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NumbersandSymbols8-bitgraphics,41432-channelsound,462{}(curlybraces),22,107–108,124,188&&(doubleampersand),108==(doubleequalsign),111,114//(doubleslash),5=(equalsign),63,289/(forwardslash),197>(greaterthan),107attachMovie()method,276–278attachSound()method,459–462,467–468attractorscreen,370,376audiofiles,streaming,458,478–483AudioInterchangeFileFormat(AIFF),454auto-formatting,24Bbackbuttonstrip,45backstripcreating,174–175functionof,173backgroundcolor,changing,541–544baseclasses,597beginFill()method423,427–428behavior,ofobjects,223bitmapcaching,281–287,415changingappearanceofcachedmovieclip,285–286RAMand,284–285whentouse,287blackboxcreationof,303–304interfaces,374programming,301–302,323Seealsomodularcodeblockdiagrams,366–367,378INDEX608bookicons,6Booleanvalues,62,82–83,107–108bordercolor,changing541–544boundaryviolations,spritesand354–358boundingboxes,363boxesblackboxes,301–304,374bounding,363CheckBox,575–576ComboBox,565,572,576–582breadcrumbproperty,45,510breakkeyword,124,126broadcastevents,565–568broadcaster/listenereventmodel,569–571browserwindows,gameplayinside,365buildIcon()method,534–538,545,548–550bullets()method,374,388bundlingactions,192–193Buttonclass,274buttonevents,393buttoninstances,271buttonsattachingsoundto,456–457asobjects,270–274callbacksfor,75creationofcontrol,303–304FastFowardbutton,adding,306–307Pausebutton,adding,305–306RadioButton,572–574Rewindbutton,adding,306–307CcacheAsBitmap,382caching,bitmap,281–287,415calculations,performingsimple,80–81callbacks,22–25camelCase,13,64casekeyword,124–126casesensitivity,8,64,71,109,496changeevent,581CheckBoxcomponent,575–576childnodes,491–492,501–502chindonya.
mp3,479circles,202–207classdefinitions,593class-basedcodingcreatinglow-levelclassin,592–597extendingclasses,597–602storingclassesincentrallocation,602–603workingsof,591–597classesArray,225–229Color,47creating,inFlash,229–235extending,597–602extendingbuilt-in,600–602Function,293–295,362generalizationandabstraction,224–225hierarchiesof,223introductionto,222–229Math,236–237MovieClip,47,273–274,600–602Object,230–233Picture,252–253Sound,458–475Stage,237–238,278static,236–238storingincentrallocation,602–603String,236,467syntaxfor,229TextField,541–544Tween,332–338UIComponent,566–567UIObject,565–566classpaths,602global,602–603individual,603clear()method,424clearText()method,567–568clients,designprocessand,30closeevent,581codeadvantagesofreusable,300auto-formatting,24casesensitivityof,8grouping,22modular.
Seemodularcodeorganizingincorrectorder,136recyclingblocksof,withfunctions,191–192INDEX609reusability,56,187,300self-contained,302strictlytyped,63structure,187untyped,63codeblocks,107codehints,11,19,226,583codeinitialization,256–267codescope,272codesuffixes,14codingascreativeprocess,407asvisualprocess,392collisiondetection,352,359–364Colorclass,47colorfades,435–442ColorMixerpanel,437colortransitions,338–347,435–442colorsbackground,541–544changing,47tricolor,264–265colTransition()method,403,406,435–441,531,545,548–549combinedoperators,188–190ComboBoxcomponent,565,572,576–582extractingdatafrom,580–582populatingwithdata,577–580usingcodehintswith,583commands.
