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Math.tan()
Availability
Flash Player 5. In Flash Player 4, the methods and properties of the Math class are emulated using
approximations and may not be as accurate as the non-emulated math functions supported by
Flash Player 5.
Usage
Math.tan(x)
Parameters
x
An angle measured in radians.
Returns
A number.
Description
Method; computes and returns the tangent of the specified angle. To calculate a radian, use the
information outlined in the introduction to the Math class.
maxscroll
Availability
Flash Player 4. This function has been deprecated in favor of the TextField.maxscroll
property.
Usage
variable_name.maxscroll
Description
Property (read-only); a deprecated property that indicates the line number of the topmost visible
line of text in a text field when the bottommost line in the field is also visible. The
maxscroll
property works with the
scroll property to control the display of information in a text field.
This property can be retrieved, but not modified.
See also
TextField.maxscroll
, TextField.scroll
mbchr
Availability
Flash Player 4. This function has been deprecated in favor of the String.fromCharCode()
method.
Usage
mbchr(number)
Parameters
number
The number to convert to a multibyte character.