Set Statement - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-FLASH LITE 2.X ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Returns
- The evaluated
String
Parameters
- A string, number, Boolean, array, or object to evaluate and return as a value of
expression
the function. This parameter is optional.
Example
The following example uses the
return the added value of the three parameters. The next line of code calls
the returned value to the variable
function sum(a:Number, b:Number, c:Number):Number {
return (a + b + c);
}
var newValue:Number = sum(4, 32, 78);
trace(newValue); // output: 114
See also
function statement

set statement

function set property(varName) {
// your statements here
}
Note: To use this keyword, you must specify ActionScript 2.0 and Flash Player 6 or later in
the Flash tab of your FLA file's Publish Settings dialog box. This keyword is supported only
when used in external script files, not in scripts written in the Actions panel.
Permits implicit setting of properties associated with objects based on classes you have defined
in external class files. Using implicit set methods lets you modify the value of an object's
property without accessing the property directly. Implicit get/set methods are syntactic
shorthand for the
Object.addProperty()
Availability: ActionScript 2.0; Flash Lite 2.0
Parameters
- Word that refers to the property that
property:String
the same as the value used in the corresponding
210 ActionScript language elements
parameter, if provided.
expression
statement inside the body of the
return
.
newValue
method in ActionScript 1.
will access; this value must be
set
command.
get
function to
sum()
and assigns
sum()