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ADOBE DIRECTOR 11.0 293 Scripting Dictionary erase() Usage -- Lingo syntax memberObjRef.erase() // JavaScript syntax memberObjRef.erase(); Description Member method; deletes a specified cast member and leaves its slot in the Cast window empty. For best results, use this method during authoring and not in projectors. Using this method in projectors may cause memory problems. Parameters None. Example This statement deletes the cast member named Gear in the Hardware cast: -- Lingo syntax member("Gear", "Hardware").erase() // JavaScript syntax member("Gear", "Hardware").erase(); This handler deletes cast members numbered from start through finish: -- Lingo syntax on deleteMember start, finish repeat with i = start to finish member(i).erase() end repeat end deleteMember // JavaScript syntax function deleteMember(start, finish) { for (var i=start; i

Section	Page
Contents	4
Chapter 1: Introduction	38
Intended audience	38
What’s new with Director scripting	38
What’s new in this documentation	39
Finding information about scripting in Director	40
Chapter 2: Director Scripting Essentials	41
Types of scripts	41
Scripting terminology	42
Scripting syntax	44
Data types	47
Literal values	49
Variables	51
Operators	55
Conditional constructs	58
Events, messages, and handlers	63
Linear lists and property lists	68
JavaScript syntax arrays	74
Chapter 3: Writing Scripts in Director	78
Choosing between Lingo and JavaScript syntax	78
Scripting in dot syntax format	79
Introducing the Director objects	80
Object model diagrams	81
Top-level functions and properties	82
Introduction to object-oriented programming in Director	83
Object-oriented programming with Lingo syntax	84
Object-oriented programming with JavaScript syntax	93
Writing scripts in the Script window	101
Chapter 4: Debugging Scripts in Director	113
Good scripting habits	113
Basic debugging	114
Debugging in the Script window	116
Debugging in the Message window	117
Debugging in the Object inspector	120
Debugging in the Debugger window	123
Debugging projectors and Shockwave movies	127
Advanced debugging	128
Chapter 5: Director Core Objects	130
Cast Library	130
Global	131
Key	132
Member	133
Mouse	134
Movie	135
Player	137
Sound	139
Sound Channel	140
Sprite	141
Sprite Channel	143
System	144
Window	145
Chapter 6: Media Types	147
Animated GIF	147
Bitmap	148
Button	148
Color Palette	149
Cursor	150
DVD	150
Field	152
Film Loop	153
Flash Component	153
Flash Movie	154
Font	156
Linked Movie	156
QuickTime	157
RealMedia	158
Shockwave 3D	159
Shockwave Audio	159
Sound	161
Text	161
Vector Shape	162
Windows Media	163
Chapter 7: Scripting Objects	165
Fileio	165
MUI Xtra	166
NetLingo	166
SpeechXtra	167
XML Parser	168
Chapter 8: 3D Objects	169
Camera	169
Group	170
Light	171
Member	172
Model	174
Model Resource	175
Motion	175
Renderer Services	176
Shader	176
Sprite	177
Texture	178
Chapter 9: Constants	179
\	179
BACKSPACE	179
EMPTY	180
ENTER	180
FALSE	181
PI	181
QUOTE	182
RETURN (constant)	182
SPACE	183
TAB	183
TRUE	184
VOID	185
Chapter 10: Events and Messages	186
on activateApplication	186
on activateWindow	187
on beginSprite	187
on closeWindow	188
on cuePassed	189
on deactivateApplication	190
on deactivateWindow	191
on DVDeventNotification	191
on endSprite	194
on enterFrame	195
on EvalScript	196
on exitFrame	198
on getBehaviorDescription	199
on getBehaviorTooltip	199
