User Guide

472 Objects
Example
The following example adds a new layer to the timeline with a default name generated by
Flash:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().addNewLayer();
The following example adds a new folder layer on top of the current layer and names it
"Folder1":
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().addNewLayer("Folder1", "folder", true);
timeline.clearFrames()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
timeline.clearFrames([startFrameIndex [, endFrameIndex]])
Parameters
startFrameIndex A zero-based index that defines the beginning of the range of frames to
clear. If you omit
startFrameIndex, the method uses the current selection. This parameter
is optional.
endFrameIndex A zero-based index that defines the end of the range of frames to clear. The
range goes up to, but does not include,
endFrameIndex. If you specify only
startFrameIndex, endFrameIndex defaults to the value of startFrameIndex. This
parameter is optional.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; deletes all the contents from a frame or range of frames on the current layer.
Example
The following example clears the frames from Frame 6 up to, but not including, Frame 11
(remember that index values are different from frame number values):
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().clearFrames(5, 10);
The following example clears Frame 15:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().clearFrames(14);