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setProperty

setproperty

Availability

Flash Player 4.

Usage

    setProperty("target", property, value/expression)

Parameters

`target` The path to the instance name of the movie clip whose property is to be set.

`property` The property to be set.

`value` The new literal value of the property.

`expression` An equation that evaluates to the new value of the property.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Action; changes a property value of a movie clip as the movie plays.

Example

This statement sets the `_alpha` property of a movie clip named `star` to 30% when the button is clicked:

    on(release) {
    	setProperty("star", _alpha, "30");
    }

See also

`getProperty```