a Web Page |
| |
|
|
Section H.1.
Attributes of the <OBJECT> Tag |
| |
|
|
Section H.2.
Attributes of the <EMBED> Tag |
| |
|
|
Section H.3.
Common Attributes of the <OBJECT> and <EMBED> Tags |
| |
|
|
Section H.4.
Runtime Access Affecting HTML Attributes |
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Index |
