MACROMEDIA FLEX-FLEX ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference page 97

var z:Number = 0;
v = (v + 4, z++, v + 6);
trace(v); // output: 6
trace(z); // output: 1
See also
() (parentheses)
. (dot)
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
object.property_or_method
instancename.childinstance
Parameters
An instance of a class. The object can be an instance of any of the built-in ActionScript
object
classes or a custom class. This parameter is always to the left of the dot (.) operator.
property_or_method
valid methods and properties for the built-in classes are listed in the method and property
summary tables for that class. This parameter is always to the right of the dot (.) operator.
instancename
childinstance
Returns
The method, property or movie clip named on the right side of the dot.
Description
Operator; used to navigate movie clip hierarchies to access nested (child) movie clips, variables, or
properties. The dot operator is also used to test or set the properties of an object or top-level class,
execute a method of an object or top-level class, or create a data structure.
For more information, see
Example
The following example identifies the current value of the variable
:
person_mc
person_mc.hairColor
The following example creates a new movie clip within the
created inside the movie clip called
and then populated with the current date.
true
this.createEmptyMovieClip("container_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
The name of a property or method associated with an object. All the
The instance name of a movie clip.
A movie clip instance that is a child of, or nested in, another movie clip.
"Operator precedence and associativity" on page
container_mc
hairColor
scope. Then a text field is
_root
. The text field's
autoSize
32.
in the movie clip
property is set to
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