ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

Table of contents

1. Table of Contents (1/2)
2. Table of Contents (2/2)
3. Foreword
4. Preface
   1. Second Edition Quick Start
   2. What’s New in Flash MX ActionScript
   3. What’s New in the Second Edition
      1. Updated Code Examples
      2. Hundreds of Tweaks
      3. Major Revisions Since the First Edition
   4. What’s Not in This Book
   5. Undocumented ActionScript Features
   6. Flash Naming Conventions
   7. What Can ActionScript Do?
      1. Timeline Control
      2. Interactivity
      3. Visual and Audio Content Control
      4. Programmatic Content Generation
      5. Server Communication
   8. The Code Depot
   9. Showcase
   10. Typographical Conventions
   11. We’d Like to Hear from You
   12. Acknowledgments
5. Part I
6. A Gentle Introduction for Nonprogrammers
   1. Some Basic Phrases
      1. Creating Code
      2. Say Hi to Flash
      3. Keeping Track of Things ( Variables)
         1. Official variable nomenclature
      4. The Wizard Behind the Curtain (the Interpreter)
      5. Extra Info Required (Arguments)
      6. ActionScript’s Glue (Operators)
      7. Putting It All Together
   2. Further ActionScript Concepts
      1. Flash Programs
      2. Expressions
      3. Two Vital Statement Types: Conditionals and Loops
         1. Making choices using conditionals
         2. Repeating tasks using loops
      4. Modular Code (Functions)
         1. Built-in functions
      5. Objects and Object-Oriented Programming
      6. Movie Clip Instances
      7. The Event-Based Execution Model
   3. Building a Multiple-Choice Quiz
      1. Quiz Overview
      2. Building the Layer Structure
      3. Creating the Interface and Questions
      4. Initializing the Quiz
      5. Adding Frame Labels
      6. Scripting the Answer Buttons
      7. Building the Quiz End
      8. Testing Our Quiz
   4. Onward!
7. Variables
   1. Creating Variables (Declaration)
      1. Automatic Variable Creation
      2. Legal Variable Names
         1. Creating dynamically named variables
      3. Declare Variables at the Outset
   2. Assigning Values to Variables
   3. Changing and Retrieving Variable Values
      1. Checking Whether a Variable Has a Value
   4. Types of Values
      1. Automatic Typing
      2. Automatic Value Conversion
      3. Determining the Type Manually
   5. Variable Scope
      1. Timeline Variables
         1. Scenario 1: Accessing a value defined earlier on the same timeline
         2. Scenario 2: Accessing a value defined later on the same timeline
      2. Variable Accessibility (Scope)
      3. Movie Clip Variables and Global Variables
         1. Scenario 3: Variables declared on separate timelines
      4. Accessing Variables on Different Timelines
         1. The _root and _ parent properties
         2. Accessing variables on different document levels
      5. Movie Clip Variable Life Span
         1. Scenario 4: Life span of movie clip variables
      6. Local Variables
      7. The Scope Chain
      8. Event Handler Scope
   6. Loading External Variables
   7. Some Applied Examples
   8. Onward!
8. Data and Datatypes
   1. Data Versus Information
   2. Retaining Meaning with Datatypes
      1. The ActionScript Datatypes
   3. Creating and Categorizing Data
      1. Automatic Literal Typing
      2. Automatic Complex Expression Typing
   4. Datatype Conversion
      1. Automatic Type Conversion
      2. Explicit Type Conversion
         1. Converting to a string with the toString() method
         2. Converting to a string with the String() function
         3. Converting to a string with empty string concatenation
         4. Converting to a number with the Number() function
         5. Converting to a number by subtracting zero
         6. Converting to a number using the parseInt() and parseFloat() functions
         7. Converting to a Boolean
      3. Conversion Duration
      4. Determining the Type of an Existing Datum
   5. Primitive Data Versus Composite Data
   6. Copying, Comparing, and Passing Data
   7. Onward!
9. Primitive Datatypes
   1. The Number Type
   2. Integers and Floating-Point Numbers
   3. Numeric Literals
      1. Integer Literals
      2. Floating-Point Literals
         1. Floating-point precision
      3. Special Values of the Number Datatype
         1. Not-a-Number: NaN
         2. Minimum and maximum allowed values: MIN_VALUE and MAX_VALUE
         3. Infinity and negative infinity: Infinity and -Infinity
         4. Irrational numbers
   4. Working with Numbers
      1. Using Operators
      2. Built-in Mathematical Functions
   5. The String Type
      1. Character Encoding
      2. String Literals
         1. The empty string
         2. Escape sequences
         3. Unicode escape sequences
      3. Entering Multilingual and Special Characters
   6. Working with Strings
      1. Joining Strings Together
         1. The concat() function
      2. Comparing Strings
         1. Using the equality (==) and inequality (!=) operators
         2. Character order and alphabetic comparisons
      3. Using Built-in String Functions
      4. Character Indexing
      5. Examining Strings
         1. The length property
         2. The charAt() function
         3. The indexOf() function
         4. The lastIndexOf() Function
         5. No regular expressions
