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APPENDIX B
Supported ActionScript Properties
This appendix lists the Macromedia Flash Lite 1.1 ActionScript properties and points out any
exceptions.
Properties Description Support
/(slash notation) Property; specifies or returns a reference to the root
SWF file Timeline. Functionality provided by this
property is similar to that provided by the
_root
property in Flash 5.
Fully supported
: Used in conjunction with "/" to reference variables
and properties of other movie clips that are contained
in the current SWF file. It is also used with the
Call()
action to reference a frame label of a movie clip.
Fully supported
_alpha
Property; sets or retrieves the alpha transparency
(value) of the movie clip. Valid values are 0 (fully
transparent) to 100 (fully opaque).
Fully supported
_currentframe
Property (read-only); returns the number of the frame
where the playhead is currently located in the
Timeline.
Fully supported
_droptarget
Property (read-only); returns the absolute path in
slash syntax notation of the movie clip instance on
which the
draggableInstanceName (the name of a
movie clip instance that was the target of a
startDrag() action) was dropped. This property
always returns a path that starts with /.
Not supported
_focusrect
Property (global); specifies whether a yellow
rectangle appears around the button that has the
current focus. The default value true (nonzero)
displays a yellow rectangle around the currently
focused button or text field as the user presses the
Tab key to navigate.
Fully supported