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drawingLayer object
Last updated 5/2/2011
Description
Method; returns a new Path object. You typically use this method only when creating extensible tools. See
Path object .
Example
The following example returns a new Path object:
fl.drawingLayer.newPath();
drawingLayer.setColor()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
drawingLayer.setColor(color)
Parameters
color The color of subsequently drawn data, in one of the following formats:
• A string in the format "#RRGGBB" or "#RRGGBBAA"
• A hexadecimal number in the format 0xRRGGBB
• An integer that represents the decimal equivalent of a hexadecimal number
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; sets the color of subsequently drawn data. Applies only to persistent data. To use this method, the parameter
passed to
drawingLayer.beginDraw() must be set to true . You typically use this method only when creating
extensible tools. See drawingLayer.beginDraw() .
Example
The following example draws a red line on the Stage:
fl.drawingLayer.beginDraw( true );
fl.drawingLayer.beginFrame();
fl.drawingLayer.setColor( "#ff0000" );
fl.drawingLayer.moveTo(0,0);
fl.drawingLayer.lineTo(100,100);
fl.drawingLayer.endFrame();
fl.drawingLayer.endDraw();