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Document object
Last updated 5/2/2011
Usage
document.getElementProperty(propertyName)
Parameters
propertyName A string that specifies the name of the Element property for which to retrieve the value.
Returns
The value of the specified property. Returns
null if the property is an indeterminate state, as when multiple elements
are selected with different property values. Returns undefined if the property is not a valid property of the selected
element.
Description
Method; gets the specified
Element property for the current selection. For a list of acceptable values, see the Property
summary table for the Element object .
Example
The following example gets the
name of the Element property for the current selection:
// elementName = the instance name of the selected object.
var elementName = fl.getDocumentDOM().getElementProperty("name");
See also
document.setElementProperty()
document.getElementTextAttr()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
document.getElementTextAttr(attrName [, startIndex [, endIndex]])
Parameters
attrName A string that specifies the name of the TextAttrs property to be returned. For a list of property names and
expected values, see the Property summary table for the TextAttrs object .
startIndex An integer that specifies the index of first character, with 0 (zero) specifying the first position. This
parameter is optional.
endIndex An integer that specifies the index of last character. This parameter is optional.