Adobe Extending Flash Professional CS5 - Manual (Page 402)

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Chapter 36: Shape object
Inheritance Element object > Shape object
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Description
The Shape object is a subclass of the Element object. The Shape object provides more precise control than the drawing
APIs when manipulating or creating geometry on the Stage. This control is necessary so that scripts can create useful
effects and other drawing commands (see
Element object ).
All Shape methods and properties that change a shape or any of its subordinate parts must be placed between
shape.beginEdit() and shape.endEdit() calls to function correctly.
Method summary
In addition to the Element object methods, you can use the following methods with the Shape object:
Property summary
In addition to the Element object properties, the following properties are available for the Shape object:
Method Description
shape.getCubicSegmentPoints() Returns an array of points that define a cubic curve.
shape.beginEdit() Defines the start of an edit session.
shape.deleteEdge() Deletes the specified edge.
shape.endEdit() Defines the end of an edit session for the shape.
Property Description
shape.contours Read-only; an array of Contour objects for the shape (see Contour object ).
shape.edges Read-only; an array of Edge objects (see Edge object ).
shape.isDrawingObject Read-only; if true, the shape is a drawing object.
shape.isGroup Read-only; if true, the shape is a group.
shape.isOvalObject Read-only; if true, the shape is a primitive Oval object (was created using the Oval tool).
shape.isRectangleObject Read-only; if true, the shape is a primitive Rectangle object (was created using the
Rectangle tool).
shape.members An array of objects in the currently selected group.
shape.numCubicSegments Read-only; the number of cubic segments in the shape.
shape.vertices Read-only; an array of Vertex objects (see Vertex object ).