User Guide

flash object 181
fl.tools
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
fl.tools
Description
Read-only property; an array of Tools objects (see To o ls o b j ec t ). This property is used only when
creating extensible tools.
fl.trace()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
fl.trace( message )
Parameters
message
A string that appears in the Output panel.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; sends a text string to the Output panel. This method works in the same way as
outputPanel.trace() and the trace() statement in ActionScript.
Example
The following example displays text in the Output panel.
fl.trace("hello World!!!");
var myPet = "cat";
fl.trace("I have a " + myPet);
fl.version
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
fl.version
Description
Read-only property; returns the long string version of the Flash authoring tool, including
platform.