MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-EXTENDING FLASH Manual page 298

item.getData()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
item.getData( name )
Parameters
A string that specifies the name of the data to retrieve.
name
Returns
The data specified by the parameter. The type of data returned depends on the type of
name
stored data.
Description
Method; retrieves the value of the specified data.
Example
The following example gets the value of the data named myData from the first item in the
library and stores it in the variable .
libData
var libData = fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].getData( "myData" );
item.hasData()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
item.hasData( name )
Parameters
A string that specifies the name of the data to check for in the library item.
name
Returns
A Boolean value: if the specified data exists; otherwise.
true
false
Description
Method; determines whether the library item has the named data.
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