User Guide

308 Objects
Example
The following example stores the percentage value of the first layer’s height setting:
var layerHeight = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].height;
The following example sets the height of the first layer to 300 percent:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].height = 300;
layer.layerType
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
layer.layerType
Description
Property; a string that specifies the current use of the layer; equivalent to the Type setting in
the Layer Properties dialog box. Acceptable values are
"normal", "guide", "guided",
"mask", "masked", and "folder".
Example
The following example sets the first layer in the timeline to type "folder":
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].layerType = "folder";
layer.locked
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
layer.locked
Description
Property; a Boolean value that specifies the locked status of the layer. If set to true, the layer is
locked. The default value is
false.