13.7. Built-in Movie Clip PropertiesUnlike generic objects of the Object class, which have few built-in properties, each movie clip comes equipped with a slew of built-in properties. These properties describe, and can be used to modify, the clip's physical features. They are fundamental tools in the ActionScript programmer's toolkit. All built-in movie clip property names begin with an underscore, which sets them apart from user-defined or custom properties. Built-in properties take the format: _ property Built-in property names should be written in lowercase. However, because identifiers are case insensitive in ActionScript, it is possible -- though not good form -- to capitalize property names. We're not going to go into heavy descriptions of the built-in properties right now; that information is listed in Part III, "Language Reference". However, to get us thinking about properties and what they offer, Table 13-1 provides a list of the built-in movie clip properties and basic descriptions of their functions. Table 13-1. The Built-in Movie Clip Properties
There's no direct color property attached to instances or main movies. Instead of controlling color through a property, we must use the Color class to create an object that is used to control the color of a clip. The methods of a Color object let us set or examine the RGB values and transformations of a particular clip. To learn the specific details, see the Reference 20.22 in Part III, "Language Reference". Copyright © 2002 O'Reilly & Associates. All rights reserved. |
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