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See also
Object.addProperty(), set
getProperty
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
getProperty(my_mc, property)
Parameters
my_mc
The instance name of a movie clip for which the property is being retrieved.
property A property of a movie clip.
Returns
The value of the specified property.
Description
Function; returns the value of the specified property for the movie clip my_mc.
Example
The following example retrieves the horizontal axis coordinate (_x) for the movie clip my_mc and
assigns it to the variable
my_mc_x:
my_mc_x = getProperty(_root.my_mc, _x);
getTimer
Availability
Flash Player 4.
Usage
getTimer()
Parameters
None.
Returns
The number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the SWF file started playing.
Description
Function; returns the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the SWF file started playing.