Isactive (Accessibility.isactive Method) - MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 LANGUAGE Reference

Property summary
Properties inherited from class Object
constructor (Object.constructor
property), prototype (Object.prototype
(Object.__resolve property)
Method summary
Modifiers Signature
static isActive() : Boolean
static updateProperties() :
Void
Methods inherited from class Object
addProperty (Object.addProperty
(Object.hasOwnProperty
(Object.isPropertyEnumerable
method), registerClass (Object.registerClass
(Object.toString
(Object.valueOf method),

isActive (Accessibility.isActive method)

public static isActive() : Boolean
Indicates whether an accessibility aid is currently active and the player is communicating with
it. Use this method when you want your application to behave differently in the presence of a
screen reader or other accessibility aid.
N O T E I f y ou c a l l t hi s m et h o d w i t h i n o n e o r t w o s e c o n d s o f t h e f i r s t a p p e a r a n c e
o f t h e F l a s h w i n d o w i n w hi c h y o u r d o c u m en t i s p l a y in g , y o u mi g ht g et a r e t u r n
va lu e o f fal s e eve n if t he r e is an ac tive M ic r o so f t A ctive A c c es sibil it y (M S AA )
c li e n t . T h i s is b e ca u s e o f a n a s y nch r o n o u s c o m m u n i c a t i o n m e ch a n i s m b e t w e en
F l a s h a n d M S A A c li e n t s . Y o u c a n w o r k a r o u n d t h i s l im i t a t io n b y e n s u r i n g a
d e la y o f o n e t o t w o s e co n d s a ft e r l o a d i n g y o u r d o cu m e n t b ef o r e ca ll i n g t h i s
m et h o d .
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 6
240 ActionScript classes
property),
Description
Indicates whether an accessibility aid is currently
active and the player is communicating with it.
Causes all changes to _accProps (accessibility
properties) objects to take effect.
method),
method), isPropertyEnumerable
method),
method), unwatch (Object.unwatch
watch (Object.watch method)
__proto__ (Object.__proto__
property), __resolve
hasOwnProperty
isPrototypeOf (Object.isPrototypeOf
method), toString
method), valueOf