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Symbols
!= (inequality) operator
!== (strict inequality) operator
$ metacharacter
$ replacement codes
& (ampersand)
( ) (parentheses) metacharacters
( ) (parentheses) operators
( ) (XML filtering) operators
* (asterisk) metacharacter
* (asterisk) type annotation 1, 2, 3, 4
* (wildcard) operator, XML
+ (addition) operator
+ (concatenation) operator, XMLList
+ (plus) metacharacter
+= (addition assignment) operator 1, 2
, (comma) operator
. (dot) metacharacter
. (dot) operator 1, 2
. (dot) operator, XML 1, 2
.. (descendent accessor) operator, XML
... (rest) parameter
/ (forward slash) 1, 2
: (colon) operator
< operator
== operator
=== operator
> operator 1, 2
>= operator
? (question mark)
?: (conditional) operator
@ (attribute identifier) operator, XML 1, 2
[ (left bracket)
\ (backslash)
	in regular expressions
	in strings
] (right bracket)
^ (caret)
__proto__
__resolve
| (pipe)
A
abstract classes
accessor functions, get and set
ActionScript
	about
	advantages of
	building applications with
	compatibility with previous versions
	description of
	development process
	documentation
	history of OOP support
	new features in
	storing in ActionScript files
	tools for writing
	ways to include in applications
	writing with text editors
ActionScript 1.0
ActionScript 2.0, prototype chain
ActionScript Virtual Machine (AVM1)
ActionScript Virtual Machine 2 (AVM2) 1, 2
activation object
addCallback() method
addEventListener() method 1, 2, 3
addition (+) operator
addition assignment (+=) operator
additive operators
addListener() method
allowDomain() method
	about cross-scripting
	constructor and
	img tag and
	loading context
	LocalConnection class
	sound and
allowFullScreen attribute
allowInsecureDomain() method
allowNetworking tag
AllowScriptAccess parameter
alpha channel masking
alternation in regular expressions
ampersand (&)
animation
anonymous functions 1, 2
anti-aliasing text
application/x-www-form-urlencoded
ApplicationDomain class 1, 2, 3
applications, development decisions
apply() method
arguments object 1, 2, 3
arguments, passing by reference or value
arguments.callee property
arguments.caller property
arguments.length property
Array class
	concat() method
	constructor algorithm
	extending
	join() method
	length property 1, 2
	pop() method
	push() method 1, 2
	reverse() method
	shift() method
	slice() method
	sort() method
	sortOn() method 1, 2
	splice() method 1, 2
	toString() method
	unshift() method
arrays
	about
	array literals 1, 2
	associative
	cloning
	common tasks
	constructor
	creating 1, 2
	deep copy of
	delete operator
	examples
	indexed
	inserting elements
	iterating through
	key and value pairs
	length of
	maximum size
	multidimensional 1, 2
	nested arrays and join() method
	object keys
	querying
	removing elements
	shallow copy
	sorting
	superconstructor
	terms
	typed arrays not supported
	using associative and indexed arrays
as operator 1, 2
-as3 compiler option
AS3 namespace 1, 2
ASCII characters
assignment operators
associativity, rules of
asterisk (*) metacharacter
asterisk (*) type annotation 1, 2, 3, 4
asterisk (wildcard) operator, XML
asynchronous errors
asynchronous operation
attribute identifier (@) operator, XML 1, 2
audio playback, monitoring
audio security
avHardwareDisable property
AVM1 (ActionScript Virtual Machine)
AVM1Movie class
AVM2 (ActionScript Virtual Machine 2) 1, 2
B
background color, making opaque
backslash (\) character
	in regular expressions
	in strings
bar (|) character
base classes
basic concepts
	comments
	creating object instances
	events
	example
	flow control
	methods
	objects
	operators
	properties
	variables
beginGradientFill() method
big-endian byte order
binary operators
bitmap caching
	advantages and disadvantages
	caching movie clips
	filters and
	when to avoid
	when to use
Bitmap class 1, 2
bitmap data, copying
bitmap printing
BitmapData class
BitmapData objects, applying filters
bitmaps
	about
	defining in Bitmap class
	file formats
	security
	smoothing