Seeactions;methodscomments,5,255compilationerrors,342ComponentDefinitiondialogbox,309ComponentInspector,563componentsadvantagesof,323CheckBox,575–576ComboBox,565,572,576–582configuring,325–326creatingsimple,302–313DarkValentine,311–313defined,302draggingfromComponentspaneltothestage,564eventhandlingand,565–571forplaybackcontrols,303–311loadingatruntime,584–586makingdisappear,325mousefollower(example),319–327RadioButton,572–574ready-built,302removing,586resizing,564–565TextArea,561–565UIObjectclassand,565usingcodehintswith,583usingwithActionScript,563–565workingwith,onthestage,561–563ComponentsLanguageReference,563conditionargument,153conditions,106–109defining,110–116elseaction,117–119elseifaction,119–123switchaction,123–135constructor()method,225–226,334–335,594constructors,232–235content,dynamic,443contracts,31costingprocess,31countervariables,295createClassObject()method,584–585createObject()method,585–586cross-indexing,arrays,157–158curlybraces{},22,107–108,124,188currentframeproperty,307–308curves,drawing,416–421curveTo()method,416–418customproperties,229DDarkValentine,311–313data,defining,forFuturemediasite,444–450dataaccess,fromXMLdocuments,500,503datafield,Parameterstab,579datastorage,60.
Seealsovariablesdata-drivensites,442–443definingdatafor,444–450dynamiccontenton,443INDEX610Debugger,231debugging,70,265deceleration,317decisionmaking,106–135definingadecision,110–116elseaction,117–119elseifaction,119–123ifaction,107–109switchifaction,123–135defaultframerate,275defaultkeyword,128depthlevels,147designprocessbottom-upapproachto,36–41commericalandlegalfactorsin,31costing,31definingproblem,30–31flowcharting,41–44Futuremediasiteplanning,46–56storyboarding,32–36top-downapproachto,36–38planning,30–44destroyObject()method,586detectCollision()method,361differenteventmodel,560do.
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whileloop,182documentation,importanceof,303dotnotation,14,17,229,563dotpaths,287doubleequalsign(==),114drag()method,473drag-and-dropfeature,321dragStarter()method,360,364dragStopper()method,360drawengine,425draw(x,y)command,411drawAPI.
fla,418drawingAPI,410creatingkaleidoscopewith,425–435drawingcurves,416–421drawinglines,411–420fills,422–425turtlegraphicsand,410–411drawQuadfunction,431,433Dreamweaver,savingXMLfilesin,495DropShadowTimelineEffect,241drop()method,475drop-downmenus,ComboBoxcomponent,576–582duplicateMovieClip()method,147,244,271,278dynamiccontent,443dynamicgraphics,213–217dynamicsoundtracks,creating,464–469dynamictextfields,improvinglookof,541–544dynamicvalues,81EEcmaInternational,588elseaction,117–119elseclause,499elseifaction,119–123EMMtek,31emptyfunctions(stubs),193encapsulation,301–302,588encodingattribute,XML,492–494endFill()method,423–424,427–428equalsign(=),63,289equalityoperator,114errorchecking,344errorcodes,XMLobject,499–500errorsdetectionof,7silentfailures,460eventhandlers/handling,20,106,272componentsand,565–571locatingvariablesfromwithin,288–289reusing,289–293forstartgametrigger,373eventlistenersadding,569advantagesof,570–571removing,587workingsof,565–568eventsounds,478–483event-drivenlanguages,20event/eventhandlermodel,21–22vs.
broadcaster/listenermodel,571INDEX611events,20–22callbacksand,22–25external,21internal,21–22user-generatedvs.
Flash-generated,306–307!
(exclamationpoint),191ExportforActionScript,276,460Expose,4expressionsnumeric,80–81string,78–79using,67–72ExtensibleHypertextMarkupLanguage(XHTML),488ExtensibleMarkupLanguage(XML).
SeeXMLexternalevents,21externalsoundfiles,478–483FfadeText()method,403,440false(Booleanvalue),82,107–108FastFowardbutton,adding,306–307fields,445fillpath,422fills,422–425filmscripts,2firedparameter,368firstiteration,36FLAcasesensitivity,64finishingthe,180Flashactionsin,3arguments,18casesensitivity,8,71components,302–313creatingmodularcodein,302creatingobjectsandinstances,229–235decisionmakingin,106–116eventsin,20–22importingPhotoshopimagesinto,33interactivityand,20loadingXMLdatainto,497–503,508–511memory,60reservednames,63–64variables,60version2components,560–587viewingobjectsin,231FlashBasic8,591Flashgames,365FlashLibrary,addingstructureto,176–177FlashPlayer8,454,462FlashProfessional8,591Flex2,587flowcharting,41–44,366focusInevent,567fontschoosing,98embedding,101–102forloops,152–156,192arraysand,155–156condition,153examples,154init,153next,153for.
