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flash object (fl)
fl.fileExists()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
fl.fileExists(fileURI)
Parameters
fileURI
A string, expressed as a file:/// URI, that contains the path to the file.
Returns
A Boolean value:
true
if the file exists on disk;
false
otherwise.
Description
Method; checks whether a file already exists on disk.
Example
The following example displays
true
or
false
in the Output panel for each specified file, depending on whether the
file exists.
alert(fl.fileExists("file:///C|/example.fla"));
alert(fl.fileExists("file:///C|/example.jsfl"));
alert(fl.fileExists(""));
fl.findDocumentDOM()
Availability
Flash CS3 Professional.
Usage
fl.findDocumentDOM(id)
Parameters
id
An integer that represents a unique identifier for a document.
Returns
A Document object, or
null
if no document exists with the specified id.
Description
Method; lets you target a specific file by using its unique identifier (instead of its index value, for example). Use this
method in conjunction with
Example
The following example illustrates reading a document’s ID and then using it to target that document: