Adobe Extending Flash Professional CS5 - Manual (Page 451)

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Chapter 41: SymbolItem object
Inheritance Item object > SymbolItem object
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Description
The SymbolItem object is a subclass of the
Item object .
Method summary
In addition to the Item object methods, you can use the following methods with the SymbolItem object:
Property summary
In addition to the Item object properties, the following properties are available for the SymbolItem object:
symbolItem.convertToCompiledClip()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
symbolItem.convertToCompiledClip()
Parameters
None.
Method Description
symbolItem.convertToCompiledClip() Converts a symbol item in the library to a compiled movie clip.
symbolItem.exportSWC() Exports the symbol item to a SWC file.
symbolItem.exportSWF() Exports the symbol item to a SWF file.
Property Description
symbolItem.scalingGrid A Boolean value that specifies whether 9-slice scaling is enabled for the item.
symbolItem.scalingGridRect A Rectangle object that specifies the locations of the four 9-slice guides.
symbolItem.sourceAutoUpdate A Boolean value that specifies whether the item is updated when the FLA file is
published.
symbolItem.sourceFilePath A string that specifies the path for the source FLA file as a file:/// URI.
symbolItem.sourceLibraryName A string that specifies the name of the item in the source file library.
symbolItem.symbolType A string that specifies the type of symbol.
symbolItem.timeline Read-only; a Timeline object .