Index_O

O

Object object, 280

Object-Oriented Programming. See OOP

objects. See also images; instances; OOP; individual object listings

Accessibility, 282

Arguments, 261

Array, 204, 261

arrays. See arrays

authoring, 332 “333

binding, keyboard, 704 “708

Boolean, 261 “263

toString function, 262

valueOf function, 262 “263

Button, 299

Capabilities, 298

classes, 253

client/server, 332 “333

clips

parent/child relationships, 104 “106

position, 97 “99

collision. See collision

Color, 299 “306

functions, 299 “306

properties, 303

constructors, 254

core , 256 “280

Critter Attack , 335 “352

custom, 253

Date, 277

deleting, 255

depths, 335

distance, 434

collision detection, 435 “437

relative, 435 “437

ECMA, 256 “280

Function, 277 “279

functions

built-in, 82 “84

comparison, 262, 279

methods , 84

troubleshooting, 262, 279

global, 253, 256

groups, 255 “256

hierarchy, 255 “256

instances, 253 “254, 256, 279

implicit, 204, 280

new keyword, 185

Key, 282 “287

constants, 282 “283

functions, 283 “287

LoadVars, 333

Math, 257 “260

functions, 258 “260

properties, 258

media, 327 “332

members , viewing, 85

Mouse, 288 “290

functions, 288 “290

listeners, 288, 290

movie, 281 “332

MovieClip, 306 “327

Drawing API, 321 “327

functions, 311 “327

properties, 306 “311

MovieClipLoader, 327

moving. See also vectors

acceleration, 591

angular velocity, 614 “615

Blow 'Em Up , 468 “472, 480 “487

circle to circle collision, 610 “612

circle to point collision, 602 “609

clips, 97 “99

collision response, 602 “612

coordinate system, 98

force, 592

friction, 595 “596

heat, 595

inertia, 592

mass, 591

Mouse Chaser , 117 “118

Newton's first law, 592

Newton's second law, 593 “594

Newton's third law, 594

optimizing, 612

physics, 594 “595

rigid body dynamics, 590 “591

Shoot 'Em Up , 406 “411

short-circuiting , 612

skipping, 613 “614

speed, 583

spin, 614 “615

timing, 429 “430

trigonometry, 437 “439

velocity, 591, 613 “614

naming, 32

Number, 263 “265

Infinity constant, 264

properties, 263 “265

Object, 280

overview, 252

properties, variables , 96

referencing, 208 “209

rotating

Blow 'Em Up , 459 “460, 468, 470 “471, 475, 479, 485 “486

trigonometry, 440 “446, 448 “449

Selection, 290

slash syntax, 309

Sound, 327 “332

event handlers, 332

functions, 329 “332

properties, 330

Stage, 291 “298

listeners, 295 “296

position, 107 “108

properties, 291 “298

String, 265 “276

System, 298

TextField, 327

TextFormat, 327

types, 254 “255

wrappers, tracing, 262

XML, 333

XMLSocket, 333

obtuse triangles , 449 “450

onData event handler, 146

onDragOut event handlers, 154

onDragOver event handlers, 155

onEnterFrame event handler, 144 “145

onKeyDown event handler, 285 “286

onKeyUp event handler, 285 “286

onLoad event handler, 145

onMouseDown event handler, 146 “147

onMouseMove event handler, 148 “149

onMouseUp event handler, 147 “148

onPress event handlers, 153

onRelease event handlers, 154

onReleaseOutside event handlers, 154

onRollOut event handlers, 155 “156

onRollOver event handlers, 155

onUnload event handler, 145 “146

OOP (Object-Oriented Programming), 504. See also objects

classes

accessing, 510 “511

case sensitivity, 509, 511

compile-time, 519 “530

constructors, 507 “508, 516

data hiding, 523

data types, 521 “523

declaring variables, 516

defining, 507 “510, 513 “518

directories, 510 “511, 529 “530

dynamic, 519 “521

extending, 513 “519, 526 “527

file name extensions, 508

folders, 510 “511, 529 “530

function stubs, 517 “518

functionality, 506 “507

functions, 507 “508, 514

inheritance, 513 “519, 526 “527

instantiating, 512

interfaces, 525 “526

libraries, 510 “511

naming, 508 “510, 517

overview, 506

packages, 529 “530

parent/child relationships, 514

programming by contract, 525

properties, 507 “508, 514, 528 “529

run-time, 527 “530

saving, 508 “510

static functions, 527 “528

static properties, 527 “528

storing, 510 “511

superclasses, 514 “518

symbols, 512 “513

syntax, 507 “508

troubleshooting, 519

designing games , 505 “506

functions

data types, 522 “523

private, 523 “525

public, 523 “525

overview, 504 “505

properties

data types, 521 “522

private, 523 “525

public, 523 “525

opening panels, 5

operators

= (assignment), 40, 46 “47

{} (code block), 55, 65

== (equivalence), 53 “54

>, > = (greater than) operator, 52

<, < = (less than) operator, 53

!= (not equal to), 54

!

factorial, 535

NOT, 54, 76 “77

arithmetic, 39 “41

bitwise, 47

booleans, 52 “54

comparison, 52 “54

decremental, 44 “45

delete, 255

dot (.), 96

incremental, 44

logical

! (NOT), 54, 76 “77

&& (AND), 73 “74

() parentheses, 76

(OR), 74 “75

overview, 73

precedence, 75 “76

short circuiting, 77 “78

logicalTT (Truth Tables), 73 “77

modulus , 45 “46

new, 253 “254

overview, 39 “41

post-decrement, 44 “45

post-increment, 44

precedence, 40 “43, 75 “76

pre-decrement, 44 “45

pre-increment , 44

typeof, 254 “255

optimizing collision response, 612

OR () operator, 74 “75

ordering layers , timelines , 19

OS, 263

Output panel

logical errors, 35

syntax error reports , 35 “36

testing movies, 35 “37

trace function, 36 “37