. (dot operator)
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SWiSH Player Support
Supported Internally

Syntax
object.property
object.method
object.childObject
instance.variable
instance.child.variable

Arguments
object: Any instance of an Object.
property: Any property associated with an Object.
method: Any method associated with the Object.
instance: Any Instance of a Movie Clip (Sprite).
child: Any Instance of a Movie Clip that is a part of another Movie Clip (Sprite).
variable: Any variable in a Movie Clip.

Returns
Value of property or result of method operation or reference to child Object.

Description
Used to denote the hierarchical relationship among Objects, variables, methods, etc.

Sample
_root.Rect._X
_root.MySprite.play()