MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH Manual page 25

Example
The following example sets the value of when the extensible tool is
tools.activeTool
selected in the Tools panel:
function activate() {
var theTool = fl.tools.activeTool
}
See also
tools.activeTool
alert()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
alert ( alertText )
Parameters
A string that specifies the message you want to display in the Alert dialog box.
alertText
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; displays a string in a modal Alert dialog box, along with an OK button.
Example
The following example displays the message "Process Complete" in an Alert dialog box:
alert("Process Complete");
See also
,
confirm() prompt()
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