Scripting adobe flash

For more information, see Controlling outbound URL access. Some properties and methods of the Stage object are available to any sprite or movie clip on the display list. However, the Stage object is said to have an owner: the first SWF file loaded. By default, the following properties and methods of the Stage object are available only to SWF files in the same security sandbox as the Stage owner:.

There are also restrictions on the removeChildAt and swapChildrenAt methods of the Stage object, but these are different from the other restrictions. Rather than needing to be in the same domain as the Stage owner, to call these methods code must be in the same domain as the owner of the affected child object s , or the child object s can call the Security.

The ability of one SWF file to access display objects loaded from other sandboxes is restricted. To access a Bitmap object that was loaded by a Loader object, a URL policy file must exist on the origin server of the image file, and that policy file must grant permission to the domain of the SWF file trying to access the Bitmap object see Website controls policy files.

The LoaderInfo object that corresponds to a loaded file and to the Loader object includes the following three properties, which define the relationship between the loaded object and the Loader object: childAllowsParent , parentAllowsChild , and sameDomain. The getCharIndexAtPoint method returns the index of the character at a specified point.

The getFirstCharInParagraph method returns the index of the first character in a paragraph. Line-level methods include getLineLength , which returns the number of characters in a specified line of text, and getLineText , which returns the text of the specified line. The Font class provides a means to manage embedded fonts in SWF files. For even lower-level control over text, the classes in the flash. This set of classes provide low-level control over text and are designed for creating text frameworks and components.

Adobe Flash Platform. View Help PDF 2. Introduction to ActionScript 3. Core language features The core language defines the basic building blocks of the programming language, such as statements, expressions, conditions, loops, and types. Run-time exceptions ActionScript 3. Run-time types In ActionScript 3. Sealed classes ActionScript 3. Method closures ActionScript 3. Regular expressions ActionScript 3. Namespaces Namespaces are similar to the traditional access specifiers used to control visibility of declarations public , private , protected.

New primitive types ActionScript 3. Display list API The API for accessing the display list—the tree that contains any visual elements in the application—consists of classes for working with visual primitives.

Handling dynamic data and content ActionScript 3. Low-level data access Various APIs provide low-level access to data. When you release the Selection tool, the upper half of the circle will be selected Figure 2. For several of the steps in this section, if you require precision when adjusting shapes using the Selection or Free Transform tools, turn off snapping in the toolbar while making adjustments. The hat is drawn in a manner similar to the eye. You'll start with basic shapes and then manipulate them into something more complex.

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