User Guide

946 Chapter 14: Properties

rect (Member)

Usage

-- Lingo syntax

memberObjRef.rect

// JavaScript syntax

memberObjRef.rect;

Description

Member property; specifies the left, top, right, and bottom coordinates, returned as a rectangle,

for the rectangle of any graphic cast member, such as a bitmap, shape, movie, or digital video.

Read-only for all cast members, read/write for field cast members only.

For a bitmap, the

rect property is measured from the upper left corner of the bitmap, instead of

from the upper left corner of the easel in the Paint window.

For an Xtra extension cast member, the

rect property is a rectangle whose upper left corner is

at (0,0).

Example

This statement displays the coordinates of bitmap cast member 20:

-- Lingo syntax

put(member(20).rect)

// JavaScript syntax

put(member(20).rect);

This statement sets the coordinates of bitmap cast member Banner:

-- Lingo syntax

member("Banner").rect = rect(100, 150, 300, 400)

// JavaScript syntax

member("Banner").rect = rect(100, 150, 300, 400);