	transparent versus opaque
bitwise logical operators
bitwise shift operators
block-level scope
Boolean class
	casting
	implicit coercion in strict mode
Boolean data type
bound methods 1, 2
brace operators ({ and }) in XML
bracket ([ and ]) characters
bracket ([ and ]) operators
browse() method
bubbles property
bubbling phase
build path
built-in classes
byte order
ByteArray class
bytes loaded
C
caching filters and bitmaps
call() method (ExternalInterface class) 1, 2
callback methods
	handling
	ignoring
callee property
caller property
Camera class
cameras
	capturing input
	displaying content on-screen
	permissions
	playback conditions
	security 1, 2
	verifying installation
cancelable property
Capabilities class
Capabilities.avHardwareDisable property
Capabilities.localFileReadDisable property
capture phase
capturing camera input
capturing user-selected text
caret (^) character
case replacement in strings
case sensitivity
casting 1, 2, 3
catch blocks
character classes (in regular expressions)
character codes
character ranges, specifying
character-delimited string, combining arrays into
characters
	in regular expressions
	in strings 1, 2
charAt() method
charCodeAt() method
checkPolicyFile property
childAllowsParent property
class definitions, multiple
class inheritance
class keyword
class object 1, 2
classes
	about
	about writing code for
	abstract not supported
	attributes
	base
	body
	built-in
	characteristics
	creating custom
	declaring static and instance properties
	default access control
	defining namespaces inside
	definitions of
	dynamic 1, 2, 3
	dynamic attribute
	inheriting instance properties
	internal attribute
	organizing
	private attribute
	private classes
	property attributes
	protected attribute
	public attribute
	public classes
	sealed
	static properties
	subclasses
	top-level statements
classpath
clearInterval() function
clearTimeout() function
client system environment
	about
	common tasks
Clipboard
	saving text
	security
clock example
clone() method (BitmapData class)
clone() method (Event class)
close bracket
close parenthesis
code, ways to include in applications
ColdFusion
collision detection at pixel level
colon (:) operator
colors
	adjusting in display objects
	altering specific
	background
	combining from different images
	setting for display objects
ColorTransform class
colorTransform property
comma operator
comments
	about 1, 2
	in XML
communication
	between Flash Player instances
	between SWF files
	between SWF files in different domains
compatibility, Flash Player and FLV files
compile-time type checking
compiler options 1, 2
complex values
compound literals
computeSpectrum() method (SoundMixer class) 1, 2, 3
concat() method
	Array class
	String class
concatenation
	of strings
	of XML objects
concatenation (+) operator, XMLList
conditional (?:) operator
conditionals
connect() method
	LocalConnection class
	NetConnection class 1, 2
	Socket class
	XMLSocket class 1, 2
constants 1, 2, 3
constructors
	about
	in ActionScript 1.0
content property (Loader class)
content, loading dynamically
contentLoaderInfo property 1, 2
contentType property
context menu, customizing
cookies
coordinate spaces
	defined
	translating
Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
core Error classes in ActionScript
core Error classes in ECMAScript
createBox() method
createGradientBox() method
cross-domain policy files
	checkPolicyFile property and 1, 2
	extracting data
	img tag and
	securityDomain property and
	URLLoader and URLStream classes
cross-scripting
CSS
	defined
	loading
	styles
cue points
	triggering actions
	in video
currentDomain property
currentTarget property
cursors, customizing
custom classes
custom data types, enumerations
custom error classes
custom LocalConnection client
D
data
	loading external
	security of 1, 2
	sending to servers
data property (URLRequest class)
data structures
data types
	about
	Boolean
	custom
	default (untyped)
	defined
	int
	Number
	simple and complex
	String
	uint
	void
dataFormat property
date arithmetic
