MACROMEDIA FLEX-FLEX ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference page 679

setProperty()
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
setProperty(target:Object, property:Object, value/expression:Object) : Void
Parameters
The path to the instance name of the movie clip whose property is to be set.
target
The property to be set.
property
The new literal value of the property.
value
An equation that evaluates to the new value of the property.
expression
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Function; changes a property value of a movie clip as the movie clip plays.
Example
The following ActionScript creates a new movie clip and loads an image into it. The
coordinates are set for the clip using
, the
right_btn
this.createEmptyMovieClip("params_mc", 999);
params_mc.loadMovie("http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/blueprint/articles/
nielsen/spotlight_jnielsen.jpg");
setProperty(this.params_mc, _y, 20);
setProperty(this.params_mc, _x, 20);
this.right_btn.onRelease = function() {
setProperty(params_mc, _x, getProperty(params_mc, _x)+20);
};
See also
getProperty()
setProperty()
coordinate of a movie clip named
_x
ActionScript for Flash
. When you click the button called
is incremented by 20 pixels.
params_mc
CHAPTER 7
and
_x _y
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