ActionScript for Flash MX: The Definitive Guide, Second Edition

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To use a component instance in a movie, follow these steps:

1. Drag the component from the Library or the Components panel onto the Stage.

2. To set the component’s parameters, open either the Property inspector (Win-

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➝ Properties) or the Component Parameters panel (Window ➝ Component

Parameters), which is used only for components with custom interfaces that will

not fit in the Property inspector.

3. If the clip has a standard interface, set each parameter value as follows:

a. For Default, String, and Number parameters, click the parameter value and

enter the string or number.

b. For Boolean parameters, click the parameter value and select either

true or

false.

c. For Array parameters, double-click the parameter value. In the Values dia-

log box, click each array element value and enter a string or number. Click

OK to accept your array element values.

d. For Object parameters, double-click the parameter value. In the Values dia-

log box, click each object property value and enter a string or a number.

Click OK to accept your Object properties.

e. For List parameters, click the parameter value and select an option.

f. For Color parameters, click the parameter value and select a color from the

color palette, or simply enter the integer (hex or decimal) RGB color value.

g. For ...