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Layer object
Description
Property; a Boolean value that specifies the status of outlines for all objects in the layer. If set to
true , all objects in the
layer appear only with outlines. If false , objects appear as they were created.
Example
The following example makes all objects on the first layer appear only with outlines:
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0].outline = true;
layer.parentLayer
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
layer.parentLayer
Description
Property; a Layer object that represents the layer’s containing folder, guiding, or masking layer. The parent layer must
be a folder, guide, or mask layer that precedes the layer, or the
parentLayer of the preceding or following layer. Setting
the layer’s parentLayer does not move the layer’s position in the list; trying to set a layer’s parentLayer to a layer
that would require moving it has no effect. Uses null for a top-level layer.
Example
The following example uses two layers at the same level on the same timeline. The first layer (
layers[0] ) is converted
into a folder and then set as the parent folder of the second layer ( layers[1] ). This action moves the second layer
inside the first layer.
var parLayer = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[0];
parLayer.layerType = "folder";
fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers[1].parentLayer = parLayer;
layer.visible
Availability
Flash MX 2004.
Usage
layer.visible
Description
Property; a Boolean value that specifies whether the layer’s objects on the Stage are shown or hidden. If set to
true , all
objects in the layer are visible; if false , they are hidden. The default value is true .