User Guide

208 Chapter 2: ActionScript Language Reference
Color.getRGB()
Availability
Flash Player 5.
Usage
my_color.getRGB() : Number
Parameters
None.
Returns
A number that represents the RGB numeric value for the color specified.
Description
Method; returns the numeric values set by the last setRGB() call.
Example
The following code retrieves the RGB value for the Color object my_color, converts the value to
a hexadecimal string, and assigns it to the
myValue variable. To see this code work, add a movie
clip instance to the Stage, and give it the instance name
my_mc:
var my_color:Color = new Color(my_mc);
// set the color
my_color.setRGB(0xff9933);
var myValue:String = my_color.getRGB().toString(16);
// trace the color value
trace(myValue); // traces ff9933
See also
Color.setRGB()