User Guide

Timeline object 331
timeline.createMotionTween()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
timeline.createMotionTween([startFrameIndex [, endFrameIndex]])
Parameters
startFrameIndex
A zero-based index that specifies the beginning frame at which to create a
motion tween. If you omit
startFrameIndex, the method uses the current selection. This
parameter is optional.
endFrameIndex A zero-based index that specifies the frame at which to stop the motion tween.
The range of frames goes up to, but does not include,
endFrameIndex. If you specify only
startFrameIndex, endFrameIndex defaults to the startFrameIndex value. This parameter is
optional.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; sets the frame.tweenType property to “motion” for each selected keyframe on the
current layer, and converts each frame’s contents to a single symbol instance if necessary. This
property is the equivalent to the Create Motion Tween menu item in the Flash authoring tool.
Example
The following example converts the shape in the first frame up to, but not including, Frame 10 to
a graphic symbol instance and sets the
frame.tweenType to motion (remember that index values
are different from frame number values):
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().createMotionTween(0, 9);
timeline.currentFrame
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
timeline.currentFrame
Description
Property; the zero-based index for the frame at the current playhead location.
Example
The following example sets the playhead of the current Timeline to Frame 10 (remember that
index values are different from frame number values):
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().currentFrame = 9;