setProperty()

Availability

Flash Player 4.

Usage

setProperty(target, property, value/expression)

Parameters

target The path to the instance name of the movie clip whose property is to be set.

property The property to be set.

value The new literal value of the property.

expression An equation that evaluates to the new value of the property.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Function; changes a property value of a movie clip as the movie plays.

Example

This statement sets the _alpha property of a movie clip named star to 30% when the button is clicked:

on(release) {
  setProperty("star", _alpha, "30");
}

See also

getProperty