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inloop,182forwardslash(/),197FPSCounter,281framecutoutcreating,178–179functionof,173revealing,180framelayer,94framerate,275decreasing,280–281zappergame,369frameratecounter,280framespersecond(fps),281FreeTransformtool,48,562–563,578full-screeneditor,3Functionclass,293–295,362functiondeclarations,186functionkeyword,594functionliterals,187function-basedmodularcode,327–332advantagesof,331–332swarmingbehavior,328–332INDEX612functionalmethod,ofproblemsolving,36–38functionparameters,194functions,186actionsand,186addingasplaceholders,395foraddingnewcells,249–251,256anonymous,187–188assigning,339–341benefitsof,190,218calling,187–189forcircles,202–207declaring,187–189drawbacksof,222empty,193localvariablesand,195–198named,187–188nesting,207–212,222reasonstouse,187forrepetitivejobs,191–192returningvaluesfrom,198–199typing,200–202using,188–192Futuremediasitepreloaderfor,551–555backwardnavigation,533–5540modularcode,338–347addingowncontentto,555–556statustextmessages,548–550addingtext,98,100–101asdata-drivensite,442–443changingeventhandling,530–531choosingfontfor,98codeinitialization,256–267colortransitions,338–347,435–442datastructurefor,511–513staticgraphics,172–181definingdatafor,444–450definingtheproblem,46–56designof,92–103dynamicgraphicsfor,213–217embeddingthefont,101–102importingdataintouserinterface,526–530introductionto,44–56layoutguides,95–97loadingXMLdataintoFlash,508–511navigation,45,444navigationeventhandling,390–406readingcontentpages,531–533settingstagedimensions,93–94,260–264settingthetimeline,94structuring,withXML,503–522tricolorcolors,264–265UIanimation,391–399userinterface,257–258,540–547Ggameworldlimitsof,368zappergame,367–368,371gameEnd,371games,screensizesfor,365gameStart,370generalization,classesand,224–225getBytesLoaded()method,481getBytesTotal()method,481getTarget()method,594,596,599globalclasspaths,602–603globalconstants,371–373globaldata,355GlobalFunctions,6_globallevel,355globalvalues,affectofchanging,357globalvariables,198,295–296gotoAndPlay()method,140–141gotoAndStop()method,308gradientfills,425graphicsymbols,273–274graphicscreatingstatic,172–181settinguptimelinelayersfor,174turtle,410–411greaterthan(>),107gSHIP_HEIGHTparameter,368guideHorizlayer,96guideVertlayer,96INDEX613Hhandlerfunctions.
