User Guide

SymbolInstance object 289
Description
Property; part of the color transformation for the instance. This property is equivalent to using
the Color > Advanced setting in the Instance Property inspector (the percentage controls on the
left of the dialog box). This value sets the green values by a specified percentage. Allowable values
are from -100 to 100.
Example
The following example sets the colorGreenPercent of the selected symbol instance to 70:
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].colorGreenPercent = 70;
symbolInstance.colorMode
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.colorMode
Description
Property; a string that specifies the color mode as identified in the symbol Property inspector
Color pop-up menu. Acceptable values are
"none", "brightness", "tint", "alpha", and
"advanced".
Example
The following example changes the colorMode property of the first element in the first frame of
the first layer in the Timeline to
"alpha":
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].elements[0].colorMode =
"alpha";
symbolInstance.colorRedAmount
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.colorRedAmount
Description
Property; an integer that is part of the color transformation for the instance. This property is
equivalent to using the Color > Advanced setting in the Instance Property inspector. Allowable
values are from -255 to 255.
Example
The following example sets the colorRedAmount of the selected symbol instance to 255:
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].colorRedAmount = 255;