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ActionScript dictionary overview

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

The dictionary lists all ActionScript elements—operators, keywords, statements, actions, properties, functions, objects, components, 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 or component class you don't know.

ActionScript follows the ECMA-262 Standard (the specification written by the European Computer Manufacturers Association) unless otherwise noted. Some Flash 5 (and earlier) ActionScript elements have been deprecated and replaced with new ActionScript elements that correspond to the ECMA Standard. It is recommended that you use the new Flash MX elements, although deprecated elements are still supported by Flash Player 5.

There are two types of entries in this dictionary:

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

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