# ActionScript Dictionary

This dictionary describes the syntax and use of ActionScript elements in Macromedia Flash. To use examples in a script, copy the example code from the ActionScript Dictionary and paste it in the Actions panel in expert mode or into an external script file.

The dictionary lists all ActionScript elements—operators, keywords, statements, actions, properties, functions, objects, and methods. For an overview of all dictionary entries, see Contents of the dictionary; the tables in this section are a good starting point for looking up symbolic operators or methods whose object class you don't know. For information on components, see Using Components.

There are two types of entries in this dictionary:

- Individual entries for operators, keywords, functions, variables, properties, methods, and statements
- Object entries, which provide general information about built-in objects

Use the information in the sample entries to interpret the structure and conventions used in these two types of entries.