
Using good scripting practices
It's a good idea to follow these scripting practices:
- Use the
trace
action to send information to the Output window. (See Using the trace action.)
- Use comments to document how your ActionScript is supposed to work.
- Use consistent naming conventions to identify elements in a script. Start variable and function names with a lowercase letter and use a capital letter for each new word (
myVariableName
, myFunctionName
). Start constructor function names with a capital letter (MyConstructorFunction
). Most important, pick a style that makes sense to you and use it consistently.
- Use meaningful variable names that reflect what kind of information a variable contains. For example, a variable containing information about the last button pressed could be called
lastButtonPressed
. A name like foo
would make it difficult to remember what the variable contains.
- Use the Movie Explorer to view the display list and view all ActionScript scripts in a movie. See "Using the Movie Explorer" in Using Flash.
