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Chapter 21: frame object, Frame object – Adobe Extending Flash Professional CS5 User Manual

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Chapter 21: Frame object

Availability
Flash MX 2004.

Description
The Frame object represents frames in the layer.

Method summary
The following methods can be used with the Frame object:

Property summary
The following properties can be used with the Frame object:

Method

Description

frame.convertMotionObjectTo2D()

Converts the selected motion object to a 2D motion object.

frame.convertMotionObjectTo3D()

Converts the selected motion object to a 3D motion object.

frame.getCustomEase()

Returns an array of JavaScript objects, each of which has an x and y property.

frame.getMotionObjectXML()

Returns the motion XML from the selected motion object.

frame.hasMotionPath()

Informs you whether or not the currrent selection has a motion tween.

frame.is3DMotionObject()

Informs you whether or not the currrent selection is a 3D motion object.

frame.isMotionObject()

Informs you whether or not the currrent selection is a motion object.

frame.selectMotionPath()

Selects or deselects the motion path of the current motion object.

frame.setCustomEase()

Specifies a cubic Bézier curve to be used as a custom ease curve.

frame.setMotionObjectDuration()

Specifies the duration (the tween span length) of the currently selected motion
object.

frame.setMotionObjectXML()

Applies the specified motion XML to the selected motion object.

Property

Description

frame.actionScript

A string representing ActionScript code.

frame.duration

Read-only; an integer that represents the number of frames in a frame
sequence.

frame.elements

Read-only; an array of Element objects (see

Element object

).

frame.hasCustomEase

A Boolean value that specifies whether the frame gets its ease information from
the custom ease curve.

frame.labelType

A string that specifies the type of Frame name.

frame.motionTweenOrientToPath

A Boolean value that specifies whether or not the tweened element rotates the
element as it moves along a path to maintain its angle with respect to each
point on the path.

frame.motionTweenRotate

A string that specifies how the tweened element rotates.

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