Overview of the ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference

The ActionScript 3.0 Language Reference is a reference manual for the application programming interfaces (APIs) for Flash^® Player and Adobe AIR™.

This version includes new ActionScript classes, methods, and properties that support the Adobe AIR runtime environment. Where possible, new AIR-specific items have been indicated by this small icon next to their names:

This manual provides information on the syntax and usage of supported elements in the ActionScript language. It includes the following sections:

The Adobe Flex 2 Language ReferenceActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference is a reference manual for the Flash^® Player and Adobe^® AIR™ application programming interface (API).

• Language elements, such as globals, operators, statements, keywords, directives, and special types
• Packages
• Alphabetical entries for class elements
• An index containing all entries
• An appendix that compares some key language and API changes from ActionScript 2.0 to ActionScript 3.0
• Appendixes of errors and warnings with annotations
• Appendixes with reference information about using XML to support motion tweens and FLVPlayback captioning.
• Appendixes with reference information about using databases with Adobe AIR.

This reference is available in several forms: through the Help menu as part of your authoring tool (Flash Help > ActionScript 3.0 and Components option), and on the Adobe website at http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation.

This reference is intended to be used with other instructional media, such as the Programming ActionScript 3.0 guide, and resources on the Adobe website, such as the Flex Developer CenterFlash Developer Center.

Download a standalone ZIP file version of this reference, including its own local search for offline use, here: ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference (ZIP, 7 MB).

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