A
accessing object properties
actions
	defined
	repeating
Actions panel
Actions toolbox
	yellow items in
ActionScript
	ActionScript 2.0 compiler error messages
	assigning ActionScript 2.0 class to movie clips
	overview of ActionScript 2.0 1, 2
	strict data typing not supported in ActionScript 1
ActionScript editor 1, 2
ActiveX controls
adding notes to scripts
animation, symbols and
array access operators
	checking for matching pairs
arrays, multidimensional
ASCII values
	function keys
	keyboard keys
	numeric keypad keys
	other keys
assignment operators
	about
	compound
	different from equality operators
associativity, of operators 1, 2
asynchronous actions
attaching, sounds
B
balance (sound), controlling
bitwise operators
Boolean values
	comparing
	defined
breakpoints
	about
	and external files
	setting in Debugger
broadcaster object
built-in functions
C
calling methods
capturing keypresses
cascading style sheets
	and TextField.StyleSheet class
	applying style classes
	applying to text fields
	assigning styles to built-in HTML tags
	combining styles
	defining styles in ActionScript
	example of using with HTML tags
	example of using with XML tags
	formatting text
	loading
	properties supported
	using to define new tags
case sensitivity
casting data types
checking
	for loaded data
	syntax and punctuation
child movie clips, defined
child node
class files, creating
class members
	and subclasses
	created once per class
	creating
	example of using
classes
	about compiling and exporting
	and object-oriented programming
	assigning to movie clips
	classpaths
	creating and using
	creating external class files
	creating properties and methods
	creating subclasses
	defined 1, 2
	defined only in external files 1, 2
	dynamic
	example of creating
	extending
	extending at runtime
	get/set methods
	importing
	initializing properties at runtime
	initializing properties inline
	instance members and class members
	interfaces 1, 2
	naming
	organizing in packages
	overloading not supported
	public and private member attributes
	resolving class references
	specifying export frame
classes, built-in
	extending
	list of
classpaths
	defined
	global and document-level
	modifying
	search order of
code
	displaying line numbers
	formatting 1, 2
	selecting a line
	stepping through lines
	word wrapping
code hints
	manually displaying
	not being displayed
	specifying settings for
	triggering 1, 2
	using
collisions, detecting
	between movie clip and Stage point
	between movie clips
colors
	in Actions toolbox
	in Script pane
	values, setting
combining operations
comments
communicating with the Flash Player
comparison operators
compile time, defined
component-based architecture, defined
concatenating strings
conditions, checking for
constants 1, 2
constructor functions, sample
constructors
	defined
	overview
conversion functions
converting data types
counters, repeating action with 1, 2
creating objects
curly braces
	checking for matching pairs
cursors, creating custom
custom functions
D
data types
	assigning to elements
	automatically assigning
	Boolean
	casting
	converting
	declaring
	defined
	determining
	MovieClip
	null
	Number
	Object
	strictly typing
	String
	undefined
data, external
	access between cross-domain SWFs
	and LoadVars object
	and messages
	and server-side scripts
	and XML
	and XMLSocket object
	checking if loaded
	security features
	sending and loading
Debug Player
Debugger
	buttons in
	Flash Debug Player
	Properties tab
	selecting from Context menu
	setting breakpoints
	using
	variables
	Watch list
debugging
	compiler error messages
	Debug Player
	exception handling
	from a remote location
	listing objects
	listing variables
	text field properties
	using the Output panel
	with trace statement
Default Encoding
depth
	defined
	determining for movie clips
	determining instance at
	determining next available
	managing
detecting collisions
device fonts, masking
document-level classpaths
DOM (Document Object Model), XML
domain names and security
dot operators
dot syntax
dragging movie clips
drawing
	lines and fills
	shapes
duplicating, movie clips
dynamic classes
E
ECMA-262
	compliance
	specification
encoding text
equality operators
	different from assignment operators
	strict
errors
	list of error messages
	name conflict
	syntax
escape sequences
Escape shortcut keys
event handler methods
event handlers
	and on() and onClipEvent()
	assigning functions to
	attaching to buttons or movie clips
	checking for XML data
	defined 1, 2
	defined by ActionScript classes
	scope
event listeners
	defined by ActionScript classes
	scope
event model
	for event handler methods
	for event listeners
	for on() and onClipEvent() handlers
events, defined 1, 2
exception handling
execution order
	operator associativity
	operator precedence
	scripts
exporting scripts and language encoding
expressions
	assigning multiple variables
	comparing values
	defined
	manipulating values in
external class files
	creating
	using classpaths to locate
external media
	loading MP3 files
	loading SWF files and JPEG files
	overview of loading
	playing FLV files
	preloading 1, 2
	reasons for using
