User Guide

208 Chapter 3: Objects
Layer object
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Description
The Layer object represents a layer in the Timeline. The timeline.layers property contains an
array of Layer objects, which can be accessed by
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers.
Property summary for the Layer object
The following properties are available for the Layer object:
layer.color
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
layer.color
Description
Property; a string that specifies the color assigned to outline the layer; equivalent to the Outline
color setting in the Layer Properties dialog box. Specified in hexadecimal #rrggbb format (where
r is red, g is green, and b is blue), a hexidecimal color value (such as 0xFF0000), or an integer
color value.
Property Description
layer.color Property; a string that specifies the color assigned to outline the layer.
layer.frameCount Read-only; an integer that specifies the number of frames in the layer.
layer.frames Read-only; an array of Frame objects.
layer.height Property; an integer that specifies the percentage layer height; equivalent to the
Layer height value in the Layer Properties dialog box.
layer.layerType Property; a string that specifies the current use of the layer; equivalent to the
Type setting in the Layer Properties dialog box.
layer.locked Property; a Boolean value that specifies the locked status of the layer.
layer.name Property; a string that specifies the name of the layer.
layer.outline Property; a Boolean value that specifies the status of outlines for all objects on
the layer.
layer.parentLayer Property; a Layer object that represents the layer’s containing folder, guiding, or
masking layer.
layer.visible Property; a Boolean value that specifies whether the layer’s objects on the
Stage are shown or hidden.
CHAPTER 3
Objects