User Guide

148 Chapter 3: Objects
Description
Read-only property; a string that specifies the type of symbol to create during the initial
application of the effect. The supported types are:
"graphic", "movie clip", and "button". If
a symbol type was not specified when the effect was created, the default value is "
graphic".
Example
The following example stores the symbol type for the current effect in the efType variable:
var efType = fl.activeEffect.symbolType;
effect.useXMLToUI
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
effect.useXMLToUI
Description
Property; a Boolean value that lets you override the default behavior of using XMLUI to construct
a dialog box that consists of one or more controls. The default value is
true. If set to false, the
standard XMLUI dialog box will not be posted and you are responsible for posting a UI.
Example
The following example specifies that the effect does its own UI:
function configureEffect() {
fl.activeEffect.useXMLToUI = false;
}