Appendix A. DOM Reference

DOM stands for Director Object Model and was introduced in Director MX 2004. It provides a tree-like interface that exposes the entire Director environment through a series of logically organized objects. A great thing about the DOM is that it is global in scope, meaning you can access it anytime and anywhere.

This appendix, compiled from Director's Help, is provided to help you quickly identify the methods and properties of the various core objects. The following image helps to show the relationship of these objects to one another:

findEmpty()

The Cast Library ObjectProperties

fileName (Cast)	number (Cast)
member (Cast)	preLoadMode
name	selection

clearGlobals()

showGlobals()

keyPressed()

The Key ObjectProperties

commandDown	keyCode
controlDown	optionDown
Key	shiftDown

The Member ObjectMethods

copyToClipBoard()	move()
duplicate() (Member)	pasteClipBoardInto()
erase()	preLoad() (Member)
importFileInto()	unLoad() (Member)

The Member ObjectProperties

castLibNum	modifiedDate
comments	name
creationDate	number (Member)
fileName (Member)	purgePriority
height	rect (Member)
hilite	regPoint
linked	scriptText
loaded	size
media	thumbNail
mediaReady	type (Member)
modified	width
modifiedBy

The Mouse ObjectProperties

clickLoc	mouseLoc
clickOn	mouseMember
doubleClick	mouseUp
mouseChar	mouseV
mouseDown	mouseWord
mouseH	rightMouseDown
mouseItem	rightMouseUp
mouseLine	stillDown

The Movie ObjectMethods

beginRecording()	newMember()
cancelIdleLoad()	preLoad() (Movie)
clearFrame()	preLoadMember()
constrainH()	preLoadMovie()
constrainV()	printFrom()
delay()	puppetPalette()
deleteFrame()	puppetSprite()
duplicateFrame()	puppetTempo()
endRecording()	puppetTransition()
finishIdleLoad()	ramNeeded()
frameReady() (Movie)	rollOver()
go()	saveMovie()
goLoop()	sendAllSprites()
goNext()	sendSprite()
goPrevious()	stopEvent()
idleLoadDone()	unLoad() (Movie)
insertFrame()	unLoadMember()
label()	unLoadMovie()
marker()	updateFrame()
mergeDisplayTemplate()	updateStage()

The Movie ObjectProperties

AboutInfo	frameTransition
active3dRenderer	idleHandlerPeriod
actorList	idleLoadMode
allowCustomCaching	idleLoadPeriod
allowGraphicMenu	idleLoadTag
allowSaveLocal	idleReadChunkSize
allowTransportControl	imageCompression
allowVolumeControl	imageQuality
allowZooming	keyboardFocusSprite
beepOn	lastChannel
buttonStyle	lastFrame
castLib	markerList
centerStage	member (Movie)
copyrightInfo (Movie)	name
displayTemplate	paletteMapping
dockingEnabled	path (Movie)
editShortCutsEnabled	preferred3dRenderer
enableFlashLingo	preLoadEventAbort
exitLock	score
fileFreeSize	scoreSelection
fileSize	script
fileVersion	sprite (Movie)
fixStageSize	stage
frame	timeoutList
frameLabel	traceLoad
framePalette	traceLogFile
frameScript	traceScript
frameSound1	updateLock
frameSound2	useFastQuads
frameTempo	xtraList (Movie)

The Player ObjectMethods

alert()	getPref()
appMinimize()	halt()
cursor()	open() (Player)
externalParamName()	quit()
externalParamValue()	setPref()
flushInputEvents()	windowPresent()

The Player ObjectProperties

activeCastLib	netPresent
activeWindow	netThrottleTicks
alertHook	organizationName
applicationName	productName
applicationPath	productVersion
currentSpriteNum	safePlayer
debugPlaybackEnabled	scriptingXtraList
digitalVideoTimeScale	searchCurrentFolder
disableImaging Transformation	searchPathList
emulateMultibuttonMouse	serialNumber
externalParamCount	sound (Player)
frontWindow	switchColorDepth
inlineImeEnabled	toolXtraList
lastClick	transitionXtraList
lastEvent	userName
lastKey	window
lastRoll	xtra
mediaXtraList	xtraList (Player)

beep()

channel() (Sound)

The Sound ObjectProperties

soundDevice	soundKeepDevice
soundDeviceList	soundLevel
soundEnabled	soundMixMedia

The Sound Channel ObjectMethods

breakLoop()	play() (Sound Channel)
fadeIn()	playFile()
fadeOut()	playNext() (Sound Channel)
fadeTo()	queue()
getPlayList()	rewind() (Sound Channel)
isBusy()	setPlayList()
pause() (Sound Channel)	stop() (Sound Channel)

The Sound Channel ObjectProperties

channelCount	member (Sound Channel)
elapsedTime	pan
endTime	sampleCount
loopCount	sampleRate
loopEndTime	startTime
loopsRemaining	status
loopStartTime	volume (Sound Channel)

The Sprite ObjectProperties

backColor	locV
blend (Sprite)	locZ
bottom	member (Sprite)
constraint	name (Sprite)
cursor	quad
editable	rect (Sprite)
endFrame	right
flipH	rotation
flipV	skew
foreColor	spriteNum
height	startFrame
ink	top
left	width
locH

makeScriptedSprite()

removeScriptedSprite()

The Sprite Channel ObjectProperties

name (Sprite Channel)	scripted
number (Sprite Channel)	sprite (Sprite Channel)

The System ObjectMethods

date() (System)	shutDown()
restart()	time() (System)

The System ObjectProperties

ColorDepth	environmentPropList
DeskTopRectList	milliseconds

The Window ObjectMethods

close()	moveToBack()
forget() (Window)	moveToFront()
maximize()	open() (Window)
mergeProps()	restore()
minimize()

The Window ObjectProperties

appearanceOptions	resizable
bgColor (Window)	sizeState
dockingEnabled	sourceRect
drawRect	title (Window)
fileName (Window)	titlebarOptions
image (Window)	type (Window)
movie	visible
name	windowBehind
picture (Window)	windowInFront
rect (Window)