Global Functions 59
Returns
Object - The value of the specified property.
Example
The following example creates a new movie clip
someClip_mc and shows the alpha value
(
_alpha) for the movie clip someClip_mc in the Output panel:
this.createEmptyMovieClip("someClip_mc", 999);
trace("The alpha of "+getProperty(someClip_mc, _name)+" is:
"+getProperty(someClip_mc, _alpha));
getTimer function
getTimer() : Number
Returns the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the SWF file started playing.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4
Returns
Number - The number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the SWF file started playing.
Example
In the following example, the
getTimer() and setInterval() functions are used to create a
simple timer:
this.createTextField("timer_txt", this.getNextHighestDepth(), 0, 0, 100,
22);
function updateTimer():Void {
timer_txt.text = getTimer();
}
var intervalID:Number = setInterval(updateTimer, 100);
getURL function
getURL(url:String, [window:String, [method:String]]) : Void
Loads a document from a specific URL into a window or passes variables to another
application at a defined URL. To test this function, make sure the file to be loaded is at the
specified location. To use an absolute URL (for example,
http://www.myserver.com), you
need a network connection.
Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4 - The
GET and POST options are available only in
and later versions.
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