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Returns
The value of the specified property. Returns if the property is an indeterminate state, as
null
when multiple elements are selected with different property values. Returns if the
undefined
property is not a valid property of the selected element.
Description
Method; gets the specified property for the current selection. For a list of acceptable
Element
values, see "Property summary for the Element object" on page 193.
Example
The following example gets the of the Element property for the current selection:
name
// elementName = the instance name of the selected object.
var elementName = fl.getDocumentDOM().getElementProperty("name");
See also
document.setElementProperty()
document.getElementTextAttr()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
document.getElementTextAttr( attrName [, startIndex [, endIndex]] )
Parameters
A string that specifies the name of the property to be returned. For a
attrName TextAttrs
list of property names and expected values, see "Property summary for the TextAttrs object"
on page 456.
An integer that specifies the index of first character, with 0 (zero) specifying
startIndex
the first position. This parameter is optional.
An integer that specifies the index of last character. This parameter is optional.
endIndex
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