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SymbolInstance object
Last updated 5/2/2011
Example
The following example checks to see if the children of the object are accessible; a return value of
false means the
children are accessible:
var areChildrenAccessible = fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].forceSimple;
The following example allows the children of the object to be accessible:
fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].forceSimple = false;
symbolInstance.loop
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.loop
Description
Property; a string that, for graphic symbols, sets the same property as the Loop pop-up menu in the Property inspector.
For other types of symbols, this property is
undefined . Acceptable values are "loop" , "play once" , and "single
frame" to set the graphic’s animation accordingly.
Example
The following example sets the first symbol in the first frame of the first layer in the timeline to
single frame (display
one specified frame of the graphic timeline), as long as that symbol is a graphic:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].elements[0].loop = 'single frame';
symbolInstance.shortcut
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.shortcut
Description
Property; a string that is equivalent to the shortcut key associated with the symbol. This property is equivalent to the
Shortcut field in the Accessibility panel. This key is read by the screen readers. This property is not available for graphic
symbols.
Example
The following example stores the value for the shortcut key of the object in the
theShortcut variable:
var theShortcut = fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].shortcut;
The following example sets the shortcut key of the object to Ctrl+i :