User Guide

280 Chapter 3: Objects
stroke.pattern
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
stroke.pattern
Description
Property; a string that specifies the pattern of a ragged line. This property is available only if the
stroke.style property is set to "ragged". Acceptable values are "solid", "simple", "random",
"dotted", "random dotted", "triple dotted", and "random triple dotted".
Example
The following example sets the pattern property to "random" for a stroke style of ragged:
var myStroke = fl.getDocumentDOM().getCustomStroke();
myStroke.style = "ragged";
myStroke.pattern = "random";
fl.getDocumentDOM().setCustomStroke( myStroke );
stroke.rotate
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
stroke.rotate
Description
Property; a string that specifies the rotation of a hatch line. This property is available only if the
stroke.style property is set to "hatched". Acceptable values are "none", "slight", "medium",
and
"free".
Example
The following example sets the rotate property to "free" for a style stroke of hatched:
var myStroke = fl.getDocumentDOM().getCustomStroke();
myStroke.style = "hatched";
myStroke.curve = "straight";
myStroke.space = "close";
myStroke.jiggle = "wild";
myStroke.rotate = "free";
myStroke.length = "slight";
myStroke.hatchThickness = "thin";
fl.getDocumentDOM().setCustomStroke( myStroke );