GradientBevelFilter (flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter)

Object   |   +-flash.filters.BitmapFilter     |     +-flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter public class GradientBevelFilter extends BitmapFilter

The GradientBevelFilter class lets you apply a gradient bevel effect to various objects in Flash. A gradient bevel is a beveled edge, enhanced with gradient color, on the outside, inside, or top of an object. Beveled edges make objects look three-dimensional.

The use of filters depends on the object to which you apply the filter:

• To apply filters to movie clips, text fields, and buttons at runtime, use the filters property. Setting the filters property of an object does not modify the object, and you can undo the filter by clearing the filters property.

• To apply filters to BitmapData instances, use the BitmapData.applyFilter() method. Calling applyFilter() on a BitmapData object takes the source BitmapData object and the filter object and generates a filtered image as a result.

You can also apply filter effects to images and video during authoring. For more information, see your authoring documentation.

If you apply a filter to a movie clip or button, the cacheAsBitmap property of the movie clip or button is set to true. If you clear all filters, the original value of cacheAsBitmap is restored.

This filter supports Stage scaling. However, it does not support general scaling, rotation, and skewing; if the object itself is scaled (if _xscale and _yscale are not 100%), the filter effect is not scaled. It is scaled only when the Stage is zoomed.

A filter is not applied if the resulting image exceeds 2880 pixels in width or height. For example, if you zoom in on a large movie clip with a filter applied, the filter is turned off if the resulting image exceeds the limit of 2880 pixels.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

See also

ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property), applyFilter (BitmapData.applyFilter method), BevelFilter (flash.filters.BevelFilter), filters (Button.filters property), cacheAsBitmap (Button.cacheAsBitmap property), cacheAsBitmap (MovieClip.cacheAsBitmap property), filters (MovieClip.filters property), filters (TextField.filters property)

Property summary

Modifiers	Property	Description
	alphas:Array	An array of alpha transparency values for the corresponding colors in the colors array.
	angle:Number	The angle, in degrees.
	blurX:Number	The amount of horizontal blur.
	blurY:Number	The amount of vertical blur.
	colors:Array	An array of RGB hexadecimal color values to use in the gradient.
	distance:Number	The offset distance.
	knockout:Boolean	Specifies whether the object has a knockout effect.
	quality:Number	The number of times to apply the filter.
	ratios:Array	An array of color distribution ratios for the corresponding colors in the colors array.
	strength:Number	The strength of the imprint or spread.
	type:String	The placement of the bevel effect.

Properties inherited from class Object

constructor (Object.constructor property),  __proto__ (Object.__proto__ property), prototype (Object.prototype property),  __resolve (Object.__resolve property)

Constructor summary

Signature	Description
GradientBevelFilter([distance:Number], [angle:Number], [colors:Array], [alphas:Array], [ratios:Array], [blurX:Number], [blurY:Number], [strength:Number], [quality:Number], [type:String], [knockout:Boolean])	Initializes the filter with the specified parameters.

Method summary

Modifiers	Signature	Description
	clone() : GradientBevelFilter	Returns a copy of this filter object.

Methods inherited from class BitmapFilter

clone (BitmapFilter.clone method)

Methods inherited from class Object

addProperty (Object.addProperty method),  hasOwnProperty (Object.hasOwnProperty method), isPropertyEnumerable (Object.isPropertyEnumerable method),  isPrototypeOf (Object.isPrototypeOf method), registerClass (Object.registerClass  method), toString (Object.toString method), unwatch (Object.unwatch  method), valueOf (Object.valueOf method), watch (Object.watch method)

alphas (GradientBevelFilter.alphas property)

public alphas : Array

An array of alpha transparency values for the corresponding colors in the colors array. Valid values for each element in the array are 0 to 1. For example, .25 sets a transparency value of 25%.

The alphas property cannot be changed by directly modifying its values. Instead, you must get a reference to alphas, make the change to the reference, and then set alphas to the reference.

