MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE Reference page 1354

Modifiers Function Name
length(expression:Str
ing, variable:Object)
mbchr(number:Numb
er)
mblength(string:Strin
g)
mbord(character:Stri
ng)
mbsubstring(value:St
ring, index:Number,
count:Number)
ord(character:String) Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
random(value:Numbe
r)
substring(string:Strin
g, index:Number,
count:Number)
tellTarget(target:Strin
g, statement(s))
toggleHighQuality()
1354 Deprecated ActionScript
Description
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function,
along with all the string functions, has been
deprecated. Macromedia recommends that you use
the methods of the String class and the
String.length property to perform the same
operations.
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of the String.fromCharCode()
method.
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of the methods and properties of
the String class.
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of String.charCodeAt().
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of String.substr().
deprecated in favor of the methods and properties of
the String class.
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of Math.random().
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of String.substr().
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. Macromedia
recommends that you use dot (.) notation and the
with statement.
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of _quality.