Layer.parentlayer; Layer.visible - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-FLASH JAVASCRIPT DICTIONARY Manual

layer.parentLayer

Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
layer.parentLayer
Description
Property; a Layer object that represents the layer's containing folder, guiding, or masking layer.
Acceptable values for the parent layer are a folder, guide, or mask layer that precedes the layer, or
the
parentLayer
move the layer's position in the list; trying to set a layer's
require moving it has no effect. Uses
Example
The following example uses two layers at the same level on the same Timeline. The first layer
(layers[0]) is converted into a folder and then set as the parent folder of the second layer
(layers[1]). This action moves the second layer inside the first layer.
var parLayer = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0];
parLayer.layerType = "folder";
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[1].parentLayer = parLayer;

layer.visible

Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
layer.visible
Description
Property; a Boolean value that specifies whether the layer's objects on the Stage are shown or
hidden. If set to
value is .
true
Example
The following example makes all objects in the first layer invisible:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].visible = false;
212 Chapter 3: Objects
of the preceding or following layer. Setting the layer's
null
, all objects in the layer are visible; if
true
parentLayer
for a top-level layer.
false
does not
parentLayer
to a layer that would
, they are hidden. The default