ActionScript: The Definitive Guide

The ActionScript Statements

Now that you know how a typical statement is formed, skim Table 6.1 to acquaint yourself with some of the things that ActionScript statements do.

Table 6-1. The ActionScript Statements

Statement	Syntax	Use
break	break;	Cancels a loop
call	call (frame);	Executes the script on a remote frame
continue	continue;	Restarts the current loop
do-while	do { statements } while (expression);	A variation of a while loop
empty statement	;	Holds a place where a statement is expected, and used with evaluate in novice mode
for	for (init; test; increment) { statements }	Executes some code repetitively (a for loop)
for-in	for (property in object) { statements }	Enumerates the properties of an object
function	function name(parameters) { statements }	Declares a function
if-else if-else	if (expression) { statements } else if (expression) { statements } else { statements }	Executes some code based on a condition or a series of conditions
ifFrameLoaded	ifFrameLoaded (frame) { statements }	Executes some code if a certain frame has loaded; deprecated in Flash 5
return	return; return expression;	Exits a function or returns a value from a function
set	set (variable, value);	Assigns a value to a dynamically named variable
var	var variableName; var variableName = expression;	Declares and optionally initializes a variable
while	while (expression) { statements }	Executes some code repetitively (a while loop)
with	with (objectName ...