      6. Retrieving Portions of Strings
         1. The substring() function
         2. The substr() function
         3. The slice() function
         4. The split() function
         5. Flash 5 string extraction performance issues
      7. Combining String Examination with Substring Extraction
      8. Character Case Conversion
         1. The toUpperCase() function
         2. The toLowerCase() function
      9. Character Code Functions
         1. The fromCharCode() function
         2. The charCodeAt() function
      10. Executing Code in a String with eval
   7. The Boolean Type
      1. Using Boolean Values to Build a Preloader
   8. Undefined
   9. Null
   10. Onward!
10. Operators
    1. General Features of Operators
       1. Operators and Expressions
       2. Number of Operands
       3. Operator Precedence
       4. Operator Associativity
       5. Datatypes and Operators
    2. The Assignment Operator
       1. Combining Operations with Assignment
    3. Arithmetic Operators
       1. Addition
       2. Increment
       3. Subtraction
       4. Decrement
       5. Multiplication
       6. Division
       7. Modulo Division
       8. Unary Negation
    4. The Equality and Inequality Operators
       1. Primitive Datatype Equality
       2. Composite Datatype Equality
       3. Equality and Datatype Conversion
       4. The Inequality Operator
       5. Common Uses of Equality Operations
    5. The Strict Equality and Inequality Operators
    6. The Comparison Operators
       1. The Less-Than Operator
       2. The Greater-Than Operator
       3. The Less-Than-or-Equal-to Operator
       4. The Greater-Than-or-Equal-to Operator
       5. Comparison Operations and Datatype Conversion
    7. The Flash 4 String Operators
    8. The Logical Operators
       1. Logical Expressions and Data Values
       2. Logical OR
       3. Logical AND
       4. Logical NOT
    9. The Grouping Operator
    10. The Comma Operator
    11. The void Operator
    12. Other Operators
        1. The typeof Operator
        2. The new Operator
        3. The delete Operator
        4. Array-Element/Object-Property Operator
        5. The Dot Operator
        6. The Conditional Operator
        7. The instanceof Operator
        8. The super “Operator”
        9. The Function Call Operator
        10. The Bitwise Operators
    13. Onward!
11. Statements
    1. Types of Statements
    2. Statement Syntax
       1. Statement Blocks
    3. The ActionScript Statements
       1. Loops and Conditionals
       2. Expression Statements
       3. The var Statement
       4. The set Statement (Set Variable)
       5. The function Statement
       6. Function Call Statements
       7. The return Statement
       8. The with Statement
       9. The ifFrameLoaded Statement
       10. The Empty Statement
    4. Statements Versus Actions
    5. Onward!
12. Conditionals
    1. The if Statement
    2. The else Statement
       1. The Conditional Operator
    3. The else if Statement
    4. The switch Statement
       1. Simulating the switch Statement in Flash 5
    5. Compact Conditional Syntax
    6. Onward!
13. Loop Statements
    1. The while Loop
    2. Loop Terminology
    3. The do-while Loop
    4. The for Loop
       1. Multiple Iterators in for Loops
    5. The for-in Loop
    6. Stopping a Loop Prematurely
       1. The break Statement
       2. The continue Statement
       3. Maximum Number of Iterations
    7. Timeline and Clip Event Loops
       1. Creating an Empty-Clip Timeline Loop
       2. Movie Clip onEnterFrame() Loops
       3. Frame Rate’s Effect on Timeline and onEnterFrame() Loops
    8. An Alternative to Timeline Loops: setInterval()
    9. Onward!
14. Functions
    1. Creating Functions
    2. Running Functions
    3. Passing Information to Functions
       1. Creating Functions with Parameters
       2. Invoking Functions with Parameters
    4. Exiting and Returning Values from Functions
       1. Terminating a Function
       2. Returning Values from Functions
    5. Function Literals
    6. Function Availability and Life Span
       1. Function Availability
       2. Function Life Span
    7. Function Scope
       1. Functions and the Scope Chain
       2. Local Variables
    8. Function Parameters Revisited
       1. Number of Parameters
       2. The arguments Object
          1. Retrieving parameter values from the arguments array
          2. The callee and caller properties
       3. Passing Parameters by Value Versus by Reference
    9. Recursive Functions
    10. Nested Functions
        1. Nested Function Scope
    11. Built-in Functions
        1. Built-in Function Availability
    12. Functions as Objects
        1. Passing Functions to Functions
        2. Storing Functions in Variables
        3. Attaching Properties and Methods to Functions
        4. Returning Functions from Functions
    13. Centralizing Code
    14. The Multiple-Choice Quiz Revisited
        1. Organizing the Quiz Code into Functions
           1. Calling the answer() function
        2. Quiz Summary
    15. Onward!
15. Events and Event Handling
    1. Synchronous Code Execution
    2. Event-Based Asynchronous Code Execution
    3. Types of Events
    4. Event Handling
    5. Event Handler Properties
    6. Listener Events
    7. Flash 5’s on() and onClipEvent() Handlers