external sources, connecting Flash with
F
Flash Player
	communicating with
	debugging version
	dimming context menu
	displaying context menu
	displaying full screen
	getting latest version
	methods
	normal menu view
	scaling SWF files to
Flash Player 7
	and ECMA-262 compliance
	new and changed language elements
	new security model 1, 2, 3, 4
	porting existing scripts 1, 2
FLV (external video) files
	preloading
for loops and instance members
formatting code 1, 2
fscommand() function
	commands and arguments
	communicating with Director
	using
function keys, ASCII key code values
functions
	and methods
	asynchronous
	built-in
	calling
	constructor
	conversion
	custom
	defining
	for controlling movie clips
	local variables in
	passing parameters to
	returning values
	sample
G
get/set methods of classes
getAscii() method
getting information from remote files
getting mouse pointer position
getURL() method
global classpaths
global variables
	and strict data typing
grouping statements
H
highlighting syntax
hitTest() method
HTML
	example of using with styles
	styling built-in tags
	supported tags
	tags enclosed in quotation marks
	using <img> tag to flow text 1, 2, 3
	using cascading style sheets to define tags
	using in text fields
HTTP protocol
	communicating with server-side scripts
HTTPS protocol
I
icons
	above Script pane
	in Debugger
ID3 tags
identifiers, defined
images
	embedding in text fields
	loading into movie clips
importing
	classes
	scripts, and language encoding
importing classes
indentation in code, enabling
information, passing between SWF files
inheritance
	allowed from only one class
	and subclasses
initializing movie clip properties
instance members
instance names
	assigning
	compared with variable names
	defined 1, 2
	setting dynamically
instances
	defined 1, 2
	example of creating
instantiating objects
interactivity, in SWF files
	creating
	techniques for
interfaces
	as data types
	creating
IP addresses
	and policy files
	and security
J
JavaScript
	alert statement
	and ActionScript
	and Netscape
	international standard
	Netscape Navigator documentation
	sending messages to
JPEG files
	embedding in text fields
	loading into movie clips 1, 2
	preloading
jumping to a URL
K
key codes, ASCII
	function keys
	getting
	letter and number keys
	numeric keypad
	other keys
keyboard controls
	and Test Movie
	to activate movie clips
keyboard shortcuts
	for pinned scripts
keyboard, ASCII key code values
keypresses, capturing
keywords
	listed
L
languages, using multiple in scripts
levels
	loading
line numbers in code, displaying
linkage identifier 1, 2
Linkage Properties dialog box 1, 2
linking, movie clips
List Objects command
List Variables command
listener objects
	unregistering
loaded data, checking for
loaded SWF files
	identifying
	removing
loadMovie() function
loadVariables() function
LoadVars object
local variables
	and strict data typing
	in functions
	sample
logical operators
looping 1, 2
	actions
M
Macromedia Director, communicating with
manipulating numbers
masks
	and device fonts
	strokes ignored 1, 2
message box, displaying
methods
	asynchronous
	declaring
	defined
	for controlling movie clips
	of objects, calling
MIME format, standard
mouse position, getting
movie clips
	activating with keyboard
	adding parameters
	adjusting color
	and _root property
	and with statement
	assigning button states to
	attaching on() and onClipEvent() handlers
	attaching to symbol on Stage
	calling multiple methods
	changing properties in Debugger
	changing properties while playing
	child, defined
	controlling
	creating at runtime
	creating empty instance
	creating subclasses
	data type
	deleting
	detecting collisions
	determining depth of
	determining next available depth
	dragging
	duplicating
	embedding in text fields
	functions
	giving instance name
	initializing properties at runtime
	instance name, defined
	invoking methods
	listing objects
	listing variables
	loading MP3 files into
	loading SWF files and JPEG files into
	looping through children
	managing depth
	methods
	methods and functions compared
	methods, using to draw shapes
	nested, defined
	parent, defined
	properties
	properties, initializing at runtime
	removing
	sharing
	starting and stopping
	using as masks
moviename_DoFSCommand function
MP3 files
	and ID3 tags
	loading into movie clips
	preloading
multidimensional arrays
multiple inheritance, not allowed
multiple languages, using in scripts
N
name conflicts
naming conventions
	for classes
	for packages
naming variables 1, 2
navigation
	controlling
	jumping to frame or scene
nested movie clips, defined
Netscape DevEdge Online
Netscape, JavaScript methods supported
nodes
null data type
numbers
	converting to 32-bit integers
	manipulating
numeric keypad, ASCII key code values
numeric operators
O
object properties
	accessing
	assigning values to
object-oriented programming
objects
	accessing properties
	and object-oriented programming
	calling methods
	creating
	data type
	defined
	looping through children of
on() and onClipEvent() handlers
	attaching to movie clips
	scope
onClipEvent() handlers
operators
