User Guide

MovieClip 451
Parameters
fillType:String - Either the string "linear" or the string "radial".
colors:Array - An array of RGB hex color values to be used in the gradient (for example, red
is 0xFF0000, blue is 0x0000FF, and so on).
alphas:Array - An array of alpha values for the corresponding colors in the colors array;
valid values are 0-100. If the value is less than 0, Flash uses 0. If the value is greater than 100,
Flash uses 100.
ratios:Array - An array of color distribution ratios; valid values are 0-255. This value
defines the percentage of the width where the color is sampled at 100 percent.
matrix:Object - A transformation matrix that is an object with either of the following two
sets of properties:
■ a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, which can be used to describe a 3 x 3 matrix of the following form:
a b c
d e f
g h i
The following example uses the beginGradientFill() method with a matrix parameter
of this type:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("gradient_mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
with (gradient_mc)
{
colors = [0xFF0000, 0x0000FF];
fillType = "radial"
alphas = [100, 100];
ratios = [0, 0xFF];
spreadMethod = "reflect";
interpolationMethod = "linearRGB";
focalPointRatio = 0.9;
matrix = {a:200, b:0, c:0, d:0, e:200, f:0, g:200, h:200, i:1};
beginGradientFill(fillType, colors, alphas, ratios, matrix,
spreadMethod,
interpolationMethod, focalPointRatio);
moveTo(100, 100);
lineTo(100, 300);
lineTo(300, 300);
lineTo(300, 100);
lineTo(100, 100);
endFill();
}