Seeeventhandlers/handlingHangman(game),158–172addingActionScript,166–172mainmovietimeline,165–166movieclip,161,164userinterface,164–165high-levelrequirements,36hitTestmethod,361–363HTMLentities,493HypertextMarkupLanguage(HTML),488Iicons,building,534–538iconTransition()method,538–540,550ideas,recording,32ifaction,107–109ifstatements,141ignoreWhiteproperty,498importcommand,accessingTweenclasswith,333index(offset),85inertia,315,318inertiacode,322–327inertiaeffect,configuring,325–326inertiaFollower,319–327infiniteloops,142information,linking,witharrays,87informationstorage,60,86inhibitflagcode,464initargument,153initGo()method,374initialvalues,78initialization,78inputfields,creating,72–74instancenames,12–17,270–271,288spacesin,13suffixesfor,14instancepropertiescontrolling,271using,272–273instances,13,230SeealsoobjectsInteractivity,20memoryand,60variablesand,72–78interlockcode,464internalevents,21–22isContentType()method,515–516ISO-8859-1,493JJavaScript,172join()method,227JPEGfiles,454KkaleidoscopecreatingwithdrawingAPI,425–435math,426keyframesactionsattachedto,5attachingscriptsto,9keywords,7SeealsospecifickeywordsLlabelfield,Parameterstab,579languages,foreign,inXML,492–494layers,locking,9,75layoutguides,creating,95–97lengthproperty,156lessthan(attachMovie(),276–278attachSound(),459–462,467–468beginFill(),423,427–428buildIcon(),534–538,545,548–550bullets(),374,388clear(),424clearText(),567–568colTransition(),403,406,435–441,531,545,548–549constructor(),225–226,334–335,594createClassObject(),584–585createObject(),585–586curveTo(),416–418destroyObject(),586detectCollision(),361drag(),473dragStarter(),360,364dragStopper(),360drop(),475duplicateMovieClip(),147,244,271,278endFill(),423–424,427–428fadeText(),403,440getBytesLoaded(),481getBytesTotal(),481getTarget(),594,596,599gotoAndPlay(),140–141gotoAndStop(),308iconTransition(),538–540,550initGo(),374isContentType(),515–516join(),227INDEX615lineTo(),412,415,418loadDone(),481loadMovie(),19,251loadProgress(),481loadSound(),458,481–482makeAlien(),382makeStar(),389Math.
ceil(),277Math.
floor(),277Math.
random(),277Math.
round(),277move(),584moveClip(),595–596moveInertia(),594,596,598mover(),356myClip.
clear(),415mySound.
start(),461navigate(),339–345,394–399,544,548navigationData(),512,544newArray(),225–226Number(),237onPress(),360paper.
clear(),415–417parseXMLData(),498–500,510,520,530,544placeContent(),532–533,555–556pop(),228populateEvents(),527–531populateTitles(),527–530posTransition(),399–406,435,438–441,531,545,548processData(),515–520push(),228,519queryCheckBox(),576queryCombo(),581–582queryRadio(),573–574removeEventListener(),587removeUnderscore(),519–520reverse(),228setCol(),343,402setPan(),469–475setRGB(),343setSize(),564–565,578–579setupContentPage(),515–516,520setVolume(),469–475sort(),228starDot(),389starShip(),374,378start(),462–464stop(),6,271,462–464,484stripCols(),340–345stripEvents(),340–345stripPage(),339–345,509,544substring(),467swap(),191,222toLowerCase(),236trace(),70,228,511unpopulateEvents(),527,530using,228XMLload(),498yoyo(),337,341MIDI(MusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface),454minussign(-),inXMLdocuments,490modularcode,300–302addingtoFuturemediasite,338–347creatingcomponents,302–313DarkValentine,311–313documentationof,303example,319–327formovieclips,314–319forplaybackcontrols,303–311function-based,327–332realmovementwith,314–327modularmovieclips,212advantagesof,323disadvantagesof,327modularprogrammingprocess,195–198spritesand,352motionwithacceleration,316–319linear,animationof,315–316nonlinear,318ofsprites,358simulatingrealistic,314–319swarmingbehavior,328–332Trailingthepointer(example),319–327motiontweenscreationof,332–338repeating,337–338move()method,584INDEX616move(x,y)command,411moveClip()method,595–596moveInertia()method,594,596,598movement.
Seemotionmover()method,356moveTo(x,y)action,412,415movieclipsanimating,withActionScript,25–27asobjects,27–274assigninginstancenamesto,270–271cached,changingappearanceof,285–286copying,271debugging,231hierarchyof,302–303interactivityof,20_mcsuffixtodesignate,14modularcontrolof,314–327placingdirectlyontostage,274–279propertiesof,271–273vs.
rawgraphics,47realisticmotionin,314–327scoping,17speedingup,279–280stopping,271SeealsocomponentsMovieClipclass,47,273–274,600–602MP3(MPEGAudioLayer-3)format,478aslossyformat,454disadvantagesof,454–455securityissues,482multipleassignments,foreventhandlers,289MusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface(MIDI),454MXUIcomponents,560myClip.
