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Document.settransformationpoint() – Adobe Extending Flash Professional CS5 User Manual

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EXTENDING FLASH PROFESSIONAL

Document object

Last updated 5/2/2011

The following example inserts “Howdy” starting at position 2 and up to, but not including, position 7 of the current
text selection:

var ok = fl.getDocumentDOM().setTextString("Howdy", 2, 7);

See also

document.getTextString()

document.setTransformationPoint()

Availability
Flash MX 2004.

Usage

document.setTransformationPoint( transformationPoint )

Parameters

transformationPoint

A point (for example,

{x:10, y:20}

, where

x

and

y

are floating-point numbers) that

specifies values for the transformation point of each of the following elements:

Shapes: transformationPoint is set relative to the document (0,0 is the upper left corner of the Stage).

Symbols: transformationPoint is set relative to the symbol’s registration point (0,0 is located at the registration
point).

Text: transformationPoint is set relative to the text field (0,0 is the upper left corner of the text field).

Bitmaps/videos: transformationPoint is set relative to the bitmap/video (0,0 is the upper left corner of the bitmap
or video).

Drawing objects, primitive ovals and rectangles, and groups: transformationPoint is set relative to the document
(0,0 is the upper left corner of the Stage). To set transformationPoint relative to the center point of the object,
primitive, or group, use

element.setTransformationPoint()

.

Returns
Nothing.

Description
Method; sets the position of the current selection’s transformation point.

Example
The following example sets the transformation point of the current selection to 100, 200:

fl.getDocumentDOM().setTransformationPoint({x:100, y:200});

See also

document.getTransformationPoint()

,

element.setTransformationPoint()

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