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Introduction Authoring ActionScript Code Outputting Debug Messages Code Placement Best Practices Finding Code Using Movie Clips Movie Clip Depths Referring to Movie Clips ActionScript Syntax Comments Whitespace Statement Terminators (Semicolons) Case Sensitivity Identifiers Keywords Variables Timeline Variables Global Variables Local Variables Code Hinting Datatypes Datatype Conversion Rules Explicit Datatype Conversion Determining Datatype and Class The number Datatype The string Datatype The boolean Datatype The null and undefined Datatypes The object Datatype The function Datatype The movieclip Datatype Arrays Operators Conditionals and Loops The if-else if-else Statements The switch Statement The while Statement The do-while Statement The for Statement The for-in Statement The break and continue Statements Loops, Screen Updates, and Maximum Iterations Creating and Using Functions Event Handling Event Handler Properties Event Listeners The onClipEvent( ) and on( ) Event Handlers Object-Oriented ActionScript Working with Graphics Working with Text GUIs and Components Working with External Media and Data Loading Images and .swf File Loading Sounds Loading Web Pages Loading Variables Loading XML Persistent Socket Connections Security Restrictions Working with Web Browsers JavaScript Communication Finding Help, Examples, and Code Libraries ActionScript Language Reference Index

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