The colors, alphas, and ratios properties are all related. The first element in the colors array corresponds to the first element in the alphas array and in the ratios array, and so on.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the alphas property on an existing entity.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("alphasExample"); mc.onPress = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   var alphas:Array = [.2, 0, .2];   arr[0].alphas = alphas;   this.filters = arr; } mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   arr[0].alphas = alphas;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 2, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

See also

colors (GradientBevelFilter.colors property), ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property)

angle (GradientBevelFilter.angle property)

public angle : Number

The angle, in degrees. Valid values are 0 to 360. The default is 45.

The angle value represents the angle of the theoretical light source falling on the object. The value determines the angle at which the gradient colors are applied to the object: where the highlight and the shadow appear, or where the first color in the array appears. The colors are then applied in the order in which they appear in the array.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the angle property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("angleExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].angle = 45;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

See also

ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property)

blurX (GradientBevelFilter.blurX property)

public blurX : Number

The amount of horizontal blur. Valid values are 0 to 255. A blur of 1 or less means that the original image is copied as is. The default value is 4. Values that are a power of 2 (such as 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32) are optimized to render more quickly than other values.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the blurX property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("blurXExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].blurX = 16;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

blurY (GradientBevelFilter.blurY property)

public blurY : Number

The amount of vertical blur. Valid values are 0 to 255. A blur of 1 or less means that the original image is copied as is. The default value is 4. Values that are a power of 2 (such as 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32) are optimized to render more quickly than other values.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the blurY property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("blurYExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].blurY = 16;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

clone (GradientBevelFilter.clone method)

public clone() : GradientBevelFilter

Returns a copy of this filter object.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Returns

flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter - A new GradientBevelFilter instance with all the same properties as the original GradientBevelFilter instance.

Example

The following example creates two rectangle shapes. The first, sourceClip has a bevel effect. The second, resultClip has no effect until it is clicked.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var sourceClip:MovieClip = setUpFlatRectangle(150, 150, 0xCCCCCC,   "cloneSourceClip"); var resultClip:MovieClip = setUpFlatRectangle(150, 150, 0xCCCCCC,   "cloneResultClip"); resultClip.source = sourceClip; var sourceFilter:GradientBevelFilter = getNewFilter(); sourceClip.filters = new Array(sourceFilter); resultClip._x = 180; resultClip.onRelease = function() {   this.filters = new Array(this.source.filters[0].clone()); } function setUpFlatRectangle(w:Number, h:Number, bgColor:Number,   name:String):MovieClip {   var mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   mc.beginFill(bgColor);   mc.lineTo(w, 0);   mc.lineTo(w, h);   mc.lineTo(0, h);   mc.lineTo(0, 0);   return mc; } function getNewFilter():GradientBevelFilter {   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   return new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors, alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5,   2, "inner", false); }

colors (GradientBevelFilter.colors property)

public colors : Array

An array of RGB hexadecimal color values to use in the gradient. For example, red is 0xFF0000, blue is 0x0000FF, and so on.

The colors property cannot be changed by directly modifying its values. Instead, you must get a reference to colors, make the change to the reference, and then set colors to the reference.

The colors, alphas, and ratios properties are all related. The first element in the colors array corresponds to the first element in the alphas array and in the ratios array, and so on.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the colors property on an existing entity.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("colorsExample"); mc.onPress = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   var colors:Array = [0x000000, 0xCCCCCC, 0xFFFFFF];   arr[0].colors = colors;   this.filters = arr; } mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   arr[0].colors = colors;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 2, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

See also

alphas (GradientBevelFilter.alphas property), ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property)

distance (GradientBevelFilter.distance property)

public distance : Number

The offset distance. The default value is 4.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the distance property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("distanceExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].distance = 1;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

GradientBevelFilter constructor

public GradientBevelFilter([distance:Number], [angle:Number],   [colors:Array], [alphas:Array], [ratios:Array], [blurX:Number],   [blurY:Number], [strength:Number], [quality:Number], [type:String],   [knockout:Boolean])

Initializes the filter with the specified parameters.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Parameters

distance:Number [optional] - The offset distance. Valid values are 0 to 8. The default value is 4.

angle:Number [optional] - The angle, in degrees. Valid values are 0 to 360. The default is 45.

colors:Array [optional] - An array of RGB hexadecimal color values to use in the gradient.

