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getURL() Action; loads a document from a specific URL into a
window or passes variables to another application at a
defined URL. When sending variables, specify whether
to load variables using a
GET or POST method. GET
appends the variables to the end of the URL, and is used
for small numbers of variables.
POST sends the variables in
a separate HTTP header and is used for long strings of
variables.
Partially
supported (The
URL protocols
http, https, mailto,
and tel are
supported, once
per event action.)
gotoAndPlay() Action; sends the playhead to the specified frame in a
scene and plays from that frame. If a scene is not
specified, the playhead goes to the specified frame in the
current scene.
Fully supported
gotoAndStop() Action; sends the playhead to the specified frame in a
scene and stops it. If no scene is specified, the playhead
is sent to the frame in the current scene.
Fully supported
gt (string greater
than)
Comparison operator; returns true if the string
representation for
expression1 is greater than the string
representation for
expression2; otherwise, returns false.
This action is string specific.
Fully supported
if
Action; evaluates a condition to determine the next
action in a movie. If the condition is
true, Flash runs the
statements that follow.
Fully supported
ifFrameLoaded()
Action; checks whether the contents of a specific frame
are available locally. Use
ifFrameLoaded() to start playing
a simple animation while the rest of the SWF file
downloads.
Fully supported
int() Function; converts a decimal number to the closest
integer value.
Fully supported
le (string less than or
equal)
Comparison operator; returns true if the string
representation for
expression1 is less than or equal to the
string representation for
expression2; otherwise, returns
false. This action is string specific.
The following examples illustrate
true and false results
for the
le operator:
x =”Amy”;
y=”Fred”;
y le x;
// false
x le “Amy”;
// true
x le y;
// true
Fully supported
length() String function; returns the length of the specified string
or variable name.
Fully supported
Action name Description Support