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MovieClip.beginFill

movieclip, movieclip.beginFill, beginFill

Availability

Flash Player 6.

Usage

`myMovieClip``.beginFill ([``rgb``[,` `alpha``]])`

Parameter

`rgb` A hex color value (for example, red is 0xFF0000, blue is 0x0000FF, and so on). If this value is not provided or is undefined, a fill is not created.

`alpha` An integer between 0-100 that specifies the alpha value of the fill. If this value is not provided, 100 (solid) is used. If the value is less than 0, Flash uses 0. If the value is greater than 100, Flash uses 100.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Method; indicates the beginning of a new drawing path. If an open path exists (that is, if the current drawing position does not equal the previous position specified in a `moveTo` method) and it has a fill associated with it, that path is closed with a line and then filled. This is similar to what happens when the `endFill` method is called. If no fill is currently associated with the path, the `endFill` method must be called in order to apply the fill.

See also

`MovieClip.beginGradientFill`, `MovieClip.endFill`