       1. Attaching Event Handlers to Buttons and Movie Clips
    8. Event Handler Lifespan
    9. Event Handler Scope
       1. Scope of Event Handler Properties and Event Listener Methods
       2. Scope of onClipEvent() Handlers
       3. Scope of on() Handlers
       4. Scope Summary
    10. Values of the this Keyword
    11. Flash 5–style onClipEvent() Order of Execution
    12. Copying Movie Clip Event Handlers
    13. Refreshing the Screen with updateAfterEvent()
    14. Code Reusability
    15. Dynamic Movie Clip Event Handlers
    16. Event Handlers Applied
    17. Onward!
16. Arrays
    1. What Is an Array?
    2. The Anatomy of an Array
       1. Array Elements
       2. Array Element Indexing
       3. Array Size
    3. Creating Arrays
       1. Array Literals
       2. The Array Constructor
    4. Referencing Array Elements
       1. Retrieving an Element’s Value
       2. Setting an Element’s Value
    5. Determining the Size of an Array
    6. Named Array Elements
       1. Creating and Referencing Named Array Elements
       2. Removing Named Elements
    7. Adding Elements to an Array
       1. Adding New Elements Directly
       2. Adding New Elements with the length Property
       3. Adding New Elements with Array Methods
          1. The push() method
          2. The unshift() method
          3. The splice() method
          4. The concat() method
    8. Removing Elements from an Array
       1. Removing Numbered Elements with the delete Operator
       2. Removing Elements with the length Property
       3. Removing Elements with Array Methods
          1. The pop() method
          2. The shift() method
          3. The splice() method
    9. General Array-Manipulation Tools
       1. The reverse() Method
       2. The sort() and sortOn() Methods
       3. The slice() Method
       4. The join() Method
       5. The toString() Method
    10. Arrays as Objects
    11. Multidimensional Arrays
    12. The Multiple-Choice Quiz, Take 3
    13. Onward!
17. Objects and Classes
    1. The Anatomy of an Object
    2. Instantiating Objects
    3. Object Properties
       1. Referring to Properties
       2. Using a for-in Loop to Iterate over an Object’s Properties
    4. Object Methods
    5. Classes and Object-Oriented Programming
       1. Object Classes
       2. Making a Class
          1. Creating instances of a class
          2. Creating a class’s properties
          3. Creating a class’s methods
          4. Getter and Setter Methods
          5. Alternate means of method assignment
          6. Static Methods and Properties
       3. Inheritance: Superclasses and Subclasses (1/2)
       4. Inheritance: Superclasses and Subclasses (2/2)
          1. Making a superclass
          2. Accessing overridden methods
          3. Polymorphism
          4. Determining whether an object belongs to a superclass
          5. The end of the inheritance chain
       5. Displaying the Ball on Screen
    6. Using Standalone Object Instances asAssociativeArrays
       1. Object Literals
    7. The Almighty Prototype Chain
       1. The __proto__ Property
       2. The constructor Property
       3. Advanced Issues with Standard SuperClass Assignment (1/2)
       4. Advanced Issues with Standard SuperClass Assignment (2/2)
          1. Issue 1: Overwriting of prototype.constructor
          2. Issue 2: Undesirable SuperClass constructor invocation
          3. Issue 3: Undefined properties appear in SubClass.prototype
          4. A custom setSuperClass() function
       5. Is There a Test?
    8. Built-in ActionScript Classes and Objects
       1. Built-in Classes
       2. Built-in Objects
       3. Learning the Ropes
       4. Adding Custom Methods and Properties toBuilt-inClassesandObjects
    9. OOP Quick Reference
       1. Some OOP Tips
       2. OOP Application Template
          1. Main application template
          2. Class template
          3. SubClass template
    10. Further Topics
        1. Custom Events
        2. Design Patterns and UML
    11. Simulating Namespaces
    12. The Multiple-Choice Quiz, OOP Style
    13. Onward!
18. Movie Clips
    1. The “Objectness” of Movie Clips
       1. The MovieClip Class
    2. Types of Movie Clips
       1. Main Movies
       2. Regular Movie Clips
       3. Components
       4. Process Clips
       5. Script Clips
       6. Linked Clips
       7. Seed Clips
    3. Creating Movie Clips
       1. Movie Clip Symbols and Instances
       2. Creating Instances
          1. Manually creating instances
          2. Creating instances with duplicateMovieClip()
          3. Creating instances with attachMovie()
          4. Creating instances with createEmptyMovieClip()
       3. Movie Clip Instance Names
       4. Importing External Movies and Images
          1. Load movie execution order
    4. Movie and Instance Stacking Order
       1. Movie Clip Depths
       2. The Internal Layer Stack
       3. The Programmatically Generated Content Stack
          1. How clips generated via attachMovie() and createEmptyMovieClip() are added to the stack
          2. How clips generated via duplicateMovieClip() are added to the stack
          3. Assigning depths to instances in the programmatically generated content stack
       4. The .swf Document “_level” Stack
       5. Stacks and Order of Execution
    5. Referring to Instances and Main Movies