Date class
	about
	constructor
	date property
	day property
	fullYear property
	getMonth() method 1, 2
	getMonthUTC() method
	getTime() method
	getTimezoneOffset() method
	hours property
	milliseconds property
	minutes property
	month property
	monthUTC property
	parse() method
	seconds property
	setTime() method
Date objects
	example of creating
	getting time values from
date property
Date() constructor
dates and times
	about
	examples
day property
debugger version, Flash Player
debugging
decode() method
decrementing values
default behavior
	canceling
	defined
default data type
default parameter values
default xml namespace directive
Delegate class
delete operator 1, 2
delimiter character, splitting strings into array
depth management, improved
descendent accessor (..) operator, XML
development
	planning
	process
device fonts
Dictionary class
	about
	useWeakReference parameter
dispatchEvent() method
dispatching events
display architecture 1, 2
display content, loading dynamically
display list
	about
	advantages
	event flow
	security
	traversing
display list object
display object containers 1, 2
display objects
	about
	adding to display list
	adjusting colors
	animating
	assembling complicated objects
	bitmaps
	caching
	choosing a subclass
	clicking and dragging example
	common tasks
	creating
	depth management
	drawing API and
	events
	example 1, 2
	example of rearranging
	fading
	filtering 1, 2, 3
	grouping
	inheritance of core classes
	masking
	matrix transformation
	movie clips
	off-list
	positioning 1, 2
	removing filters
	rotating 1, 2
	scaling 1, 2, 3
	security
	setting colors of
	size
	skewing
	subclassing
	terms
	translation
	types of
	user input and
display programming, about
displaying camera content on-screen
DisplayObject class
	about 1, 2
	stage property
	subclasses
DisplayObjectContainer class 1, 2, 3
displayState property 1, 2
distance() method
division by zero
do..while loop
Document Object Model (DOM) Level 3 Events specification 1, 2
documentation
	ActionScript
	Adobe Developer Center and Adobe Design Center
	Flash
	Programming ActionScript 3.0 contents
dollar sign ($) metacharacter
dollar sign ($) replacement codes
DOM Events specification 1, 2
domain property (LocalConnection class)
domains, communicating between
dot (.) metacharacter
dot (.) operator 1, 2
dot (.) operator, XML 1, 2
dot syntax
dotall flag in regular expressions
dotall property of regular expressions
double quotation mark in strings 1, 2
download() method 1, 2
downloading files 1, 2
drag-and-drop
	capturing interactions
	creating interaction
draw() method 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
dynamic attribute
dynamic classes 1, 2, 3
dynamic text fields
E
ECMAScript edition 4 draft
embedded asset classes
embedded fonts
	defined
	using
encoding ampersand (&)
Endian.BIG_ENDIAN
Endian.LITTLE_ENDIAN
enterFrame event
enumerations
equality operators 1, 2
Error classes
	about
	ActionScript
	ECMAScript
error events 1, 2
error handling
	common tasks
	default behaviors
	examples
	strategies
	terms
	tools
ErrorEvent class 1, 2
errors
	about handling
	asynchronous
	custom classes
	debugging tools
	displaying
	ErrorEvent class 1, 2
	print
	rethrowing
	status-based events
	throw statement
	types of 1, 2
-es compiler option
escape sequences in character classes
Event class
	about
	bubbles property
	cancelable property
	clone() method
	constants
	currentTarget property
	eventPhase property
	isDefaultPrevented() method
	method categories
	preventDefault() method 1, 2
	stopImmediatePropogation() method
	stopPropogation() method
	subclasses
	target property
	toString() method
	type property
event flow 1, 2, 3
event handlers 1, 2
event listeners
	about
	changes in ActionScript 3.0
	as class methods
	creating
	managing
	outside a class
	removing
	technique to avoid
event objects
event target 1, 2
Event.COMPLETE
EventDispatcher class
	addEventListener() method 1, 2
	dispatchEvent() method
	IEventDispatch interface and
	references to
	willTrigger() method
