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getProperty() 533
getProperty()
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
getProperty(my_mc:Object, property:Object) : Object
Parameters
my_mc
The instance name of a movie clip for which the property is being retrieved.
property A property of a movie clip.
Returns
The value of the specified property.
Description
Function; returns the value of the specified property for the movie clip my_mc.
Example
The following example creates a new movie clip someClip_mc and shows the alpha value
(
_alpha) for the movie clip someClip_mc in the Output panel:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("someClip_mc", 999);
trace("The alpha of "+getProperty(someClip_mc, _name)+" is:
"+getProperty(someClip_mc, _alpha));
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ActionScript for Flash