       1. Using Instance Names
       2. Referring to the Current Instance or Movie
          1. Self-references with the this keyword
       3. Referring to Nested Instances
       4. Referring to Main Movies with _root and _leveln
          1. Referencing the current level’s main movie using _root
          2. Referencing other documents in the Player using _leveln
       5. Authoring Instance References with Insert Target Path
       6. Dynamic References to Clip Objects
          1. Using the array-element access operator
          2. Storing references to clips in data containers
          3. Using for-in to access movie clips
          4. The _name property
          5. The _target property
          6. The targetPath() function
    6. Removing Clip Instances and Main Movies
       1. Using unloadMovie() with Instances and Levels
          1. Using unloadMovie() with levels
          2. Using unloadMovie() with instances
       2. Using removeMovieClip() to Delete Instances
       3. Removing Manually Created Instances Manually
    7. Method Versus Global Function Overlap Issues
    8. Drawing in a Movie Clip at Runtime
    9. Using Movie Clips as Buttons
    10. Input Focus and Movie Clips
    11. Building a Clock with Clips
    12. Onward!
19. Movie Clip Subclasses andComponents
    1. Creating the Library Symbol
    2. Creating and Invoking theSubclassConstructor
    3. Assigning the MovieClip Superclass
    4. Packaging Subclass Code and Library Symbols Together
    5. Making Movie Clip Components
       1. Packaging Component Graphics
       2. Component Template
    6. MovieClip Sub-Subclasses
    7. Summary
    8. Onward!
20. Lexical Structure
    1. Whitespace
    2. Statement Terminators (Semicolons)
    3. Comments
    4. Reserved Words
    5. Identifiers
    6. Case Sensitivity
    7. Onward!
21. ActionScript Authoring Environment
    1. The Actions Panel
       1. Editing Modes
          1. Normal Mode
          2. Expert Mode
          3. Setting the editing mode
    2. Adding Scripts to Frames
    3. Adding Scripts to Buttons
    4. Adding Scripts to Movie Clips
    5. Where’s All the Code?
    6. Productivity
    7. Externalizing ActionScript Code
       1. Import From File (Author-Time Import)
       2. #include (Compile-Time Import)
       3. Shared Library (Runtime Import)
    8. Defining Components
       1. Building a Component with a Standard Interface
          1. Adding a standard interface to a component
          2. Configuring standard component parameters
          3. Removing and reordering standard component parameters
       2. Building a Component with a Customized Interface
          1. Creating a custom interface .swf file
          2. Adding a custom interface to a component
       3. Professional Component Distribution Features
       4. Using Components
    9. Onward!
22. Building a Flash Form
    1. The Flash Form Data Cycle
       1. Flash Client-Side User Input
       2. Transmitting Data for Server-Side Processing
       3. The Data-Handling Application
          1. Sending international characters to Flash
       4. Flash Receives and Interprets Results
    2. Creating a Flash Fill-in Form
       1. Building the Interface
       2. Sending Data to the Server
       3. The Perl Script, echo.pl
       4. Receiving Results from the Server
    3. Onward!
23. Part II
24. ActionScript Language Reference
    1. Global Functions
    2. Global Properties
    3. Built-in Classes and Objects
    4. Entry Headings
    5. Alphabetical Language Reference
       1. Accessibility Object
       2. Accessibility.isActive() Method
       3. Accessibility.sendEvent() Method
       4. Arguments Object
       5. arguments.callee Property
       6. arguments.caller Property
       7. arguments.length Property
       8. Array Class
       9. Array.concat() Method
       10. Array.join() Method
       11. Array.length Property
       12. Array.pop() Method
       13. Array.push() Method
       14. Array.reverse() Method
       15. Array.shift() Method
       16. Array.slice() Method
       17. Array.sort() Method
       18. Array.sortOn() Method
       19. Array.splice() Method
       20. Array.toString() Method
       21. Array.unshift() Method
       22. Boolean() Global Function
       23. Boolean Class
       24. Boolean.toString() Method
       25. Boolean.valueOf() Method
       26. Button Class
       27. Button._alpha Property
       28. Button.enabled Property
       29. Button._focusrect Property
       30. Button.getDepth() Method
       31. Button._height Property
       32. Button keyPress Event Handler
       33. Button._name Property
       34. Button.onDragOut() Event Handler
       35. Button.onDragOver() Event Handler
       36. Button.onKillFocus() Event Handler
       37. Button.onPress() Event Handler
       38. Button.onRelease() Event Handler
       39. Button.onReleaseOutside() Event Handler
       40. Button.onRollOut() Event Handler
       41. Button.onRollOver() Event Handler
       42. Button.onSetFocus() Event Handler
       43. Button._parent Property
       44. Button._rotation Property
       45. Button.tabEnabled Property
       46. Button.tabIndex Property
       47. Button._target Property
       48. Button.trackAsMenu Property
       49. Button._url Property
       50. Button.useHandCursor Property
