User Guide

Global Functions 37
stopDrag() Stops the current drag operation.
String(expression:Object) : String Returns a string representation of
the specified parameter.
substring(string:String,
index:Number, count:Number) : String
Deprecated since Flash Player 5.
This function was deprecated in
favor of String.substr().
Extracts part of a string.
targetPath(targetObject:Object) :
String
Returns a string containing the
target path of movieClipObject.
tellTarget(target:String,
statement(s):Object)
Deprecated since Flash Player 5.
Macromedia recommends that you
use dot (.) notation and the with
statement.
Applies the instructions specified in
the statements parameter to the
Timeline specified in the target
parameter.
toggleHighQuality() Deprecated since Flash Player 5.
This function was deprecated in
favor of _quality.
Turns anti-aliasing on and off in
Flash Player.
trace(expression:Object) Evaluates the expression and
outputs the result.
unescape(string:String) : String Evaluates the parameter x as a
string, decodes the string from
URL-encoded format (converting all
hexadecimal sequences to ASCII
characters), and returns the string.
unloadMovie(target) Removes a movie clip that was
loaded by means of loadMovie()
from Flash Player.
unloadMovieNum(level:Number) Removes a SWF or image that was
loaded by means of
loadMovieNum() from Flash Player.
Modifiers Signature Description