MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004 - ACTIONSCRIPT - Page 504

504 Chapter 12: ActionScript Dictionary
MovieClip.getNextHighestDepth()
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Usage
my_mc.getNextHighestDepth()
Parameters
None.
Returns
An integer that reflects the next available depth index that would render above all other objects on
the same level and layer within
my_mc.
Description
Method; lets you determine a depth value that you can pass to MovieClip.attachMovie(),
MovieClip.duplicateMovieClip(), or MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip() to ensure that
Flash renders the movie clip in front of all other objects on the same level and layer in the current
movie clip. The value returned is 0 or higher (that is, negative numbers are not returned).
For more information, see “Managing movie clip depths” on page 129.
See also
MovieClip.getDepth()
, MovieClip.getInstanceAtDepth(), MovieClip.swapDepths()
MovieClip.getSWFVersion()
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Usage
my_mc.getSWFVersion()
Parameters
None.
Returns
An integer that specifies the Flash Player version that was targeted when the SWF file loaded into
my_mc was published.
Description
Method; returns an integer that indicates the Flash Player version for which my_mc was published.
If my_mc is a JPEG file, or if an error occurs and Flash can’t determine the SWF version of my_mc,
-1 is returned.