       51. Button._visible Property
       52. Button._width Property
       53. Button._x Property
       54. Button._xmouse Property
       55. Button._xscale Property
       56. Button._y Property
       57. Button._ymouse Property
       58. Button._yscale Property
       59. call() Global Function
       60. Capabilities Object
       61. capabilities.hasAccessibility Property
       62. capabilities.hasAudio Property
       63. capabilities.hasAudioEncoder Property
       64. capabilities.hasMP3 Property
       65. capabilities.hasVideoEncoder Property
       66. capabilities.input Property
       67. capabilities.isDebugger Property
       68. capabilities.language Property
       69. capabilities.manufacturer Property
       70. capabilities.os Property
       71. capabilities.pixelAspectRatio Property
       72. capabilities.screenColor Property
       73. capabilities.screenDPI Property
       74. capabilities.screenResolutionX Property
       75. capabilities.screenResolutionY Property
       76. capabilities.serverString Property
       77. capabilities.version Property
       78. clearInterval() Global Function
       79. Color Class
       80. Color.getRGB() Method
       81. Color.getTransform() Method
       82. Color.setRGB() Method
       83. Color.setTransform() Method
       84. Date() Global Function
       85. Date Class
       86. Date.getDate() Method
       87. Date.getDay() Method
       88. Date.getFullYear() Method
       89. Date.getHours() Method
       90. Date.getMilliseconds() Method
       91. Date.getMinutes() Method
       92. Date.getMonth() Method
       93. Date.getSeconds() Method
       94. Date.getTime() Method
       95. Date.getTimezoneOffset() Method
       96. Date.getUTCDate() Method
       97. Date.getUTCDay() Method
       98. Date.getUTCFullYear() Method
       99. Date.getUTCHours() Method
       100. Date.getUTCMilliseconds() Method
       101. Date.getUTCMinutes() Method
       102. Date.getUTCMonth() Method
       103. Date.getUTCSeconds() Method
       104. Date.getYear() Method
       105. Date.setDate() Method
       106. Date.setFullYear() Method
       107. Date.setHours() Method
       108. Date.setMilliseconds() Method
       109. Date.setMinutes() Method
       110. Date.setMonth() Method
       111. Date.setSeconds() Method
       112. Date.setTime() Method
       113. Date.setUTCDate() Method
       114. Date.setUTCFullYear() Method
       115. Date.setUTCHours() Method
       116. Date.setUTCMilliseconds() Method
       117. Date.setUTCMinutes() Method
       118. Date.setUTCMonth() Method
       119. Date.setUTCSeconds() Method
       120. Date.setYear() Method
       121. Date.toString() Method
       122. Date.UTC() Class Method
       123. Date.valueOf() Method
       124. delete Operator
       125. duplicateMovieClip() Global Function
       126. #endinitclip Pragma
       127. escape() Global Function
       128. eval() Global Function
       129. _focusrect Global Property
       130. fscommand() Global Function
       131. Function Class
       132. Function.apply() Method
       133. Function.call() Method
       134. Function.prototype Property
       135. Function.toString() Method
       136. getProperty() Global Function
       137. getTimer() Global Function
       138. getURL() Global Function
       139. getVersion() Global Function
       140. _global Object
       141. gotoAndPlay() Global Function
       142. gotoAndStop() Global Function
       143. _highquality Global Property
       144. #include Directive
       145. Infinity Global Property
       146. -Infinity Global Property
       147. #initclip Pragma
       148. instanceof Operator
       149. int() Global Function
       150. isFinite() Global Function
       151. isNaN() Global Function
       152. Key Object
       153. Key.addListener() Method
       154. Key.getAscii() Method
       155. Key.getCode() Method
       156. Key.isDown() Method
       157. Key.isToggled() Method
       158. Key.onKeyDown() Listener Event
       159. Key.onKeyUp() Listener Event
       160. Key.removeListener() Method
       161. _leveln Global Property
       162. loadMovie() Global Function
       163. loadMovieNum() Global Function
       164. loadVariables() Global Function
       165. loadVariablesNum() Global Function
       166. LoadVars Class
       167. LoadVars.contentType Property
       168. LoadVars.decode() Method
       169. LoadVars.getBytesLoaded() Method
       170. LoadVars.getBytesTotal() Method
       171. LoadVars.load() Method
       172. LoadVars.loaded Property
       173. LoadVars.onData() Event Handler
       174. LoadVars.onLoad() Event Handler
       175. LoadVars.send() Method
       176. LoadVars.sendAndLoad() Method
       177. LoadVars.toString() Method
       178. LocalConnection Class
       179. LocalConnection.allowDomain() Event Handler
       180. LocalConnection.close() Method
       181. LocalConnection.connect() Method
       182. LocalConnection.domain() Method
       183. LocalConnection.onStatus() Event Handler
       184. LocalConnection.send() Method
       185. Math Object
       186. Math.abs() Method
       187. Math.acos() Method
       188. Math.asin() Method
       189. Math.atan() Method
       190. Math.atan2() Method
       191. Math.ceil() Method
       192. Math.cos() Method