clear()method,415mySound.
start()method,461NNamefield,321namedfunctions,187–188,567navigate()method,339–345,394–399,544,548navigationbackward,550forward,548–549intuitive,45ofFuturemediasite,390–406showreelexample,238–254navigationData()method,512,544newArray()method,225–226newconstructor,234,236newXML(),498newCellfunction,249–251,256nextargument,153nodeNameproperty,500nodeschild,491–492,501–502defined,490–492parent,491–492properties,510root,491–492,510text,491–492XMLNodeclass,500non-Englishtext,withXML,492–494nonlinearmotion,318NOToperator(!
),191Notepad,savingXMLfilesin,494Number()method,237numbers,62,79–82numericliterals,67Oobjectblockdiagrams,378Objectclass,230–233objectproperties,223,225,446controlling,271defining,447–449using,272–273object-orientedprogramming(OOP)ActionScriptand,587–603classbased,223encapsulation,588extendingclasses,597–602methods,223overview,589properties,223prototypebases,223storingclassesincentrallocation,602–603typeand,224usesof,589–590INDEX617objects,270advantagesof,overvariables,235buttonsas,270–274characteristicsof,223constructing,225–226creating,inFlash,229–235introductionto,222–229movieclipsas,270–274showreelexample,238–254sound,458–475structure,232type,224viewinginFlash,231Seealsoobject-orientedprogrammingoffsetvalue,462offsets,85specifyingparticular,144usingvariablevaluesas,89–91OnEnterFrameeventhandler,21–22,306–308,378–381,387onEnterFramescript,375onLoadeventhandler,482,498–499onMouseDowneventhandler,363,462–464onPress()method,360onReleaseeventhandler,360,466,538,544–545,550onReleaseOutsideeventhandler,360onSoundCompleteevent,458,463–469OOP.
Seeobject-orientedprogrammingoperators,innames,64outputfields,creating,74–78Outputwindow,170Ppackages,333pagearray,structureof,511pageNumproperty,510panes,5panning,50,469,471–475paper.
clear()method,415–417parent,302–303,355parentnodes,491–492parentpath,308–310parentheses(),19,107,338parseXMLData()method,498–500,510,520,530,544Pausebutton,adding,305–306penToggle,421performancebottlenecks,49collisiondetection,363–364improving,415periodcharacter(.
),64PhotoshopPSDimages,importingintoFlash,33physics,lawsof,315Pictureclass,252–253pIDproperty,511pinning,7–8placeContent()method,532–533,555–556playcode,adding,304playbackcontrols,creatingmodular,303–311pLinkproperty,511plussign(+),inXMLdocuments,490Polystartool,295pop()method,228populateEvents()method,527–531populateTitles()method,527–530portability,301positiontext,adding,97posTransition()method,399–406,435,438–441,531,545,548prefixes,177preloader,addingtoFuturemediasite,551–555problem-solvinglayers,591proceduralprogramming,589processData()method,515–520programming,2Seealsomodularprogramming;object-orientedprogrammingprogramminglanguagesevent-driven,20untyped,62SeealsoActionScriptprogrammingproblemsabstracting,40bottom-upapproachto,36–41defining,forFuturemediasite,46–56flowcharting,41–44top-downapproachto,36–38INDEX618properties,223Arrayclass,229controlling,271custom,229using,272–273SeealsospecificpropertiesPropertyinspector,270–271ProposalKit,31Prototypes,588pTitleproperty,511pTypeproperty,511pURLproperty,511push()method,228,519QqueryCheckBox()method,576queryCombo()method,581–582queryRadio()method,573–574quotationmarks(''),147RRadioButtoncomponent,572–574RAM,bitmapcachingand,284–285randomnumbergeneration,277realisticmovement,simulationof,314–319Trailingthepointer(example),319–327records,445redundancy,194–195reelSpeed,246reflections,426region-specificencodings,493relativepaths,289,303removeEventListener()method,587removeUnderscore()method,519–520reservednames,63–64restrictproperty,160reusability,187advantagesof,300black-boxprogrammingand,301–302reverse()method,228Rewindbutton,adding,306–307richInternetapplications,443_root,148,278_rootlevel,355rootnode,491–492,510roottimeline,287,375Ssampledsoundfiles,454sausagenotation,107,109,111scale,400scaleTarget,400scaling,48–50SciTE|Flash,592scope,17,198assumed,12instancenames,12–17ofascript,12ofvariables,62,288,291,295scopechain,198score,368screenresolutionforgames,365low-quality,414Scriptnavigator,6Scriptpane,5Scripts,2adding,5attachingtokeyframes,9breakingintosubtasks,186–187commentsin,5functionsand,186linenumbersin,5pinning,7–8scopeof,12timelinehierarchy,6seconditeration,37securitysettings,cross-domainpolicyfiles,498selectedIndex,581,583semaphorecode,464semicolons,109,188setCol()method,343,402setPan()method,469–475setRGB()method,343setSize()method,564–565,578–579setupContentPage()method,515–516,520setVolume()method,469–475INDEX619SE|PY,592shapes,filling,422–425shareddata,355shipDeadparameter,368ShowCodeHintbutton,19showreel(example),238–254siblings,491–492silentfailure,460simulations,352singlestepping,305sitedesign.
Seedesignprocessskeletons,193skillparameter,368slowdowns,280–281sort()method,228sound32-channel,462dealingwithlargesoundfiles,476–483dynamicsoundtracks,464–469event,478–483loadingfromexternalfiles,478–483startingandstopping,462–464synchronizing,468–469streaming,478–483turningoff,484unsynchronized,468usingontimeline,455–457usingwisely,483–484volumeandbalancecontrol,469–475workingwithlonger,461–462soundbuffers,478–480Soundclass,458–475getBytesLoaded()method,481getBytesTotal()method,481setPan()method,469–475setVolume()method,469–475stop()method,484soundclips,naming,460soundcompression,454,476–478soundformats,choosingright,454–455soundinstances,458–475attachingsoundsto,458–462creating,459soundquality,vs.
downloadtimes,477soundsequencing,458soundLoader.
fla,479–481soundNext,467–468spaceAlien()method,381spaces,innames,64speedparameter,368spritesboundaryviolationsand,354–358collisionof,358–364controlof,353–358defined,352–353externalandinternaldata,353–358interactionbetween,353movementof,358squarebrackets[],85,148Stageclass,237–238,278stagesizechoosingandcreating,93–94settingdimensionsof,260–264starDot()method,389starShip()method,374,378start()method,462–464state,ofobjects,223statements,testingiftrue,83staticclasses,236–238staticgraphics,creating,172–181statustext,97,101stopcode,304stop()method,6,271,462–464,484storyboarding,32–36streamingaudiofiles,458,478–483strictlytypedcode,63Stringclass,236,467stringexpressions,using,68,78–79stringliterals,66stripCols()method,340–345stripEvents()method,340–345stripPage()method,339–345,509,544structureddata,232,449stubs,193subclasses,597substring()method,467subtasks,breakingtasksinto,186–187,300–301suffixes,14super()operator,599superclasses,597INDEX620swap()method,191,222SwarmAlien,380–387swarmingbehavior,328–332SWF,testing,304–305switchaction,123–135symboltypes,273symbols,behaviorsof,273syntax,64systemengineering,378Ttableofcontents(TOC),37tags,XML,490targetInstanceName,320targets,12–17,302tasks,breakingdown,186–187,300–301testharness,198–199text,adding,98–101textfields,73input,72–74output,74–78propertiesof,271updatespeed,75textnodes,491–492Texttool,72TextAreacomponent,561–563ActionScriptand,563–565clearingtextfrom,566–568createClassObject(),584–585eventsfor,565TextEdit,savingXMLfilesin,494TextFieldclassbackgroundcolor,541–544bordercolor,541–544textListenerobject,567theDataobject,544theNodesproperty,510thiskeyword,232,290,293,303