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SymbolInstance object
Last updated 5/2/2011
Description
Property; an integer that is part of the color transformation for the instance, specifying the Advanced Effect Alpha
settings. This property is equivalent to using the Color > Advanced setting in the Property inspector and adjusting the
controls on the right of the dialog box. This value either reduces or increases the tint and alpha values by a constant
amount. This value is added to the current value. This property is most useful if used with
symbolInstance.colorAlphaPercent . Allowable values are from -255 to 255.
Example
The following example subtracts 100 from the alpha setting of the selected symbol instance:
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].colorAlphaAmount = -100;
symbolInstance.colorAlphaPercent
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.colorAlphaPercent
Description
Property; an integer that specifies part of the color transformation for the instance. This property is equivalent to using
the Color > Advanced setting in the instance Property inspector (the percentage controls on the left of the dialog box).
This value changes the tint and alpha values to a specified percentage. Allowable values are from -100 to 100. See also
symbolInstance.colorAlphaAmount .
Example
The following example sets the
colorAlphaPercent of the selected symbol instance to 80:
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].colorAlphaPercent = 80;
symbolInstance.colorBlueAmount
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.colorBlueAmount
Description
Property; an integer that is part of the color transformation for the instance. This property is equivalent to using the
Color > Advanced setting in the instance Property inspector. Allowable values are from -255 to 255.