User Guide

Document object 79
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; converts lines to fills on the selected objects.
Example
The following example converts the current selected lines to fills:
fl.getDocumentDOM().convertLinesToFills();
document.convertToSymbol()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
document.convertToSymbol( type
, name, registrationPoint )
Parameters
type
A string that specifies the type of symbol to create. Valid values for type are "movie
clip"
, "button", and "graphic".
name A string that specifies the name for the new symbol, which must be unique. You can
submit an empty string to have this method create a unique symbol name for you.
registration point Specifies the point that represents the 0,0 location for the symbol.
Acceptable values are:
"top left", "top center", "top right", "center left", "center",
"center right", "bottom left", "bottom center", and "bottom right".
Returns
An object for the newly created symbol, or null if it cannot create the symbol.
Description
Method; converts the selected Stage item(s) to a new symbol. For information on defining linkage
and shared asset properties for a symbol, see Item object.
Example
The following examples create a movie clip symbol with a specified name, a button symbol with a
specified name, and a movie clip symbol with a default name:
newMc = fl.getDocumentDOM().convertToSymbol("movie clip", "mcSymbolName", "top
left");
newButton = fl.getDocumentDOM().convertToSymbol("button", "btnSymbolName",
"bottom right");
newClipWithDefaultName = fl.getDocumentDOM().convertToSymbol("movie clip", "",
"top left");