eventPhase property
events
	basic concepts
	default behaviors
	dispatching 1, 2
	for display objects
	enterFrame event
	error 1, 2
	event flow 1, 2, 3
	event objects
	init event
	parent node
	security
	status change
	target node
	this keyword
exactSettings property (Security class)
examples
	animating sprites with offscreen bitmaps
	arrays
	building a Telnet client
	detecting system capabilities
	error handling
	filtering images
	GeometricShapes
	loading RSS data
	Matrix class
	multi-page printing
	rearranging display object layers
	regular expressions
	RunTimeAssetsExplorer
	SimpleClock
	sound application
	SpriteArranger class
	strings
	text formatting
	using external API with a web page container
	video jukebox
	Wiki parser
	WordSearch
exceptions
exec() method
explicit type conversion
exporting library symbols
extended flag in regular expressions
extended property of regular expressions
extends keyword
external API
	about
	advantages
	common tasks
	concepts and terms
	example
	XML format
external code, calling from ActionScript
external containers, getting information about
external data, loading
external documents, loading data
external SWF files, loading
ExternalInterface class 1, 2, 3
ExternalInterface.addCallback() method
F
facade class
fading display objects
fast-forwarding movie clips
file size, smaller for shapes
FileReference class 1, 2, 3
FileReferenceList class 1, 2
files
	downloading
	uploading 1, 2
filtering XML data
filters
	applying for display objects
	applying to BitmapData objects
	bitmap caching and
	changing at run time
	common tasks
	creating
	for display and bitmap objects
	explanation of
	for images, example
	removing for display objects
final attribute 1, 2, 3, 4
first sprite loaded 1, 2
fixed property inheritance
flags in regular expressions
Flash authoring, when to use for ActionScript
Flash cookie
Flash documentation
Flash Media Server
flash package
Flash Player
	communicating between instances
	compatibility with encoded FLV
	debugger version
	IME and
	version 6
Flash timeline, adding ActionScript
flash.display package
	about display programming
	bitmaps and
	drawing API and
	filtering and
	movie clips and
	sound and
	text and
	user input and
flash.geom package
flash_proxy namespace
Flex, when to use for ActionScript
flow control, basic concepts
FLV
	configuring for hosting on server
	file format
	Flash Player and
	on Macintosh
focus, managing in interactions
fonts
	device
	embedded 1, 2
for each..in statement 1, 2, 3
for loops
for loops, XML 1, 2
for..in statement 1, 2, 3
form feed character
formatting text 1, 2
forward slash 1, 2
frameRate property
frames, jumping to
fromCharCode() method
fscommand() function 1, 2, 3
full-screen mode 1, 2, 3
fullScreen event
fullYear property
function closures 1, 2, 3
function expressions
function keyword 1, 2
function objects
function parameters
function statements
Function.apply() method
functions
	about
	accessor
	adding properties to
	anonymous 1, 2
	arguments object
	calling
	nested 1, 2, 3
	objects
	parameters
	parentheses
	recursive
	returning values
	scope 1, 2
	timing
G
g flag (in regular expressions)
garbage collection 1, 2
generic objects 1, 2
GeometricShapes example
geometry
	about
	common tasks using
	concepts and terms 1, 2
getDefinition() method
getImageReference() method
getLocal() method 1, 2, 3, 4
getMonth() method 1, 2
getMonthUTC() method
getRect() method
getRemote() method 1, 2, 3
getters and setters
	about
	overriding
getTime() method
getTimer() function
getTimezoneOffset() method
GIF graphics
global flag in regular expressions
global object
global property of regular expressions
global scope
global variables
gradients
graphics, loading
greater-than operator 1, 2
greater-than-or-equal-to operator
grouping display objects
groups, in regular expressions
H
hashes 1, 2
hoisting
hours property
HTML text
	and CSS
	displaying
htmlText property
HTTP tunneling
I
i flag (in regular expressions)
id3 property
IDataInput and IDataOutput interfaces
identifiers
IEventDispatcher interface 1, 2
