User Guide

Item object 203
Example
The following example gets the value of the data named myData from the first item in the library
and stores it in the variable
libData.
var libData = fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].getData( "myData" );
item.hasData()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
item.hasData( name )
Parameters
name
A string that specifies the name of the data to check for in the library item.
Returns
A Boolean value: true if the specified data exists; false otherwise.
Description
Method; determines whether the library item has the named data.
Example
The following example shows a message in the Output panel if the first item in the library
contains data point named myData:
if ( fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].hasData( "myData" ) ){
fl.trace("Yep, it's there!");
}
item.itemType
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
item.itemType
Description
Read-only property; a string that specifies the type of element. Potential values are "undefined",
"component", "movie clip", "graphic", "button", "video", "folder", "font", "sound",
"bitmap", "compiled clip", and "video".
Example
The following example shows the type of the specified library item in the Output panel:
fl.trace(fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].itemType);