       193. Math.E Property
       194. Math.exp() Method
       195. Math.floor() Method
       196. Math.LN10 Property
       197. Math.LN2 Property
       198. Math.log() Method
       199. Math.LOG10E Property
       200. Math.LOG2E Property
       201. Math.max() Method
       202. Math.min() Method
       203. Math.PI Property
       204. Math.pow() Method
       205. Math.random() Method
       206. Math.round() Method
       207. Math.sin() Method
       208. Math.sqrt() Method
       209. Math.SQRT1_2 Property
       210. Math.SQRT2 Property
       211. Math.tan() Method
       212. maxscroll Property
       213. Mouse Object
       214. Mouse.addListener() Method
       215. Mouse.hide() Method
       216. Mouse.onMouseDown() Listener Event
       217. Mouse.onMouseMove() Listener Event
       218. Mouse.onMouseUp() Listener Event
       219. Mouse.removeListener() Method
       220. Mouse.show() Method
       221. MovieClip Class (1/2)
       222. MovieClip Class (2/2)
       223. MovieClip._alpha Property
       224. MovieClip.attachMovie() Method
       225. MovieClip.beginFill() Method
       226. MovieClip.beginGradientFill() Method (1/2)
       227. MovieClip.beginGradientFill() Method (2/2)
       228. MovieClip.clear() Method
       229. MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip() Method
       230. MovieClip.createTextField() Method
       231. MovieClip._currentframe Property
       232. MovieClip.curveTo() Method
       233. MovieClip._droptarget Property
       234. MovieClip.duplicateMovieClip() Method
       235. MovieClip.enabled Property
       236. MovieClip.endFill() Method
       237. MovieClip.focusEnabled Property
       238. MovieClip._focusrect Property
       239. MovieClip._framesloaded Property
       240. MovieClip.getBounds() Method
       241. MovieClip.getBytesLoaded() Method
       242. MovieClip.getBytesTotal() Method
       243. MovieClip.getDepth() Method
       244. MovieClip.getURL() Method
       245. MovieClip.globalToLocal() Method
       246. MovieClip.gotoAndPlay() Method
       247. MovieClip.gotoAndStop() Method
       248. MovieClip._height Property
       249. MovieClip.hitArea Property
       250. MovieClip.hitTest() Method
       251. MovieClip.lineStyle() Method
       252. MovieClip.lineTo() Method
       253. MovieClip.loadMovie() Method
       254. MovieClip.loadVariables() Method
       255. MovieClip.localToGlobal() Method
       256. MovieClip.moveTo() Method
       257. MovieClip._name Property
       258. MovieClip.nextFrame() Method
       259. MovieClip.onData () Event Handler
       260. MovieClip.onDragOut() Event Handler
       261. MovieClip.onDragOver() Event Handler
       262. MovieClip.onEnterFrame () Event Handler
       263. MovieClip.onKeyDown () Event Handler
       264. MovieClip.onKeyUp () Event Handler
       265. MovieClip.onKillFocus () Event Handler
       266. MovieClip.onLoad () Event Handler
       267. MovieClip.onMouseDown() Event Handler
       268. MovieClip.onMouseMove() Event Handler
       269. MovieClip.onMouseUp() Event Handler
       270. MovieClip.onPress() Event Handler
       271. MovieClip.onRelease() Event Handler
       272. MovieClip.onReleaseOutside() Event Handler
       273. MovieClip.onRollOut() Event Handler
       274. MovieClip.onRollOver() Event Handler
       275. MovieClip.onSetFocus() Event Handler
       276. MovieClip.onUnload() Event Handler
       277. MovieClip._parent Property
       278. MovieClip.play() Method
       279. MovieClip.prevFrame() Method
       280. MovieClip.removeMovieClip() Method
       281. MovieClip._rotation Property
       282. MovieClip.setMask() Method
       283. MovieClip.startDrag() Method
       284. MovieClip.stop() Method
       285. MovieClip.stopDrag() Method
       286. MovieClip.swapDepths() Method
       287. MovieClip.tabChildren Property
       288. MovieClip.tabEnabled Property
       289. MovieClip.tabIndex Property
       290. MovieClip._target Property
       291. MovieClip._totalframes Property
       292. MovieClip.trackAsMenu Property
       293. MovieClip.unloadMovie() Method
       294. MovieClip._url Property
       295. MovieClip.useHandCursor Property
       296. MovieClip.valueOf() Method
       297. MovieClip._visible Property
       298. MovieClip._width Property
       299. MovieClip._x Property
       300. MovieClip._xmouse Property
       301. MovieClip._xscale Property
       302. MovieClip._y Property
       303. MovieClip._ymouse Property
       304. MovieClip._yscale Property
       305. NaN Global Property
       306. new Operator
       307. newline Constant
       308. nextFrame() Global Function
       309. nextScene() Global Function
       310. Number() Global Function
       311. Number Class
       312. Number.MAX_VALUE Property
       313. Number.MIN_VALUE Property
       314. Number.NaN Property
       315. Number.NEGATIVE_INFINITY Property
       316. Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY Property
       317. Number.toString() Method
       318. Object Class
       319. Object.addProperty Method
       320. Object.constructor Property
       321. Object.hasOwnProperty() Method
       322. Object.__proto__ Property
       323. Object.registerClass() Class Method
       324. Object.toString() Method
       325. Object.unwatch() Method
       326. Object.valueOf() Method
       327. Object.watch() Method
       328. parseFloat() Global Function
       329. parseInt() Global Function
       330. play() Global Function
       331. prevFrame() Global Function
       332. prevScene() Global Function
       333. print() Global Function
       334. printAsBitmap() Global Function
       335. printAsBitmapNum() Global Function
       336. printNum() Global Function
       337. _quality Global Property
       338. random() Global Function
       339. removeMovieClip() Global Function
       340. _root Global Property
       341. scroll Property
       342. Selection Object
       343. Selection.addListener() Method
       344. Selection.getBeginIndex() Method
       345. Selection.getCaretIndex() Method
       346. Selection.getEndIndex() Method
       347. Selection.getFocus() Method
       348. Selection.onSetFocus() Listener Event
       349. Selection.removeListener() Method
       350. Selection.setFocus() Method
       351. Selection.setSelection() Method
       352. setInterval() Global Function
       353. setProperty() Global Function
       354. SharedObject Object
       355. SharedObject.data Property
       356. SharedObject.flush() Method
       357. SharedObject.getLocal() Method
       358. SharedObject.getSize() Method
       359. SharedObject.onStatus() Event Handler
       360. Sound Class
       361. Sound.attachSound() Method
       362. Sound.duration Property
       363. Sound.getBytesLoaded() Method
       364. Sound.getBytesTotal() Method
       365. Sound.getPan() Method
       366. Sound.getTransform() Method
       367. Sound.getVolume() Method
       368. Sound.id3 Property
       369. Sound.loadSound() Method
       370. Sound.onLoad() Event Handler
       371. Sound.onSoundComplete() Event Handler
       372. Sound.position Property
       373. Sound.setPan() Method
       374. Sound.setTransform() Method
       375. Sound.setVolume() Method
       376. Sound.start() Method
       377. Sound.stop() Method
       378. _soundbuftime Global Property
       379. Stage Object
       380. Stage.addListener() Method
       381. Stage.align Property
       382. Stage.height Property
       383. Stage.onResize() Listener Event
       384. Stage.removeListener() Method
       385. Stage.scaleMode Property
       386. Stage.showMenu Property
       387. Stage.width Property
       388. startDrag() Global Function
       389. stop() Global Function
       390. stopAllSounds() Global Function
       391. stopDrag() Global Function
       392. #strict Pragma
       393. String() Global Function
       394. String Class
       395. String.charAt() Method
       396. String.charCodeAt() Method
       397. String.concat() Method
       398. String.fromCharCode() Class Method
       399. String.indexOf() Method
       400. String.lastIndexOf() Method
       401. String.length Property
       402. String.slice() Method
       403. String.split() Method
       404. String.substr() Method
       405. String.substring() Method
       406. String.toLowerCase() Method
       407. String.toUpperCase() Method
       408. super “Operator”
       409. System Object
       410. System.capabilities Property
       411. System.security.allowDomain() Method
       412. System.showSettings() Method
       413. System.useCodepage Property
       414. targetPath() Global Function
       415. tellTarget() Global Function
       416. TextField Class
       417. TextField.addListener() Method
       418. TextField._alpha Property
       419. TextField.autoSize Property
       420. TextField.background Property
       421. TextField.backgroundColor Property
       422. TextField.border Property
       423. TextField.borderColor Property
       424. TextField.bottomScroll Property
       425. TextField.condenseWhite Property
       426. TextField.embedFonts Property
       427. TextField.getDepth() Method
       428. TextField.getFontList() Class Method
       429. TextField.getNewTextFormat() Method
       430. TextField.getTextFormat() Method
       431. TextField._height Property
       432. TextField.hscroll Property
       433. TextField.html Property
       434. TextField.htmlText Property
       435. TextField.length Property
       436. TextField.maxChars Property
       437. TextField.maxhscroll Property
       438. TextField.maxscroll Property
       439. TextField.multiline Property
       440. TextField._name Property
       441. TextField.onChanged() Event Handler and Listener Event
       442. TextField.onKillFocus() Event Handler
       443. TextField.onScroller() Event Handler and Listener Event
       444. TextField.onSetFocus() Event Handler
       445. TextField._parent Property
       446. TextField.password Property
       447. TextField.removeListener() Method
       448. TextField.removeTextField() Method
       449. TextField.replaceSel() Method
       450. TextField.restrict Property
       451. TextField._rotation Property
       452. TextField.scroll Property
       453. TextField.selectable Property
       454. TextField.setNewTextFormat() Method
       455. TextField.setTextFormat() Method
       456. TextField.tabEnabled Property
       457. TextField.tabIndex Property
       458. TextField._target Property
       459. TextField.text Property
       460. TextField.textColor Property
       461. TextField.textHeight Property
