Typographical Conventions (ActionScript: The Definitive Guide)

0.4. Typographical Conventions

In order to indicate the various syntactic components of ActionScript, this book uses the following conventions:

Constant width for code samples, clip instance names, frame labels, property names, and variable names.
Italic for function names, method names, class names, layer names, filenames, and file suffixes such as .swf.
Constant width bold for code that you must type when following a step-by-step procedure.
Constant width italic for code that you must replace with an appropriate value (e.g., your name here) or for variable and property names referenced in a code comment.
Method and function names are followed by parentheses.

Pay special attention to notes set apart from the text with the following icons:

TIP

This is a tip. It contains useful supplementary information about the topic at hand.

WARNING

This is a warning. It helps you solve and avoid annoying problems.