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474 EXTENDING FLASH PROFESSIONAL
Timeline object
Last updated 5/2/2011
timeline.cutFrames()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
timeline.cutFrames([startFrameIndex [, endFrameIndex]])
Parameters
startFrameIndex A zero-based index that specifies the beginning of a range of frames to cut. If you omit
startFrameIndex, the method uses the current selection. This parameter is optional.
endFrameIndex A zero-based index that specifies the frame at which to stop cutting. The range of frames goes up to,
but does not include, endFrameIndex. If you specify only startFrameIndex, endFrameIndex defaults to the
startFrameIndex value. This parameter is optional.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Method; cuts a range of frames on the current layer from the timeline and saves them to the clipboard.
Example
The following example cuts the selected frames from the timeline and saves them to the clipboard:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().cutFrames();
The following example cuts Frame 2 up to, but not including, Frame 10 from the timeline and saves them to the
clipboard (remember that index values are different from frame number values):
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().cutFrames(1, 9);
The following example cuts Frame 5 from the timeline and saves it to the clipboard:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().cutFrames(4);
timeline.cutLayers()
Availability
Flash CS5.5 Professional.
Usage
timeline.cutLayers([startLayerIndex [, endLayerIndex]])
Parameters
startLayerIndex Optional. A zero-based index that specifies the beginning of the range of layers to cut. If you omit
startLayerIndex , the method uses the current selection.