For example, red is 0xFF0000, blue is 0x0000FF, and so on.

alphas:Array [optional] - An array of alpha transparency values for the corresponding colors in the colors array. Valid values for each element in the array are 0 to 1. For example, .25 sets a transparency value of 25%.

ratios:Array [optional] - An array of color distribution ratios; valid values are 0 to 255.

blurX:Number [optional] - The amount of horizontal blur. Valid values are 0 to 255. A blur of 1 or less means that the original image is copied as is. The default value is 4. Values that are a power of 2 (such as 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32) are optimized to render more quickly than other values.

blurY:Number [optional] - The amount of vertical blur. Valid values are 0 to 255. A blur of 1 or less means that the original image is copied as is. The default value is 4. Values that are a power of 2 (such as 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32) are optimized to render more quickly than other values.

strength:Number [optional] - The strength of the imprint or spread. The higher the value, the more color is imprinted and the stronger the contrast between the bevel and the background. Valid values are 0 to 255. A value of 0 means that the filter is not applied. The default value is 1.

quality:Number [optional] - The quality of the filter. Valid values are 0-15. The default value is 1. In almost all cases, useful values are 1 (low quality), 2 (medium quality), and 3 (high quality). Filters with lower values are rendered more quickly.

type:String [optional] - The placement of the bevel effect. Possible values are:

• "outer": Bevel on the outer edge of the object

• "inner": Bevel on the inner edge of the object

• "full": Bevel on top of the object

The default value is "inner".

knockout:Boolean [optional] - Specifies whether a knockout effect is applied. The value TRue makes the object's fill transparent and reveals the background color of the document. The default is false (no knockout).

Example

The following example creates a new GradientBevelFilter instance, assigns its values, and applies it to a flat rectangle image.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; import flash.filters.BitmapFilter; var art:MovieClip = setUpFlatRectangle(150, 150, 0xCCCCCC,   "gradientBevelFilterExample"); var distance:Number = 5; var angleInDegrees:Number = 225; // opposite 45 degrees var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000]; var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1]; var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255]; var blurX:Number = 8; var blurY:Number = 8; var strength:Number = 2; var quality:Number = 3; var type:String = "inner"; var knockout:Boolean = true; var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(distance,                                   angleInDegrees,                                   colors,                                   alphas,                                   ratios,                                   blurX,                                   blurY,                                   strength,                                   quality,                                   type,                                   knockout); var filterArray:Array = new Array(); filterArray.push(filter); art.filters = filterArray; function setUpFlatRectangle(w:Number, h:Number, bgColor:Number,   name:String):MovieClip {   var mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   mc.beginFill(bgColor);   mc.lineTo(w, 0);   mc.lineTo(w, h);   mc.lineTo(0, h);   mc.lineTo(0, 0);   return mc; }

See also

ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property)

knockout (GradientBevelFilter.knockout property)

public knockout : Boolean

Specifies whether the object has a knockout effect. A knockout effect makes the object's fill transparent and reveals the background color of the document. The value true specifies a knockout effect; the default is false (no knockout effect).

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the knockout property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("knockoutExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].knockout = true;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

quality (GradientBevelFilter.quality property)

public quality : Number

The number of times to apply the filter. Valid values are 0 to 15. The default value is 1, which is equivalent to low quality. A value of 2 is medium quality, and a value of 3 is high quality. Filters with lower values are rendered more quickly.

For most applications, a quality value of 1, 2, or 3 is sufficient. Although you can use additional numeric values up to 15 to achieve different effects, higher values are rendered more slowly. Instead of increasing the value of quality, you can often get a similar effect, and with faster rendering, by simply increasing the values of blurX and blurY.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the quality property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("qualityExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].quality = 1; // low quality   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

See also

ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property)

ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property)

public ratios : Array

An array of color distribution ratios for the corresponding colors in the colors array. Valid values for each element in the array are 0 to 255.