if statement
if..else statement
ignore flag in regular expressions
ignoreCase property of regular expressions
images
	defining in Bitmap class
	filtering example
	loading
	security
	in text fields
IME
	checking availability
	composition events
	manipulating in Flash Player
IME conversion mode
	determining
	setting
img tag in text fields, security
implicit type conversion
import statement
importing SWF files
incrementing values
index positions in strings
indexed arrays
indexOf() method
inequality (!=) operator
infinity
inheritance
	defined
	fixed property
	instance properties
	static properties
init event
input text fields
instance methods
instance properties
	declaring
	inheriting
instance variables
instanceof operator
instances, creating
int class, casting
int data type
InteractiveObject class
interfaces
	about
	defining
	extending
	implementing in a class
internal attribute 1, 2, 3
intersection() method
intersects() method
is operator 1, 2
isDefaultPrevented() method
isNaN() global function
iterating though arrays
J
Java socket server
join() method
JPG graphics
K
key codes
keyboard input, capturing
keyboard security
keys, string
keywords
L
landscape printing
lastIndexOf() method
layering, rearranging
left bracket
left parenthesis
left-associative operators
length property
	arguments object
	Array class
	strings
less-than operator 1, 2
less-than-or-equal operator
level property
lexical environment
library symbols, exporting
lineGradientStyle() method
literal values
	about
	array literals 1, 2
	object
little-endian byte order
load progress
load() method (Loader class) 1, 2, 3
load() method (Sound class) 1, 2, 3, 4
load() method (URLLoader class) 1, 2
load() method (URLStream class) 1, 2
loadBytes() method 1, 2
loaded media, accessing as data
Loader class 1, 2, 3, 4
LoaderContext class 1, 2, 3
LoaderContext object
LoaderInfo class
	display object access
	monitoring loading progress
loaderInfo property
loading context
loading graphics
loadPolicyFile() method
local storage
local variables
LocalConnection class
	about
	connectionName parameter
	permissions
	restricted
LocalConnection.allowDomain() method 1, 2
LocalConnection.allowInsecureDomain() method
LocalConnection.client property
LocalConnection.connect() method
localFileReadDisable property
localToGlobal() method
logical operators
looping
	do..while
	for
	for (XML) 1, 2
	for each..in 1, 2, 3
	for..in 1, 2, 3
	while
M
m flag (in regular expressions)
Macintosh, FLV files
mantissa
maps 1, 2
masking display objects
masking for alpha channel
match() method
Matrix class
	defined
	defining gradients with
	example
	objects, defining
	rotating
	scaling
	skewing
	translating
MAX_VALUE (Number class)
memory management
metacharacters, in regular expressions
metadata, video 1, 2
metasequences, in regular expressions 1, 2
method property (URLRequest class)
methods
	basic concepts
	bound 1, 2
	constructors
	defined
	getters and setters 1, 2
	instance
	overriding
	static
microphone
	accessing
	detecting activity
	routing to local speakers
	security 1, 2
Microphone class
milliseconds property
MIN_VALUE (Number class)
minutes property
monitor, full-screen mode
month property
monthUTC property
MorphShape class
mouse cursors, customizing
mouse security
MouseEvent class 1, 2
movie clips
	about
	caching
	common tasks
	concepts and terms
	fast-forwarding
	frame rate
	playing and stopping
	rewinding
MovieClip class
	frame rates
MovieClip objects, creating
multiline flag in regular expressions
multiline property of regular expressions
multiple class definitions
multiplicative operators
mx.util.Delegate class
N
name conflicts, avoiding 1, 2
named groups (in regular expressions)
namespaces
	about
	access control specifiers
	applying
	AS3 1, 2
	default namespace
	defining 1, 2
	flash_proxy
	importing
	namespace keyword
	opening
	referencing
	use namespace directive 1, 2, 3
	user-defined attributes
	XML
NaN value
navigateToURL() function 1, 2
negated character classes (in regular expressions)
negative infinity
