User Guide

put() 483

This statement performs a wipe left transition that lasts 1 second, has a chunk size of 20, and

occurs over the entire Stage:

-- Lingo syntax

_movie.puppetTransition(2, 4, 20, FALSE)

// JavaScript syntax

_movie.puppetTransition(2, 4, 20, false);

See also

Movie

put()

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

put(value)

// JavaScript syntax

put(value);

Description

Top level function; evaluates an expression and displays the result in the Message window.

The functionality of this method is identical to the top level

trace() method, which is available

to both Lingo and JavaScript syntax.

This method can be used as a debugging tool by tracking the values of variables as a movie plays.

Parameters

value

Required. The expression to evaluate.

Example

This statement displays the time in the Message window:

-- Lingo syntax

put(_system.time())

// JavaScript syntax

put(_system.time());

This statement displays the value assigned to the variable bid in the Message window:

-- Lingo syntax

bid = "Johnson"

put(bid) -- "Johnson"

// JavaScript syntax

var bid = "Johnson";

put(bid); // Johnson