User Guide

setFlashProperty() 531

Parameters

stringAttrs

Required. A string that specifies the finder information.

See also

Fileio

setFlashProperty()

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

spriteObjRef.setFlashProperty(targetName, #property, newValue)

// JavaScript syntax

spriteObjRef.setFlashProperty(targetName, #property, newValue);

Description

Function; allows Lingo to call the Flash action script function setProperty() on the given Flash

sprite. Use the

setFlashProperty() function to set the properties of movie clips or levels within

a Flash movie. This is similar to setting sprite properties within Director.

To set a global property of the Flash sprite, pass an empty string as the

targetName. You can set

the global Flash properties:

#focusRect and #spriteSoundBufferTime.

See the Flash documentation for descriptions of these properties.

Parameters

targetName

Required. Specifies the name of the movie clip or level whose property you want to

set within the given Flash sprite.

property Required. Specifies the name of the property to set. You can set the following movie

clip properties:

#posX, #posY, #scaleX, #scaleY, #visible, #rotate, #alpha, and #name.

newValue Required. Specifies the new value.

Example

This statement sets the value of the #rotate property of the movie clip Star in the Flash member

in sprite 3 to 180:

-- Lingo syntax

sprite(3).setFlashProperty("Star", #rotate, 180)

// JavaScript syntax

sprite(3).setFlashProperty("Star", symbol("rotate"), 180);