Macromedia® Flash™ 8 on Demand

Chapter 15. Using Basic ActionScripts

What You’ll Do

• Use Object-Oriented Programming

• View the Actions Panel

• Understand Properties and Methods

• Apply Properties and Methods to an Object

• Use Dot Syntax

• Apply Dot Syntax to a Movie Clip

• Understand Event Handlers

• Attach a Mouse Event to a Button

• Work with Frame Events

• Work with Clip Events

• Understand a Clip Event

• Attach an onClipEvent to a Movie Clip

• Understand Data Types

• Understand Loops

• Work with For Loops

• Work with While Loops and Using Loop Exceptions

• Use Conditional Statements

• Use Functions

Introduction

Flash’s programming language is called ActionScript. ActionScript lets you create detailed instructions on how the Flash movie will perform. ActionScripts require an event to trigger the specific action. Say, you create ...