inheritance 156
allowed from only one class 163
and subclasses 162
initializing movie clip properties 134
instance members 165
instance names
assigning 50
compared with variable names 136
defined 28, 121
setting dynamically 49
instances
defined 27, 114
example of creating 160
instantiating objects 114
interactivity, in SWF files
creating 91
techniques for 94
interfaces 157
creating and using 167–168
IP addresses
and policy files 191
and security 188
J
JavaScript
alert statement 79
and ActionScript 25
and Netscape 188
international standard 25
Netscape Navigator documentation 25
sending messages to 186
JPEG files
embedding in text fields 152
loading into movie clips 124, 194
preloading 199
jumping to a URL 93
K
key codes, ASCII
function keys 791
getting 96
letter and number keys 789
numeric keypad 790
other keys 792
keyboard controls
and Test Movie 68
to activate movie clips 98
keyboard shortcuts
for pinned scripts 60
keyboard, ASCII key code values 789
keypresses, capturing 96
keywords 28
listed 33
L
languages, using multiple in scripts 26
levels 50
loading 123
line numbers in code, displaying 67
linkage identifier 127, 133
Linkage Properties dialog box 127, 133
linking, movie clips 127
List Objects command 77
List Variables command 78
listener objects 85
unregistering 86
loaded data, checking for 178
loaded SWF files
identifying 50
removing 123
loadMovie() function 178
loadVariables() function 178
LoadVars object 180
local variables 42
and strict data typing 42
in functions 52
sample 42
logical operators 47
looping 56, 57
actions 57
M
Macromedia Director, communicating with 187
manipulating numbers 35
masks 132
and device fonts 132
strokes ignored 131, 132
message box, displaying 187
methods
asynchronous 178
declaring 161
defined 28
for controlling movie clips 122
of objects, calling 114
MIME format, standard 179
mouse pointer. See cursors
mouse position, getting 95
Index
811
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