       462. TextField.textWidth Property
       463. TextField.type Property
       464. TextField._url Property
       465. TextField.variable Property
       466. TextField._visible Property
       467. TextField._width Property
       468. TextField.wordWrap Property
       469. TextField._x Property
       470. TextField._xmouse Property
       471. TextField._xscale Property
       472. TextField._y Property
       473. TextField._ymouse Property
       474. TextField._yscale Property
       475. TextFormat Class
       476. TextFormat.align Property
       477. TextFormat.blockIndent Property
       478. TextFormat.bold Property
       479. TextFormat.bullet Property
       480. TextFormat.color Property
       481. TextFormat.font Property
       482. TextFormat.getTextExtent() Method
       483. TextFormat.indent Property
       484. TextFormat.italic Property
       485. TextFormat.leading Property
       486. TextFormat.leftMargin Property
       487. TextFormat.rightMargin Property
       488. TextFormat.size Property
       489. TextFormat.tabStops Property
       490. TextFormat.target Property
       491. TextFormat.underline Property
       492. TextFormat.url Property
       493. toggleHighQuality() Global Function
       494. trace() Global Function
       495. typeof Operator
       496. unescape() Global Function
       497. unloadMovie() Global Function
       498. unloadMovieNum() Global Function
       499. updateAfterEvent() Global Function
       500. $version “Global” Property
       501. XML Class
       502. XML.appendChild() Method
       503. XML.attributes Property
       504. XML.childNodes Property
       505. XML.cloneNode() Method
       506. XML.contentType Property
       507. XML.createElement() Method
       508. XML.createTextNode() Method
       509. XML.docTypeDecl Property
       510. XML.firstChild Property
       511. XML.getBytesLoaded() Method
       512. XML.getBytesTotal() Method
       513. XML.hasChildNodes() Method
       514. XML.ignoreWhite Property
       515. XML.insertBefore() Method
       516. XML.lastChild Property
       517. XML.load() Method
       518. XML.loaded Property
       519. XML.nextSibling Property
       520. XML.nodeName Property
       521. XML.nodeType Property
       522. XML.nodeValue Property
       523. XML.onData() Event Handler
       524. XML.onLoad() Event Handler
       525. XML.parentNode Property
       526. XML.parseXML() Method
       527. XML.previousSibling Property
       528. XML.removeNode() Method
       529. XML.send() Method
       530. XML.sendAndLoad() Method
       531. XML.status Property
       532. XML.toString() Method
       533. XML.xmlDecl Property
       534. XMLNode Class
       535. XMLSocket Class (1/2)
       536. XMLSocket Class (2/2)
       537. XMLSocket.close() Method
       538. XMLSocket.connect() Method
       539. XMLSocket.onClose() Event Handler
       540. XMLSocket.onConnect() Event Handler
       541. XMLSocket.onData() Event Handler
       542. XMLSocket.onXML() Event Handler
       543. XMLSocket.send() Method
25. Part III
26. Resources
    1. ActionScript Books
    2. ActionScript and Programming Web Sites
    3. ECMA-262 Resources
    4. Object-Oriented Programming
    5. SWF File Format
    6. Character Encoding and Unicode
27. Latin 1 Character Repertoire and Keycodes (1/2)
28. Latin 1 Character Repertoire and Keycodes (2/2)
29. Backward Compatibility and Player Build Updates
    1. Best Practices in Flash 6 ActionScript
    2. Player Build Updates
       1. Updates to Flash Player 6, Build 65
       2. Updates to Flash Player 6, Build 47
       3. Updates to Flash Player 6, Build 40
       4. Updates to Flash Player 6, Build 29
       5. Updates to Flash Player 5, Build 41 and 42
    3. Flash 4 Versus Flash 5 (and Later)
       1. Controlling Movie Clips
       2. Flash 4 Versus Flash 5 Variable Access Syntax
       3. Local Variables in Flash 4–Style Subroutines
       4. Flash 4–to–Flash 5 Datatype Conversion
       5. Flash 4 Events
       6. Flash 4 Versus Flash 5 String Operators
       7. Whither Tell Target?
30. Differences from ECMA-262 andJavaScript
31. HTML Support in Text Fields
    1. HTML Tag Support in Text Fields
       1. (Bold)
       2. (Italics)
       3. (Underline)
       4. (List Item)
       5. (Font Control)
       6. (Paragraph Break)
       7. (Line Break)
       8. (Anchor or Hypertext Link)
       9. (Formatting Support)
       10. (Tab Character)
    2. Entity Support
    3. Quoting Attribute Values
    4. Unrecognized Tags and Attributes
    5. Using HTML for Input and Output
    6. Executing JavaScript from HTML Links
    7. Calling ActionScript Functions fromHTMLLinks
32. Support for GET and POST
    1. Browser-Based Support for GET and POST
    2. Standalone Player Support for GET and POST
33. Flash UI Component Summary
    1. FCheckBox
    2. FComboBox and FListBox
    3. FPushButton
    4. FRadioButton and FRadioButtonGroup
    5. FScrollBar
    6. FScrollPane
    7. FStyleFormat
34. Embedding a Flash Movie inaWebPage
    1. Attributes of the Tag
    2. Attributes of the Tag
    3. Common Attributes of the and Tags
    4. Runtime Access Affecting HTML Attributes
35. Index (1/8)
36. Index (2/8)
37. Index (3/8)
38. Index (4/8)
39. Index (5/8)
40. Index (6/8)
41. Index (7/8)
42. Index (8/8)