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100 ActionScript language elements

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}

In a new document, instantiate a new instance of the new class:

var custom:CustomClass = new CustomClass();

See also

clearInterval function, updateAfterEvent function, class statement

setProperty function

setProperty(target:Object, property:Object, expression:Object) : Void

Changes a property value of a movie clip as the movie clip plays.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4

Parameters

target:Object - The path to the instance name of the movie clip whose property is to be set.

property:Object - The property to be set.

expression:Object - Either the new literal value of the property, or an equation that

evaluates to the new value of the property.

Example

The following ActionScript creates a new movie clip and loads an image into it. The

_xand _y

coordinates are set for the clip using

setProperty(). When you click the button called

right_btn, the _x coordinate of a movie clip named params_mc is incremented by 20 pixels.

this.createEmptyMovieClip("params_mc", 999);

params_mc.loadMovie("http://www.helpexamples.com/flash/images/image1.jpg");

setProperty(this.params_mc, _y, 20);

setProperty(this.params_mc, _x, 20);

this.right_btn.onRelease = function() {

setProperty(params_mc, _x, getProperty(params_mc, _x)+20);

};