MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH - Page 24

24 What’s New in Flash 8 ActionScript
■ The onHTTPStatus event handler of the LoadVars class returns the status code that’s
returned from the server (for example, the value 404 for page not found). For more
information, see
onHTTPStatus (LoadVars.onHTTPStatus handler) in the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
■ The attachBitmap() method of the MovieClip class, which attaches a bitmap image to a
movie clip. For information, see the
BitmapData (flash.display.BitmapData) in the
ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.
■ The beginBitmapFill() method of the MovieClip class, which fills a movie clip with a
bitmap image.
■ The spreadMethod, interpolationMethod, and focalPointRatio parameters of the
beginGradientFill() method in the MovieClip class. This method fills a drawing area
with a bitmap image, and the bitmap can be repeated or tiled to fill the area.
■ The blendMode property of the MovieClip class, which lets you set the blending mode for
the instance.
■ The cacheAsBitmap property of the MovieClip class, which lets you cache the object as
an internal bitmap representation of the instance.
■ The filters property of the MovieClip class, which is an indexed array that contains
each filter object that’s currently associated with the instance.
■ The getRect() method of the MovieClip class, which returns properties that are the
minimum and maximum coordinate values of the specified instance.
■ The lineGradientStyle() method of the MovieClip class, which specifies a gradient
line style that Flash uses when drawing a path.
■ The pixelHinting, noScale, capsStyle, jointStyle, and miterLimit parameters of
the
lineStyle() method in the MovieClip class. These parameters specify kinds of line
styles you can use when drawing lines.
■ The opaqueBackground property of the MovieClip class, which sets the color of the
movie clip’s opaque (not transparent) background to the color that the RGB hexadecimal
value specifies.
■ The scale9Grid property of the MovieClip class, which is the rectangular region that
defines nine scaling regions for the instance.
■ The scrollRect property of the MovieClip class, which lets you quickly scroll movie clip
content and have a window viewing larger content.
■ The transform property of the MovieClip class, which lets you make settings regarding a
movie clip’s matrix, color transform, and pixel bounds. For more information, see
Transform (flash.geom.Transform) in the ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference.