Using Escape Shortcut Keys - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-USING ACTIONSCRIPT IN FLASH Use Manual

Note: If a code hint doesn't appear, make sure you haven't disabled code hints on the ActionScript
tab. If you want to display code hints for a variable or object you created, make sure that you have
named your variable or object correctly (see
that you have strictly typed your variable or object (see
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To navigate through the code hints, use the Up and Down Arrow keys.
2.
To select an item in the menu, press Enter or Tab, or double-click the item.
3.
To dismiss the code hint, do one of the following:
4.
Select one of the menu items.
Click above or below the menu window.
Type a closing parens [
Press Escape.
To manually display a code hint:
Click in a code location where code hints can appear, such as the following examples:
1.
After the dot (.) following a statement or command, where a property or method must
be entered
Between parentheses [()] in a method name
Do one of the following:
2.
Click the Show Code Hint button above the Script pane.
Press Control+Spacebar (Windows) or Command+Spacebar (Macintosh).
If you are working in the Actions panel, open the pop-up menu (at the right side of the title
bar), and select Show Code Hint.

Using Escape shortcut keys

You can add many elements to a script by using Escape shortcut keys (pressing the Escape key and
then two other keys).
Note: These shortcuts are different from the keyboard shortcuts that initiate certain menu
commands.
For example, if you are working in the Script pane and type Escape+d+o, the following code is
placed in your script, and the insertion point is placed immediately following the word
you can begin typing your condition:
do {
} while ();
Similarly, if you type Escape+c+h, the following code is placed in your script, and the insertion
point is placed between the parentheses [()], so you can begin typing your condition:
catch () {
}
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"Using suffixes to trigger code hints" on page
"Strictly typing objects to trigger code
Using the ActionScript editor
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