The ratios property cannot be changed by directly modifying its values. Instead, you must get a reference to ratios, make the change to the reference, and then set ratios to the reference.

The colors, alphas, and ratios properties are all related. The first element in the colors array corresponds to the first element in the alphas array and in the ratios array, and so on.

To understand how the colors in a gradient bevel are distributed, think first of the colors that you want in your gradient bevel. Consider that a simple bevel has a highlight color and shadow color; a gradient bevel has a highlight gradient and a shadow gradient. Assume that the highlight appears on the top-left corner, and the shadow appears on the bottom-right corner. Assume that one possible usage of the filter has four colors in the highlight and four in the shadow. In addition to the highlight and shadow, the filter uses a base fill color that appears where the edges of the highlight and shadow meet. Therefore the total number of colors is nine, and the corresponding number of elements in the ratios array is nine.

If you think of a gradient as composed of stripes of various colors, blending into each other, each ratio value sets the position of the color on the radius of the gradient, where 0 represents the outermost point of the gradient and 255 represents the innermost point of the gradient. For a typical usage, the middle value is 128, and that is the base fill value. To get the bevel effect shown in the image below, assign the ratio values as follows, using the example of nine colors:

• The first four colors range from 0-127, increasing in value so that each value is greater than or equal to the previous one. This is the highlight bevel edge.

• The fifth color (the middle color) is the base fill, set to 128. The pixel value of 128 sets the base fill, which appears either outside the shape (and around the bevel edges) if the type is set to outer; or inside the shape, effectively covering the object's own fill, if the type is set to inner.

• The last four colors range from 129-255, increasing in value so that each value is greater than or equal to the previous one. This is the shadow bevel edge.

If you want an equal distribution of colors for each edge, use an odd number of colors, where the middle color is the base fill. Distribute the values between 0-127 and 129-255 equally among your colors, then adjust the value to change the width of each stripe of color in the gradient. For a gradient bevel with nine colors, a possible array is [16, 32, 64, 96, 128, 160, 192, 224, 235]. The following image depicts the gradient bevel as described:

Keep in mind that the spread of the colors in the gradient varies based on the values of the blurX, blurY, strength, and quality properties, as well as the ratios values.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the ratios property on an existing entity.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("ratiosExample"); mc.onPress = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   var ratios:Array = [127, 128, 129];   arr[0].ratios = ratios;   this.filters = arr; } mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   arr[0].ratios = ratios;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 2, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

See also

alphas (GradientBevelFilter.alphas property), colors (GradientBevelFilter.colors property), beginGradientFill (MovieClip.beginGradientFill method)

strength (GradientBevelFilter.strength property)

public strength : Number

The strength of the imprint or spread. The higher the value, the more color is imprinted and the stronger the contrast between the bevel and the background. Valid values are 0 to 255. A value of 0 means that the filter is not applied. The default value is 1.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the strength property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("strengthExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].strength = 1;   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }

See also

ratios (GradientBevelFilter.ratios property)

type (GradientBevelFilter.type property)

public type : String

The placement of the bevel effect. Possible values are:

• "outer": Bevel on the outer edge of the object

• "inner": Bevel on the inner edge of the object

• "full": Bevel on top of the object

The default value is "inner".

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example demonstrates how to set the type property on an existing object.

import flash.filters.GradientBevelFilter; var mc:MovieClip = setUpFilter("typeExample"); mc.onRelease = function() {   var arr:Array = this.filters;   arr[0].type = "outer";   this.filters = arr; } function setUpFilter(name:String):MovieClip {   var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name,   this.getNextHighestDepth());   var w:Number = 150;   var h:Number = 150;   art.beginFill(0xCCCCCC);   art.lineTo(w, 0);   art.lineTo(w, h);   art.lineTo(0, h);   art.lineTo(0, 0);   var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xCCCCCC, 0x000000];   var alphas:Array = [1, 0, 1];   var ratios:Array = [0, 128, 255];   var filter:GradientBevelFilter = new GradientBevelFilter(5, 225, colors,   alphas, ratios, 5, 5, 5, 3, "inner", false);   art.filters = new Array(filter);   return art; }