	array access
	assignment
	associativity 1, 2
	bitwise
	combining with values
	comparison
	dot
	equality
	logical
	numeric
	precedence
	string
Options pop-up menu
	in the Actions panel 1, 2
	in the Debugger
	in the Output panel
Output panel
	and trace statement
	List Objects command
	List Variables command
	options
P
packages
	naming
parameters
	defined
	in parentheses
	passing to functions
parent movie clips, defined
parentheses
	checking for matching pairs
passing values
	by content
	by reference
passwords and remote debugging
pausing (stepping through) code
pinning scripts in place
playing movie clips
policy files
	must be named crossdomain.xml
precedence, of operators
primitive data types
private attribute for class members
projectors, executing applications from
properties
	accessing
	constant
	declaring
	defined
	initializing at runtime
	of movie clips
	of objects, accessing
Properties tab, Debugger
public attribute for class members
punctuation balance, checking for
Q
quotation marks, including in strings
R
reference data types
referencing variables
registration point, and loaded images
remote debugging
remote files, communicating with
remote sites, continuous connection
removing
	loaded SWF files
	movie clips
repeating actions
resources, additional
_root property and loaded movie clips
runtime, defined
S
sample script
Script navigator
Script pane
	about
	buttons above
	working with scripts in
Script window (Flash Professional only)
scripts
	about writing and debugging
	commenting
	controlling execution
	controlling flow
	correcting text display problems
	debugging
	declaring variables
	importing and exporting
	keyboard shortcuts for pinned scripts
	pinning in place
	porting to Flash Player 7 1, 2
	sample
	testing
scrolling text
security
	and policy files
	and porting scripts to Flash Player 7 1, 2, 3
	data access across domains 1, 2
semicolon
sending information
	in XML format
	to remote files
	URL-encoded format
	via TCP/IP
server-side scripts
	languages
	XML format
servers, opening continuous connection
setRGB method
slash syntax
	not supported in ActionScript 2.0
socket connections
	about
	sample script
sounds
	attaching to Timeline
	balance control
	controlling
special characters
Stage, attaching symbols to movie clips
statements
	grouping
	terminating
	trace statements
stepping through lines of code
stopping movie clips
strict data typing
	and global variables
	and local variables
	not supported in ActionScript 1
strict equality operators
string operators
strings
subclasses
	and class members
	creating
	creating for movie clips
suffixes
SWD file, defined
SWF files
	controlling in Flash Player
	creating sound controls
	embedding in text fields
	jumping to frame or scene
	loading and unloading
	loading into movie clips
	maintaining original size
	passing information between
	placing on Web page
	preloading
	scaling to Flash Player
syntax
	case sensitivity
	checking
	curly braces
	dot
	highlighting
	parentheses
	rules
	semicolon
	slash
system event, defined
system requirements
T
Tab key, and Test Movie
target paths
	defined
	entering
	specifying
TCP/IP connection
	sending information
	with XMLSocket object
terminating statements
terminology
Test Movie
	and keyboard controls
	and Unicode
text
	assigning to text field at runtime
	determining required size of TextField object
	encoding
	getting metric information
	scrolling
	using <img> tag to flow around images
text fields
	and HTML text
	applying cascading style sheets
	avoiding variable name conflicts
	creating and removing at runtime
	default properties
	determining required size
	displaying properties for debugging
	flowing text around embedded images 1, 2
	formatting
	formatting with cascading style sheets
	instance and variable names compared
TextField class
	creating scrolling text
TextField.StyleSheet class
	and cascading style sheets
	and TextField.styleSheet property 1, 2
	creating text styles
TextFormat class
this keyword
Timeline variables
transferring variables between movie and server
typing variables
typographical conventions
U
undefined data type
Unicode
	and Test Movie command 1, 2
	support
URL-encoded format, sending information
user event, defined
UTF-8 (Unicode)
V
values, manipulating in expressions
variables
	about
	and Debugger Variables tab
	and Debugger Watch list
	assigning multiple
	avoiding name conflicts
	checking and setting values
	converting to XML
	defined
	determining data type
	modifying in Debugger
	naming
	naming rules
	passing content
	referencing value
	scoping
	sending to URL
	setting dynamically
	suffixes
	testing
	transferring between movie and server
	using in scripts
Variables tab, Debugger
video, alternative to importing
View Options pop-up menu 1, 2
volume, creating sliding control
W
Watch tab, Debugger
web applications, continuous connection
word wrapping in code, enabling
X
XML
	DOM
	example of using with styles
	hierarchy
	in server-side scripts
	sample variable conversion
	sending information via TCP/IP socket
	sending information with XML methods
XML class, methods of
XMLSocket object
	checking for data
	methods of
	using