User Guide

154 Chapter 3: Objects
element.name
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
element.name
Description
Property; a string that specifies the name of the element, normally referred to as the Instance
name. If the value of
element.elementType is "shape", this property is ignored.
Example
The following example sets the Instance name of the first element in Frame 1, top layer to
"clip_mc":
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].elements[0].name =
"clip_mc";
See the element.elementType example.
element.removePersistentData()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
element.removePersistentData( name )
Parameters
name
A string that specifies the name of the data to remove.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; removes any persistent data with the specified name that has been attached to the object.
Only symbols and bitmaps support persistent data.
Example
See element.getPersistentData().
element.setPersistentData()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
element.setPersistentData( name, type, value )