Testing a movie > Using the Debugger > Displaying movie properties and changing editable properties

 

Displaying movie properties and changing editable properties

The Debugger's Properties tab displays all the property values of any movie clip on the Stage. You can change a value and see its effect in the movie while it runs. Some movie clip properties are read-only and cannot be changed.

 
To display a movie clip's properties in the Debugger:

1

Select a movie clip from the display list.

2

Click the Properties tab in the Debugger.

 
To modify a property value:

Double-click the value and enter a new value.

The value cannot be an expression. For example, you can enter 50 or "clearwater" but you cannot enter x + 50. The value can be a string (any value surrounded by quotation marks), a number, or a Boolean value (true or false). You can't enter object or array values (for example, {id: "rogue"} or [1, 2, 3]) in the Debugger.

For more information, see String operators and Using operators to manipulate values in expressions.

Note: To write the value of an expression to the Output window in test mode, use the trace action. See Using the trace action.