User Guide

1354 Deprecated ActionScript
length(expression:Str
ing, variable:Object)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function,
along with all the string functions, has been
deprecated. Macromedia recommends that you use
the methods of the String class and the
String.length property to perform the same
operations.
mbchr(number:Numb
er)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of the String.fromCharCode()
method.
mblength(string:Strin
g)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of the methods and properties of
the String class.
mbord(character:Stri
ng)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of String.charCodeAt().
mbsubstring(value:St
ring, index:Number,
count:Number)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of String.substr().
ord(character:String) Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of the methods and properties of
the String class.
random(value:Numbe
r)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of Math.random().
substring(string:Strin
g, index:Number,
count:Number)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of String.substr().
tellTarget(target:Strin
g, statement(s))
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. Macromedia
recommends that you use dot (.) notation and the
with statement.
toggleHighQuality() Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of _quality.
Modifiers Function Name Description