| Drawing API: draw strokes, shapes, and fills at runtime using new MovieClip methods | MovieClip.beginFill( ), MovieClip.beginGradientFill( ), MovieClip.clear( ), MovieClip.curveTo( ), MovieClip.endFill( ), MovieClip.lineStyle( ), MovieClip.lineTo( ), MovieClip.moveTo( ); Section 13.8 in Chapter 13 |
| Load JPEG-format images at runtime | MovieClip.loadMovie( ), loadMovie( ) |
| Load MP3-format sounds at runtime | Sound.loadSound( ) |
| Check the length of a sound and the amount of time it has been playing | Sound.position, Sound.duration |
| Detect when a sound finishes playing | Sound.onSoundComplete( ) |
| Create, manipulate, and format text fields at runtime | The TextField class, the TextFormat class, MovieClip.createTextField( ) |
| Mask or unmask a movie clip at runtime | MovieClip.setMask( ) |
| Create movie clips from scratch at runtime | MovieClip.createEmptyMovieClip( ) |
| Determine a movie clip's depth at runtime | MovieClip.getDepth( ) |
| Execute a function or method periodically | setInterval( ), clearInterval( ) |
| Manipulate XML, string, and array data faster due to Flash Player performance improvements | The XML class, the String class, the Array class |
| Store data locally (much like JavaScript cookies) | The SharedObject object |
| Create packaged code modules with MovieClip subclasses and components | #initclip, #endinitclip, Object.registerClass( ), attachMovie( ); Chapter 14 |
| Communicate between two Flash Players on the same computer | The LocalConnection class |
| Declare global variables | _global; Section 5.3 in Chapter 2 |
| Use international characters in the Unicode character set | Section 4.5 in Chapter 4, Appendix C |
| Define event handlers on movie clips using callback functions | Chapter 10 |
| Use event listeners to respond to events from any object | Chapter 10 and Key.addListener( ), Mouse.addListener( ), Stage.addListener( ), Selection.addListener( ), TextField.addListener( ) |
| Add button behavior to a movie clip | Section 13.9 in Chapter 13 |
| Control button objects at runtime | The Button class |
| Make content accessible to screen readers for the visually impaired | The Accessibility object |
| Check the movie width and height at runtime, and reposition movie elements when the movie is resized | Stage.height, Stage.width, Stage.onResize( ) |
| Use lexical and nested function scope, or execute a function as a method of an arbitrary object | Function.call( ), Function.apply( ); Section 2.5.7 in Chapter 2; Section 9.7 in Chapter 9 |
| Access Player and system information such as screen resolution, operating system, and current language | The Capabilities object |
| Capture keyboard and mouse input events with a centralized input API | The Key object, the Mouse object |
| Load variables using an intuitive variable loading class rather than the loadVariables( ) function | The LoadVars class |
| Monitor the download progress of XML or loading variables | XML.getBytesLoaded( ), LoadVars.getBytesLoaded( ) |
| Control the tab order for buttons, text fields, and movie clips | TextField.tabIndex, Button.tabIndex, MovieClip.tabIndex |
| Turn off the hand cursor for buttons | Button.useHandCursor, MovieClip.useHandCursor |
| Add getter/setter properties to an object, and receive notification when a property changes | Object.addProperty( ), Object.watch( ) |
