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Global Functions
This section contains a set of built-in functions that are available in any part of a SWF file
where ActionScript is used. These global functions cover a wide variety of common
programming tasks such as working with data types (Boolean(), int(), and so on),
producing debugging information (trace()), and communicating with Flash Player or the
browser (fscommand()).
Global Functions summary
Modifiers Signature Description
Array([numElements:N
umber],
[elementN:Object]) :
Array
asfunction(function:
String,
parameter:String)
Boolean(expression:O
bject) : Boolean
Creates a new, empty array or converts specified
elements to an array.
A special protocol for URLs in HTML text fields
that allows an HREF link to call an ActionScript
function.
Converts the parameter expression to a Boolean
value and returns true or false.
call(frame:Object) Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This action was
deprecated in favor of the function statement.
Executes the script in the called frame without
moving the playhead to that frame.
chr(number:Number) :
String
Deprecated since Flash Player 5. This function
was deprecated in favor of
String.fromCharCode().
Converts ASCII code numbers to characters.
clearInterval(interv Stops the setInterval() call.
alID:Number)
clearTimeout(id:Numb Cancels a specified setTimeout() call.
er)
duplicateMovieClip(t
arget:Object,
newname:String,
depth:Number)
escape(expression:St
ring) : String
Creates an instance of a movie clip while the SWF
file is playing.
Converts the parameter to a string and encodes it
in a URL-encoded format, where all
nonalphanumeric characters are replaced with %
hexadecimal sequences.
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