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Item object
Example
The following example gets the value of the data named
myData from the first item in the library and stores it in the
variable libData :
var libData = fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].getData("myData");
item.hasData()
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
item.hasData(name)
Parameters
name A string that specifies the name of the data to check for in the library item.
Returns
A Boolean value:
true if the specified data exists; false otherwise.
Description
Method; determines whether the library item has the named data.
Example
The following example shows a message in the Output panel if the first item in the library contains data named
myData :
if (fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].hasData("myData")){
fl.trace("Yep, it's there!");
}
item.itemType
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
item.itemType
Description
Read-only property; a string that specifies the type of element. The value is one of the following:
"undefined" ,
"component" , "movie clip" , "graphic" , "button" , "folder" , "font" , "sound" , "bitmap" , "compiled clip" ,
"screen" , or "video" . If this property is "video" , you can determine the type of video; see videoItem.videoType .
Example
The following example shows the type of the specified library item in the Output panel:
fl.trace(fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].itemType);