MACROMEDIA FLEX-FLEX ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference page 818

classes, built-in
extending 55
classpaths
defined 64
combining operations 37
comments 16
communicating with the Flash Player 72
comparison operators 34
compile time, defined 6
concatenating strings 19
conditions, checking for 40
constants 11, 18
constructors
defined 11
overview 52
conversion functions 18
converting data types 18
counters, repeating action with 40
curly braces 15, 16
custom functions 41
D
data types 18
assigning to elements 23
automatically assigning 24
casting 25
converting 18
declaring 24
defined 11
determining 26
MovieClip 21
null 22
Number 20
Object 21
strictly typing 24
String 19
undefined 23
data, external 67
and LoadVars object 70
and messages 72
and server-side scripts 69
and XML 70
and XMLSocket object 71
checking if loaded 68
sending and loading 67
deprecated Flash 4 operators 809
DOM (Document Object Model), XML 70
dot operators 38
dot syntax 14
dynamic classes 56
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E
ECMA-262
specification 10
encapsulation 47
equality operators 37
different from assignment operators 37
strict 37
errors
name conflict 28
escape sequences 19
event handlers
checking for XML data 68
defined 11
events, defined 11
execution order
operator associativity 32
operator precedence 32
expressions
assigning multiple variables 37
comparing values 34
defined 11
manipulating values in 31
Extensible Markup Language. See XML
external class files
using classpaths to locate 64
external sources, connecting Flash with 67
F
Flash Player
communicating with 72
dimming context menu 73
displaying context menu 73
displaying full screen 73
normal menu view 73
scaling SWF files to 73
fscommand() function
commands and arguments 73
using 73
function keys, ASCII key code values 813
functions 11
and methods 12
asynchronous 68
built-in 41
calling 44
conversion 18
defining 42
local variables in 43
passing parameters to 42
returning values 43
sample 13