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SymbolInstance object
Last updated 5/2/2011
symbolInstance.tabIndex
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolInstance.tabIndex
Description
Property; an integer that is equivalent to the Tab index field in the Accessibility panel. Creates a tab order in which
objects are accessed when the user presses the Tab key. This property is not available for graphic symbols.
Example
The following example sets the
tabIndex property of the mySymbol object to 3 and displays that value in the Output
panel:
var mySymbol = fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0];
mySymbol.tabIndex = 3;
fl.trace(mySymbol.tabIndex);
symbolInstance.usesBackgroundColor
Availability
Flash CS5.5 Professional.
Usage
symbolInstance.usesBackgroundColor
Description
Property; a boolean value that indicates whether to use 24 bit mode (true) or 32 bit mode with alpha (false) for the
instance. If true, the
backgroundColor specified for the instance is used.
Example
The following example sets the
usesBackgroundColor property of an instance to true:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].frames[0].elements[0].useTransparentBackground =
true;
symbolInstance.visible
Availability
Flash CS5.5 Professional.
Usage
symbolInstance.visible