,341,355,467,568three-clickrule,440threeTimes()method,587timelineframe1of,369,378local,355referencingdifferent,withActionScript,287–293settingup,94stopping,271usingsoundon,455–457TimelineControl,6timelinelayers,settingupforgraphics,174timelineloops,140–141,277timelinemodularity,326timelinevariables,295timeline-drivensites,442togglemechanisms,43toLowerCase()method,236trace()method,70,228,511transitionscolor,338–347colorfades,435–442runningthroughmanually,56sound,455triciolormovieclip,modelingthetransition,52–53tricolorcolors,264–265tricolormovieclipadaptationof,54–56creating,49–50true(Booleanvalue),82,107–108turtlegraphics,410–411Tweenclass,332accessing,withimportcommand,333advantagesof,333colortransitionsand,347constructorfunction,334–335transitiontypes,335–338tweenscreating,withActionScript,332–338repeating,337–338typedcode,63typeofcommand,71typing,224UUIComponentclass,566–567UIObjectclass,565–566createObject(),586move(),584undefined,91undefinedvariables,66,76,151,198,265INDEX621underscore(_),271universalconstants,368unpopulateEvents()method,527,530unstructureddata,232untypedlanguages,62updateAfterEvent()action,363–364userinteraction,withvariables,72–78userinterfaceanimation,forFuturemediasite,391–399storyboards,392backwardnavigation,533–534UsingComponentshelpfile,563UTF-8,492–493UTF-8encoding,494–495Vvaluetypes,62–63valuesassigning,tovariables,63Boolean,82–83dynamic,81initial,78storing,invariables,63varkeyword,65–66,295,342Variablefield,321variables,106arrays,84–91assigningvaluesto,63Boolean,82–83,107–108casesensitivity,64,71configuring,325–326creating,63–66creatingmultiple,151defined,60defining,77,400determininganddefiningtypeof,68–72functionparameters,194global,295–296initializationof,78,259–260inputandoutput,72–78interactivityand,72–78like-named,289local,195–198,295locatingfrominsideeventhandlerfunction,288–289locationof,295logicoperators,83–84motion,316–318naming,63–65,146numbers,79–82vs.
objects,235overviewof,61scopeof,62,198,288,291,295storingvaluesin,63undefined,66,76,91,151,265usingexpressions,67–72usingliteralvalues,66–67usingstringexpressions,78–79valuesandtypes,62–63vectors,281version1components,560version2components,560–587advantagesof,560eventhandlingand,565–571problemscausedby,560workingwith,onthestage,561–563Seealsocomponentsvisibleproperty,325voidoperator,200volumecontrol,469,471–475WWAV(waveformsoundformat),454–455.
waxfilenameextension,465webapplicationfront-ends,443web-designcontracts,31WebDevBiz,31websites,costing,31whileloops,141–151whitespace,tellingFlashtoignore,498whitespacebugs,491WindowWorkspaceLayoutTRADefault,3worldwideattributes,forsprites,355INDEX622XXHTML(ExtensibleHypertextMarkupLanguage),488XML(ExtensibleMarkupLanguage)comments,500controllingstructureandcontentwith,503–522encodingattribute,492–494familytreeconcept,491,500,510,521hierarchy,492introductionto,488–492nodes,490–492,500–502sampledocument,488–490usingnon-Englishtextwith,492–494versions,492vocabularies,488XMLdeclaration,492XMLdocumentsaccessingdatain,500–503loadingintoFlash,497–503,508–511structureof,490–492UTF-8encodingfor,494wellformed,496–497,506XMLeditors,dedicated,495–496XMLfiles,savinginUTF-8,494–495XMLobjectscreating,498statusproperty,499–500XMLprolog,492XMLtagsclosingtags,496using,496whitespacebetween,491XMLload()method,498XMLNodeclass,500XMLSpy,495Yyoyo()method,337,341Zzappergamebulletsprite,387–388codefor,371–389globalconstants,371–373maintimeline,367–368,371planning,365,367playersprite,376–380rules,375starfield,389startgametrigger,373–376SwarmAlien,380–387INDEX623