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ActionScript 2.0 Components Language Reference > UIObject class > UIObject.setSkin()

UIObject.setSkin()

Availability

Flash Player 6 (6.0.79.0).

Edition

Flash MX 2004.

Usage

componentInstance.setSkin(id, linkageName)

Parameters

id A number indicating the depth of the skin within the component.

linkageName A string indicating an asset in the library.

Returns

A reference to the movie clip (skin) that was attached.

Description

Method; sets a skin in the component instance. Use this method in a component's class file when you are creating a component. For more information, see About assigning skins in Using ActionScript 2.0 Components.

You cannot use this method to set a component's skins at runtime (for example, the way you set a component's styles at runtime).

Example

This example is a code snippet from the class file of a new component, called Shape. It creates a variable, themeShape and sets it to the Linkage identifier of the skin. In the createChildren() method, the setSkin() method is called and passed the id 1 and the variable that holds the linkage identifier of the skin:

class Shape extends UIComponent {

    static var symbolName:String = "Shape";
    static var symbolOwner:Object = Shape;
    var className:String = "Shape";

    var themeShape:String = "circle_skin"

    function Shape() {
    }

    function init(Void):Void {
        super.init();
    }

    function createChildren():Void {
        setSkin(1, themeShape);
        super.createChildren();
    }
}

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