nested functions 1, 2, 3
nested packages
NetConnection class
NetConnection.connect() method 1, 2
NetStream class 1, 2, 3
network byte order
networking
	about
	concepts and terms
	restricting
new operator
newline character
nodes in XML, accessing
noncapturing groups in regular expressions
null value 1, 2, 3, 4
Number class
	casting
	default value
	integer range
	isNaN() global function
	precision
Number data type
O
Object class
	associative arrays
	data type and
	prototype property 1, 2
	valueOf() method
object keys in arrays
object literals
object-oriented programming
	common tasks for
	concepts
objects
	basic concepts
	instantiating
octal numbers
off-list display objects
on() event handlers
onClipEvent() function
onCuePoint event handlers
opaque background
open bracket ([)
open parenthesis
operators
	about
	additive
	assignment
	basic concepts
	bitwise logical
	bitwise shift
	conditional
	equality 1, 2
	logical
	multiplicative
	postfix
	precedence
	prefix
	primary
	relational
	unary 1, 2
optional parameters
overloaded operators
override keyword 1, 2
overriding getters and setters
P
package statement
packages
	about
	creating
	dot operator 1, 2
	dot syntax
	importing
	nested packages
	top level 1, 2
page properties
parameters
	optional or required
	passing by value or by reference
parentAllowsChild property
parentheses
	empty
	metacharacters
	operators
	XML filtering operators
parse() method
performance, improving for display objects
permissions
	camera
	LocalConnection class
pipe (|) character
pixel snapping
pixels, manipulating individual
play() method (NetStream class)
playback
	camera and
	controlling frame rate
	monitoring audio
	of movie clips
	pausing and resuming audio
	video
plus sign (+)
PNG graphics
podcast applications
	creating
	extending
Point objects
	about
	additional uses for
	distance between points
	translating coordinate spaces
pointers (cursors), customizing
points versus pixels
polar() method
polymorphism
pop() method
portrait printing
ports, security
positions
	of characters in strings
	of display objects
positive infinity
postfix operators
prefix operators
preventDefault() method 1, 2
primary operators
primitive types, implicit conversions
primitive values 1, 2
printArea parameter
printing
	about
	common tasks
	concepts and terms
	exceptions and returns
	multiple pages, example
	orientation
	page height and width
	page properties
	pages
	points
	Rectangle objects
	scaling
	specifying area
	timeout
	vector or bitmap
PrintJob statements, timing
PrintJob() constructor
priority parameter, addEventListener() method
private attribute
private classes
private constructors not supported
program flow
programs, basic definition
progress of audio playback
ProgressEvent.PROGRESS
properties
	ActionScript versus other languages
	adding to functions
	basic concepts
	defined, for ActionScript 3.0
	of regular expressions
	static and instance 1, 2
	XML
property access operator
protected attribute
__proto__
prototype chain 1, 2
prototype object 1, 2, 3
prototype property 1, 2
Proxy class
public attribute
public classes
push() method 1, 2
Q
quantifiers (in regular expressions)
question mark (?) metacharacter
quotation marks 1, 2
R
Real-Tiime Messaging Protocol content security
Rectangle objects
	additional uses for
	defined
	intersections
	printing
	repositioning
	resizing
	unions
recursive functions
reference, passing by
RegExp class
	about
	methods
	properties
regular expressions
	about
	alternation using pipe (|) metacharacter
	alternators and character groups
	capturing substring matches
	character classes
	characters in
	creating
	example
	flags
	forward slash delimiter
	groups
	metacharacters 1, 2
	metasequences 1, 2
	methods for working with
	named groups
	parameters in String methods
	properties
	quantifiers
	searching
relational operators
replace() method 1, 2
replacement codes
replacing text in strings
required parameters
reserved words
__resolve
rest parameter
return statement 1, 2
reverse() method
rewinding movie clips
right bracket (])
