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Macintosh OS X, Classes directory  
Macromedia
       Component Architecture  
       Flash versions  
       updated intrinsic files  
main application state  
main( )  
       Clock class (example)  
       CurrencyConverter class (example)  
       Java vs. Flash  
       starting application by invoking  
       starting currency converter application  
marker interfaces  
       EventListener interface  
mask, applying to loaded image  
Math class  
MediaPlayback component  
members
       access from class methods  
       access from instance methods  
               inherited instance methods  
               overridden instance methods  
               overriding instance methods  
       access to, differences in ECMAScript 4 and ActionScript 2.0  
       class  
       overriding
               best practices for  
               excessive use of  
       selection of, casting and  
memory loss from failure to clean up class resources  
memory management issues, Observer pattern  
Menu class, createMenu( )  
message property (Error class)   2nd  
methods   2nd   3rd  
       abstract, not supported  
       accessor   2nd  
               getter methods  
               inability to define as private  
               setter methods  
       adding to built-in class at runtime  
       adding to class instances  
       arguments, extra or missing  
               method accepting unknown number of arguments  
               missing  
       attributes of  
               public and private attributes  
               static   2nd  
       class  
               defining in ActionScript 1.0  
               inheritance of  
       class and instance, property declarations and   2nd  
       clip-creation, adding to ImageViewer  
       defining  
               formal syntax, ActionScript 2.0  
       final, not supported  
       identified uniquely with method signature  
       inheritance of   [See inheritance]
       interface   2nd  
               declarations of  
               implementation of  
                name conflicts with  
       invocation, ActionScript 1.0 and 2.0  
       invoking  
       listed with code hints  
       local variables  
       member access from instance methods  
               inherited instance methods  
               overridden instance methods  
               overriding instance methods  
       MovieClip subclasses, using this with  
       naming  
       nested movie clip assets, initially undefined  
       nesting functions in  
               current object, accessing from function  
               local variables and parameters, access to  
       overloading   2nd  
       overriding
               ActionScript 2.0 vs. ECMAScript 4  
               best practices  
               class methods  
               instance methods  
               Java rules for  
       parameters of
               casting, problems with  
               declaring datatype  
               defining  
       properties of, direct reference to  
       public and private  
       referring to current object with this keyword  
               parameter/property name conflicts  
               passing current object to a method  
               redundant use of this  
       return type, specifying explicitly  
       return value, specifying type for  
       signature  
       statement block  
       static class property, accessing  
       static, Singleton pattern vs.  
       wrapping  
Microphone class  
model, MVC
       ClockModel class (example)  
       ClockUpdate class (example)  
       Observer pattern code, reuse for  
       responsibilities of   2nd  
Model-View-Controller (MVC)   2nd  
       architecture  
               class responsibilities  
               classes, instantiating  
               communication  
       clock application (example)  
               Clock class  
               ClockAnalogView and ClockDigitalView classes  
               ClockController class  
               ClockModel class  
               ClockTools class  
               ClockUpdate class  
       implementation  
               classes and interfaces, listing of  
               controller  
               view  
       online articles about  
motion graphics
       NightSky (example)  
               event listener class, NightSky  
               event source, Randomizer class  
               EventListener subinterface, RandomizerListener  
               EventObject subclass, RandomizerEvent  
               NightSky class  
               overall structure  
               Randomizer class  
               RandomizerEvent class  
               RandomizerListener interface  
               using NightSky class in application  
       timeline, use for  
Mouse class  
mouse wheel support in text fields  
movie clip symbols   [See symbols, movie clip]
movie clips  
       clip-creation methods (ImageViewer)  
       nested, Flash Player initialization of  
       removing for deleted class instances  
       subclassing  
       timeline code, type checking and  
MovieClip class   2nd  
       composition vs. inheritance  
       extended by ClassLoader  
       improved depth management methods  
       subclasses  
               ActionScript 1.0  
               Avatar class (example)  
               movie clip symbol and ActionScript class  
               nested assets, issues with  
               subclassing of  
               this (keyword), using  
MovieClipLoader class   2nd   3rd  
       listener list  
       methods to handle image loading events  
movies   [See also .swf files]
       Flash Player 6 format movie upgraded to Flash Player 7 format  
       Flash Player 7 format  
       format for OOP application  
       setting ActionScript and Flash Player versions  
        size , scale settings, and alignment (Stage class)  
MP3 files
       external, retrieving for playback in Flash Player  
       ID3 v2 tag, support for  
multithreaded languages, finally block in  
MVC   [See Model-View-Controller]
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