ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, 2nd Edition
by Colin Moock

The following corrections were made to the 10/03 reprint:

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        [page-number]: serious technical mistake
        {page-number}: minor technical mistake
        <page-number>: important language/formatting problem
        (page-number): language change or minor formatting problem



page 37 IN PRINT: The last sentence of the first paragraph 

NOW READS:
"You can even create a restart button that is available throughout the quiz by making a 
button instance named restart_btn (placed on its own layer, on frame 1 of the main timeline), 
and adding the following code to frame 1 of the scripts layer:"


page 82 IN PRINT: Under "Infinity and Negative Infinity: Infinity and -Infinity", in the second last sentence; 
"an underflow condition" 

NOW READS:
"a negative overflow condition".


{115} IN PRINT: "The Assignment Operator" section, code sample after second paragraph,
last line of code;
"square.area = square.width * 2;"

NOW READS:
"square.area = square.width * square.width"


{152}  first code example; line 3:
trace("pi is: " + PI);  // Displays: 3.1459... (PI is property of Math)

NOW READS:
trace("pi is: " + PI);  // Displays: 3.14159... (PI is property of Math)


page 164 IN PRINT: The third line of the last code sample on the page: 
trace("x is less than 5");

NOW READS:
trace("i is less than 5");


page 165 IN PRINT: The third line of the first code sample on the page: 
trace("x is less than 5");

NOW READS:
trace("i is less than 5");


page 173 IN PRINT: In line 5 of example 8-3: 
if (form[prop].text == "") {  

NOW READS:
if (form_mc[prop].text == "") { 


page 193  The last code block on the page: 

NOW READS:
_global.functionName = function () {
  statements
};
 

page 210 IN PRINT: The last line of the second code sample: 
initFormFields(editFields, highlightField);  

NOW READS:
initFormFields(editFields, handleFieldFocus);


page 225 IN PRINT: The last sentence of the second prose paragraph under "Listener Events": 
"Because State.onResize() is a listener event..."

NOW READS:
"Because Stage.onResize() is a listener event..."


page 227 IN PRINT: In the first paragraph after the warning note, in the second sentence: 
"allowing for a entire movie's layout"

NOW READS:
"allowing for an entire movie's layout"


page 244 IN PRINT: Line 20 of Example 10-4:
// Turn the clip bright red when the mouse is off of it 

NOW READS:
// Turn the clip dark red when the mouse is off of it 

 
page 259 IN PRINT: In line 16 of Example 11-3:
months.splice(5, 2, "june");

NOW READS:
months.splice(5, 2, "June");  


page 284 IN PRINT: In the first paragraph following the warning note, 
in the list of properties between em dashes:
"yPostion"

NOW READS:
"yPosition"


page 288 IN PRINT: The number in last line of the only code sample on the page:
78.5398163397448.  

NOW READS:
785398.163397448


page 302 
 The third line of the third code sample on the page NOW READS: 
importantDates.gwenBirthday = "January 17";
not:
var importantDates.gwenBirthday = "January 17";
  

page 333 IN PRINT: In the second sentence of the tip note:
"...or myClip in the movie clip hierarchy..." 

NOW READS:
"...or theClip in the movie clip hierarchy..."


page 387 IN PRINT: In the code example following the heading "MovieClip Sub-Subclasses":
Line 3 of the code, which reads:
// ... init code ...

HAS BEEN MOVED after line 5, and NOW READS:
super()  
// ... init code ...


page 548 IN PRINT: Under -Infinity's "Description" heading, in the last sentence:
"an underflow condition" 

NOW READS:
"a negative overflow condition".  



page 593 IN PRINT: Under "See Also";
"Security.settings.allowDomain()"

NOW READS: 
"System.security.allowDomain()".  


page 631 IN PRINT: Under "Description", in the third code block on the page:
tBall_mc._xscale = 200;

NOW READS:
tBall._xscale = 200;


page 671 IN PRINT: The synopsis for "loadMovie()":
"Load an external .swf file into the Player."

NOW READS:
"Load an external .swf or .jpg file into the Player."


page 694 IN PRINT: Under MovieClip._rotation's Example heading, the second line of the code sample: 
box_mc.onEnterFrame = function {  

NOW READS:
box_mc.onEnterFrame = function () {


page 704 IN PRINT: Under the first See Also on the page:
"System.Security.allowDomain()"  

NOW READS:
"System.security.allowDomain()"  


page 710 IN PRINT: Under MovieClip._ymouse's Example heading, the first line of the code sample: 
onEnterFrame = function () {  

NOW READS:
this.onEnterFrame = function () {


page 708 The last sentence of the Description heading for MovieClip._xmouse: 

NOW READS:
"To obtain a consistent _xmouse coordinate that is always measured relative to the Stage of the base 
movie in the Player, use _level0._xmouse."  


page 710  The last sentence of the Description heading for MovieClip._ymouse: 

NOW READS:
"To obtain a consistent _ymouse coordinate that is always measured relative to the Stage of the base 
movie in the Player, use _level0._ymouse."  


page 725 IN PRINT: Under "Usage" for "Object.__proto__ Property". The first 5 words:
"Overwriting an object's constructor property"

NOW READS: 
"Overwriting an object's __proto__ property"


page 804 IN PRINT: in the warning note for #strict:
"...Flash Player 6.0.61.0..."

NOW READS:
"...Flash Player 6.0.65.0..."


page 924 IN PRINT: The synopsis for XML.contentType:
xmlDoc.contentTypeAccess 

NOW READS:
xmlDoc.contentType


page 969  The entry for "Macromedia Flash file format":

NOW READS:
"Here you can obtain the SWF specification, which 'documents the Macromedia Flash file format (SWF), 
and how to write Macromedia Flash 6 (SWF) files.'." 


page 980 IN PRINT: In the heading "Updates to Flash Player 6, Build 61":

NOW READS:
"Build 65"


page 980 IN PRINT: The first sentence that follows the "Updates" heading:
"...Macromedia released Build 61 of Flash Player 6 (Flash Player 6.0.61.0)."

NOW READS: 
"...Macromedia released Build 65 of Flash Player 6 (Flash Player 6.0.65.0)."


page 1016 IN PRINT: Under the term "HEIGHT", the end of the sentence:
"of the HTML page width in the browser."  

NOW READS:
"of the HTML page height in the browser."