User Guide

36 ActionScript language elements
ord(character:String) : Number
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:String) : Number Converts a string to a floating-point
number.
parseInt(expression:String,
[radix:Number]) : 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.
random(value:Number) : 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 parameter.
removeMovieClip(target:Object) Deletes the specified movie clip.
setInterval(functionName:Object,
interval:Number, [param:Object],
objectName:Object, methodName:String)
: Number
Calls a function or a method or an
object at periodic intervals while a
SWF file plays.
setProperty(target:Object,
property:Object, expression:Object)
Changes a property value of a movie
clip as the movie clip plays.
startDrag(target:Object,
[lock:Boolean],
[left,top,right,bottom:Number])
Makes the target movie clip
draggable while the movie plays.
stop() Stops the SWF file that is currently
playing.
stopAllSounds() Stops all sounds currently playing in
a SWF file without stopping the
playhead.
Modifiers Signature Description