Macromedia Flash MX 2004 ActionScript 2.0 Dictionary

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Macromedia Press, 2004 - 1027 pages

If you're a true Flash master--and we're betting you are--you know that the real power behind the throne in Macromedia's wildly popular Web animation software is its programming language: ActionScript 2.0. Offering a more robust programming model and better object-oriented programming support than ever before, ActionScript 2.0 allows you to take your Flash MX 2004 designs to new levels--if, that is, you know how to make full use of it. This volume, from the folks behind the software, makes sure that you do! In this highly cross-referenced dictionary, you'll find detailed descriptions of every ActionScript operator, keyword, statement, action, property, function, object, component, and method. What's more, an invaluable chart will help you locate definitions for symbolic operators or methods even when you don't know the object or component class. To top it all off, Macromedia has rounded up a posse of Flash and ActionScripting luminaries to contribute articles on a range of topics--from converting ActionScript 1.0 to ActionScript 2.0 to using design patterns in Flash.

Contents

Table of Contents
1
Clean Code
47
TextField Enhancements
77
Creating Hybrid Macromedia Flash
93
The Quiet Room
103
Programming in Macromedia
151
ActionScript Design Patterns
165
Objects
167
Working with Objects and Classes
315
Working with Movie Clips
325
Working with Text
339
Creating new styles with ActionScript
346
Creating Classes with
359
Modifying the classpath
374
IV
379
Working with External Data
381

Development
173
I
213
ActionScript Basics
229
Passing parameters to a function
256
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
285
Creating Interaction with
295
Deconstructing a sample script
312
Working with External Media
397
Reference
407
Error Messages
987
Keyboard Keys and Key Code
993
Writing Scripts for Ealier Versions
999
Index
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