right parenthesis
right-associative operators
right-click menu (context menu)
rotate() method
rotating display objects 1, 2
rotating matrixes
RSS data
	loading, example
	reading for a podcast channel
RTMP content security
run time, determining user's system
S
s flag (in regular expressions)
sameDomain property
scale() method
scaling
	controlling distortion
	display objects
	matrixes
	printing
	Stage
scenes, to demarcate timelines
scope
	block-level
	functions and 1, 2
	global
	variables
scope chain 1, 2
script timeout limit
scrolling text 1, 2
sealed classes
search() method
search, in regular expressions
searching strings
seconds property
security
	accessing loaded media as data
	allowNetworking tag
	bitmaps
	camera 1, 2
	Clipboard
	display list
	event-related
	files, uploading and downloading
	full-screen mode
	images
	img tag
	imported SWF files
	keyboard
	LocalConnection class
	microphone 1, 2
	mouse
	ports
	RTMP
	sending data
	shared objects 1, 2
	sockets
	sound 1, 2
	Stage
	URLLoader
	URLStream
	video 1, 2
Security class
Security.allowDomain() method
	about cross-scripting
	constructor and
	img tag and
	loading context
	sound and
Security.currentDomain property
Security.exactSettings property
SecurityDomain class 1, 2
semicolons
send() method (LocalConnection class) 1, 2
sendToURL() function 1, 2
Server, Flash Media
server-side scripts
setClipboard() method
setInterval() function
setTime() method
setTimeout() method
shadow
Shape class
shared objects
	about
	displaying contents of
	Flash Player settings and
	security and 1, 2
SharedObject class 1, 2
SharedObject.getLocal() method 1, 2
SharedObject.getRemote() method
shift() method
shortcut menu (context menu)
significand
SimpleButton class
SimpleClock example
single quotation mark in strings 1, 2
skewing display objects
skewing matrixes 1, 2
slash syntax
slashes
	backslash (\) 1, 2
	forward slash (/) 1, 2
slice() method
	Array class
	String class
smoothing bitmaps
Socket class 1, 2, 3
socket connections
socket server
sorting arrays 1, 2
sound
	sample application
	security of 1, 2
	sending to and from a server
Sound class 1, 2, 3
SoundFacade class
SoundLoaderContext class
SoundMixer.computeSpectrum() method 1, 2, 3
SoundMixer.stopAll() method
source path
speakers and microphones
speed, improving for rendering
splice() method 1, 2
split() method
Sprite class
sprite, first loaded 1, 2
SpriteArranger class example
Stage
	about 1, 2
	as display object container
	properties, setting
	scaling
	security
Stage class
Stage owner
StageDisplayState class
standard mode 1, 2
static attribute
static methods
static properties
	declaring
	inheritance
	within scope chain
	XML
static text
	accessing
	creating
static text fields
static variables
StaticText class
status change events
status-based error events
stopAll() method (SoundMixer class)
stopImmediatePropogation() method
stopping movie clips
stopPropogation() method
storing data
streaming video
strict inequality (!==) operator
strict mode
	about
	casting
	dot syntax and
	explicit conversion
	returning values
	run-time errors
String class
	charAt() method
	charCodeAt() method
	concat() method
	fromCharCode() method
	indexOf() method
	lastIndexOf() method
	match() method
	replace() method
	search() method
	slice() method
	split() method
	substr() and substring() methods
	toLowerCase() and toUpperCase() methods
String data type
string keys
string representations of objects
strings
	about
	character position
	checking matches in regular expressions
	combining arrays into character-delimited string
	common tasks
	comparing
	concatenating
	converting case
	converting data type for XML attributes
	converting XML objects to
	declaring
	example
	finding substrings
	index positions
	length
	matching substrings
	patterns, finding 1, 2
	replacing text
	substrings 1, 2
	terms
StyleSheet class
subclasses
substr() and substring() methods
substrings
	about
	creating based on a delimiter
	finding and replacing 1, 2
	matching in regular expressions
super statement 1, 2, 3
superclasses
