Overview > ActionScript dictionary: Overview
ActionScript dictionary: OverviewThis portion of the ActionScript Reference Guide describes the syntax and use of ActionScript elements in Flash 5 and later versions. To use examples in a script, copy the example text from ActionScript Dictionary Help and paste it in the Actions panel in Expert Mode.
The dictionary lists all ActionScript elementsoperators, keywords, statements, actions, properties, functions, objects, and methods. For an overview of all dictionary entries, see Contents of the dictionary; the tables in this section are a good starting point for looking up symbolic operators or methods whose object class you don't know.
ActionScript follows the ECMA-262 standard (the specification written by the European Computer Manufacturers Association) unless otherwise noted.
There are two types of entries in this dictionary:
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Individual entries for operators, keywords, functions, variables, properties, methods, and statements |
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Object entries, which provide general detail about predefined objects |
Use the information in the sample entries to interpret the structure and conventions used in these two types of entries.