MACROMEDIA FLASH 8-LEARNING ACTIONSCRIPT 2.0 IN FLASH - Page 291

About top-level and built-in classes 291
SharedObject The SharedObject class offers persistent local data storage on the
client computer, similar to cookies. This class offers real-time data
sharing between objects on the client’s computer. See
SharedObject.
Sound The Sound class provides control over sounds in a SWF file. See
Sound.
Stage The Stage class provides information about a SWF file’s dimensions,
alignment, and scale mode. It also reports Stage resize events. See
Stage.
String The String class is a wrapper for the string primitive data type, which
lets you use the methods and properties of the String object to
manipulate primitive string value types. See String.
System The System class provides information about Flash Player and the
system on which Flash Player is running (for example, screen resolution
and current system language). It also lets you show or hide the Flash
Player Settings panel and modify SWF file security settings. See
System.
TextField The TextField class provides control over dynamic and input text fields,
such as retrieving formatting information, invoking event handlers, and
changing properties such as alpha or background color. See
TextField.
TextFormat The TextFormat class lets you apply formatting styles to characters or
paragraphs in a TextField object. See TextFormat.
TextSnapshot The TextSnapshot object lets you access and lay out static text inside a
movie clip. See TextSnapshot.
Video The Video class lets you show video objects in a SWF file. You can use
this class with Flash Communication Server to display live streaming
video in a SWF file, or within Flash to display a Flash Video (FLV) file.
See Video.
XML This class contains methods and properties for working with XML
objects. See XML.
XMLNode The XMLNode class represents a single node in an XML document
tree. It is the XML class’s superclass. See XMLNode.
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