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Parameter object 337
Parameter object
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Description
The Parameter object type is accessed from the screen.parameters array (which
corresponds to the screen Property inspector in the Flash authoring tool) or by the
componentInstance.parameters array (which corresponds to the component Property
inspector in the authoring tool). See
screen.parameters and
componentInstance.parameters.
Method summary for the Parameter object
The following methods are available for the Parameter object:
Property summary for the Parameter object
The following properties are available for the Parameter object:
Method Description
parameter.insertItem() Inserts an item into a list, object, or array.
parameter.removeItem() Removes an element of the list, object, or array type of a
screen or component parameter.
Property Description
parameter.category Property; string that specifies the category property for the screen
parameter or
componentInstance parameter.
parameter.listIndex An integer that specifies the value of the selected list item.
parameter.name Read-only; a string that specifies the name of the parameter.
parameter.value Property; corresponds to the Value field in the Parameters tab of
the Component inspector, the Parameters tab of the Property
inspector, or the screen Property inspector.
parameter.valueType Read-only; a string that indicates the type of the screen or
component parameter.
parameter.verbose Specifies where the parameter is displayed.
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Objects