User Guide

180 ActionScript language elements
Returns
Number - The value of expression1 * expression2 . If an expression cannot be converted
to a numeric value, it returns
NaN (not a number).
Example
Usage 1: The following example assigns the value 50 to the variable
x:
var x:Number = 5;
var y:Number = 10;
trace(x *= y); // output: 50
Usage 2: The second and third lines of the following example calculate the expressions on the
right side of the equal sign and assign the results to
x and y:
var i:Number = 5;
var x:Number = 4 - 6;
var y:Number = i + 2;
trace(x *= y); // output: -14
See also
* multiplication operator
new operator
new constructor()
Creates a new, initially anonymous, object and calls the function identified by the
constructor parameter. The new operator passes to the function any optional parameters in
parentheses, as well as the newly created object, which is referenced using the keyword
this.
The
constructor function can then use this to set the variables of the object.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 5
Operands
constructor : Object - A function followed by any optional parameters in parentheses.
The function is usually the name of the object type (for example,
Array, Number, or Object)
to be constructed.
Example
The following example creates the
Book() function and then uses the new operator to create
the objects
book1 and book2.
function Book(name, price){
this.name = name;
this.price = price;