User Guide

Screen class (Flash Professional only) 655
Methods inherited from the Loader class
The following table lists the method the Screen class inherits from the Loader class. When calling
this method from the Screen object, use the form
ScreenInstance.methodName.
Property summary for the Screen class
The following table lists properties of the Screen class.
Properties inherited from the UIObject class
The following table lists the properties the Screen class inherits from the UIObject class. When
accessing these properties from the Screen object, use the form
ScreenInstance.propertyName.
Method Description
Loader.load() Loads the content specified by the contentPath property.
Property Description
Screen.currentFocusedScreen Read-only; returns the screen that contains the global current
focus.
Screen.indexInParent Read-only; returns the screen’s index (zero-based) in its parent
screen’s list of child screens.
Screen.numChildScreens Read-only; returns the number of child screens contained by the
screen.
Screen.parentIsScreen Read-only; returns a Boolean (true or false) value that indicates
whether the screen’s parent object is itself a screen.
Screen.parentScreen Read-only; returns the screen that contains the specified screen.
Screen.rootScreen Read-only; returns the root screen of the tree or subtree that
contains the screen.
Property Description
UIObject.bottom The position of the bottom edge of the object, relative to the
bottom edge of its parent. Read-only.
UIObject.height The height of the object, in pixels. Read-only.
UIObject.left The left edge of the object, in pixels. Read-only.
UIObject.right The position of the right edge of the object, relative to the right
edge of its parent. Read-only.
UIObject.scaleX A number indicating the scaling factor in the x direction of the
object, relative to its parent.
UIObject.scaleY A number indicating the scaling factor in the y direction of the
object, relative to its parent.
UIObject.top The position of the top edge of the object, relative to its parent.
Read-only.