MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference page 794

Method
String.substring()
String.toLowerCase()
String.toUpperCase()
Property summary for the String class
Property
String.length
Constructor for the String class
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
new String(value:String) : String
Parameters
The initial value of the new String object.
value
Returns
A reference to a String object.
Description
Constructor; creates a new String object.
Note: Because string literals use less overhead than String objects and are generally easier to use,
you should use string literals instead of the constructor for the String class unless you have a good
reason to use a String object rather than a string literal.
See also
String(), " " (string delimiter)
794 Chapter 2:
Description
Returns the characters between two indexes in a string.
Converts the string to lowercase and returns the result; does not change
the contents of the original object.
Converts the string to uppercase and returns the result; does not change
the contents of the original object.
Description
A nonzero-based integer specifying the number of characters in the
specified String object.