User Guide

Element object 195
element.elementType
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
element.elementType
Description
Read-only property; a string that represents the type of the specified element. The value is one
of the following:
"shape", "text", "instance", or "shapeObj". A "shapeObj" is created
with an extensible tool.
Example
The following example stores the type of the first element in the eType variable:
// In a new file, place a movie clip on first frame top layer, and
// then run this line of script.
var eType =
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].elements[0].elemen
tType; // eType = instance
The following example displays several properties for all the elements in the current layer
or frame:
var tl = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline()
var elts = tl.layers[tl.currentLayer].frames[tl.currentFrame].elements;
for (var x = 0; x < elts.length; x++) {
var elt = elts[x];
fl.trace("Element "+ x +" Name = " + elt.name + " Type = " +
elt.elementType + " location = " + elt.left + "," + elt.top + " Depth = "
+ elt.depth);
}
element.getPersistentData()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
element.getPersistentData( name )
Parameters
name A string that identifies the data to be returned.