Troubleshooting ActionScript > Using the Debugger > Displaying movie properties and changing editable properties

Displaying movie properties and changing editable properties

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

To display a movie clip's properties:

1 Select a movie clip from the display list.
2 Click the Properties tab.
The Properties tab in the Debugger
 

To modify a property value:

Select the value and enter a new value.

The value must be a constant (for example, 50, or "clearwater") rather than an expression (for example, x + 50). The value can be a string (any value surrounded by quotation marks ("")), a number, or a Boolean (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 and Using operators to manipulate values in expressions.

Note: To output the value of an expression in test-movie mode, use the trace action. See Using trace.