User Guide

Global Functions 43
Object([value:Object
])
Creates a new empty object or converts the specified
number, string, or Boolean value to an object.
on(mouseEvent:Object
)
Specifies the mouse event or keypress that triggers
an action.
onClipEvent(movieEve
nt:Object)
Triggers actions defined for a specific instance of a
movie clip.
ord(character:String
)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of the methods and properties of
the String class.
Converts characters to ASCII code numbers.
parseFloat(string:St
ring)
Converts a string to a floating-point number.
parseInt(expression:
String,
[radix:Number])
Converts a string to an integer.
play() Moves the playhead forward in the Timeline.
prevFrame() Sends the playhead to the previous frame.
prevScene() Sends the playhead to Frame 1 of the previous scene.
print(target:Object,
boundingBox:String)
Prints the target movie clip according to the
boundaries specified in the parameter (bmovie, bmax,
or bframe).
printAsBitmap(target
:Object,
boundingBox:String)
Prints the target movie clip as a bitmap according to
the boundaries specified in the parameter (bmovie,
bmax, or bframe).
printAsBitmapNum(lev
el:Number,
boundingBox:String)
Prints a level in Flash Player as a bitmap according to
the boundaries specified in the parameter (bmovie,
bmax, or bframe).
printNum(level:Numbe
r,
boundingBox:String)
Prints the level in Flash Player according to the
boundaries specified in the boundingBox parameter
(bmovie, bmax, bframe).
random(value:Number) Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function was
deprecated in favor of Math.random().
Returns a random integer between 0 and one less
than the integer specified in the value.
removeMovieClip(targ
et:Object)
Deletes the specified movie clip.
Modifiers Signature Description