superconstructor for arrays
SWF files
	communication between domains
	communication between instances
	determining run-time environment
	importing loaded
	loading
	loading external
	loading older versions
switch statement
symbols in regular expressions
synchronous errors
syntactic keywords
syntax
system, determining user's
System.setClipboard() method
T
tab character
target node or phase
target property
Telnet client example
terminating statements
ternary operators
test() method
text
	about
	anti-aliasing
	assigning formats
	available types
	capturing input
	common tasks
	concepts and terms
	displaying
	formatting 1, 2
	formatting ranges of
	manipulating
	replacing
	restricting input
	saving to Clipboard
	scrolling 1, 2
	selecting
	sharpness
	static 1, 2
	thickness
text editors
text fields
	disabling IME for
	dynamic
	HTML in
	images in
	img tag and security
	input
	modifying
	scrolling text
	static
text line metrics 1, 2
TextEvent class
TextField class 1, 2
TextFormat class
TextLineMetrics class
TextSnapshot class
this keyword 1, 2, 3, 4
throw statement
time formats
time intervals
time unit values
time zones 1, 2
timeline, Flash
timeout limit
Timer class
	about
	monitoring playback
timer events
timers
timing functions
toLowerCase() method
toString() method
	about
	Array class
	Event class
toUppercase() method
traits object
1, 2
translate() method
translating matrixes
try..catch..finally statements
twips
type annotations 1, 2
type checking
	compile-time
	run-time
type conversion 1, 2, 3
type mismatches
type property (Event class)
typed arrays
U
UIEventDispatcher class
uint class, casting
uint data type 1, 2
unary operators 1, 2
undefined 1, 2, 3, 4
Unicode characters
Uniform Resource Identifier (URI)
union() method
Universal Time (UTC)
unordered arrays
unshift() method
untyped variables 1, 2
upcasting
upload() method 1, 2
uploading files 1, 2, 3
URIs
URL encoding
URLLoader class
	about
	loading XML data 1, 2
	security and
	when restricted
URLLoader constructor
URLLoader.dataFormat property
URLLoader.load() method 1, 2
URLLoaderDataFormat.VARIABLES
URLRequest instance 1, 2
URLRequest.contentType property
URLRequest.data property
URLRequest.method property
URLRequestMethod.GET
URLRequestMethod.POST
URLs of loaded objects
URLStream class 1, 2
URLVariables class
URLVariables.decode() method
use namespace directive 1, 2, 3
useCapture parameter, addEventListener() method
user input
	about
	common tasks
	concepts and terms
user interactions, managing focus
user-selected text, capturing
user's system, determining at run time
useWeakReference parameter
UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
V
valueOf() method (Object class)
values
	assigning to variables
	passing arguments by
var keyword 1, 2
variables
	basic concepts
	declaring
	default value
	initializing 1, 2
	instance
	overriding not permitted
	scope of
	static
	type annotations 1, 2
	types of
	uninitialized
	untyped 1, 2
	var statement
vector printing
video
	about
	common tasks
	end of stream
	loading
	on Macintosh
	metadata 1, 2
	playback
	quality
	security 1, 2
	sending to server
	streaming
Video class
video jukebox example
1, 2
void
W
weak references
while loop
white space
Wiki parser example
wildcard (*) operator, XML
willTrigger() method
words, reserved
WordSearch example
wrapper objects
X
x flag (in regular expressions)
XML
	accessing attributes
	ActionScript for
	basic concepts
	brace operators ({ and })
	child nodes
	comments
	common tasks
	concepts and terms
	documents
	E4X (ECMAScript for XML) 1, 2, 3
	filtering
	for each..in loops
	for loops 1, 2
	format for external API
	initializing variables
	loading data 1, 2
	methods
	namespaces
	parent nodes
	processing instructions
	properties
	socket server
	transforming
	traversing structures
	type conversion
	white space
XML class
XMLDocument class 1, 2
XMLList objects
	about
	concatenating
XMLNode class
XMLParser class
XMLSocket class 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
XMLSocket.connect() method 1, 2
XMLTag class