on getPropertyDescriptionList	200
on hyperlinkClicked	201
on idle	202
on isOKToAttach	203
on keyDown	204
on keyUp	205
on mouseDown (event handler)	206
on mouseEnter	208
on mouseLeave	209
on mouseUp (event handler)	210
on mouseUpOutside	211
on mouseWithin	211
on moveWindow	212
on openWindow	213
on prepareFrame	213
on prepareMovie	214
on resizeWindow	215
on rightMouseDown (event handler)	216
on rightMouseUp (event handler)	216
on runPropertyDialog	217
on savedLocal	218
on sendXML	218
on startMovie	219
on stepFrame	220
on stopMovie	221
on streamStatus	222
on timeOut	223
trayIconMouseDoubleClick	223
trayIconMouseDown	224
trayIconRightMouseDown	225
on zoomWindow	225
Chapter 11: Keywords	227
\\ (continuation)	227
case	227
char...of	228
end	229
end case	229
exit	230
exit repeat	230
field	231
global	231
if	232
INF	234
item...of	234
line...of	235
loop (keyword)	236
me	236
menu	237
NAN	238
next	239
next repeat	239
on	240
otherwise	240
property	241
put...after	242
put...before	242
put...into	243
repeat while	244
repeat with	244
repeat with...down to	245
repeat with...in list	246
return (keyword)	247
set...to, set...=	248
sprite...intersects	248
sprite...within	249
version	250
word...of	250
Chapter 12: Methods	252
abort	252
abs()	252
activateAtLoc()	253
activateButton()	254
add	254
add (3D texture)	255
addAt	256
addBackdrop	256
addCamera	257
addChild	258
addModifier	259
addOverlay	259
addProp	260
addToWorld	261
addVertex()	262
alert()	263
Alert()	263
append	264
appMinimize()	265
atan()	266
beep()	267
beginRecording()	267
bitAnd()	268
bitNot()	269
bitOr()	270
bitXor()	271
breakLoop()	272
browserName()	272
build()	273
cacheDocVerify()	274
cacheSize()	275
call	276
callAncestor	277
callFrame()	279
camera()	279
cameraCount()	280
cancelIdleLoad()	280
castLib()	281
channel() (Top level)	282
channel() (Sound)	282
chapterCount()	283
charPosToLoc()	283
chars()	284
charToNum()	285
clearAsObjects()	286
clearCache	286
clearError()	287
clearFrame()	288
clearGlobals()	289
clone	289
cloneDeep	290
cloneModelFromCastmember	291
cloneMotionFromCastmember	291
close()	292
closeFile()	293
closeXlib	293
color()	294
constrainH()	295
constrainV()	296
copyPixels()	297
copyToClipBoard()	299
cos()	299
count()	300
createFile()	301
createMask()	301
createMatte()	302
crop() (Image)	302
crop() (Bitmap)	303
cross	303
crossProduct()	304
cursor()	304
date() (formats)	308
date() (System)	310
delay()	311
delete()	312
deleteFile()	312
deleteAt	312
deleteCamera	313
deleteFrame()	314
deleteGroup	315
deleteLight	315
deleteModel	316
deleteModelResource	316
deleteMotion	317
deleteOne	317
deleteProp	318
deleteShader	318
deleteTexture	319
deleteVertex()	320
displayOpen()	320
displaySave()	321
do	321
doneParsing()	322
dot()	322
dotProduct()	323
downloadNetThing	323
draw()	324
duplicate() (Image)	325
duplicate() (list function)	326
duplicate() (Member)	327
duplicateFrame()	327
enableHotSpot()	328
endRecording()	329
erase()	330
error()	330
externalEvent()	331
extrude3D	332
externalParamName()	333
externalParamValue()	335
extractAlpha()	336
fadeIn()	337
fadeOut()	337
fadeTo()	338
fileName()	339
fileOpen()	339
fileSave()	340
fill()	341
filter()	342
findLabel()	342
findEmpty()	343
findPos	344
findPosNear	344
finishIdleLoad()	345
flashToStage()	346
float()	346
floatP()	347
flushInputEvents()	348
forget() (Window)	348
forget() (Timeout)	349
framesToHMS()	350
frameReady() (Movie)	350
frameStep()	351
freeBlock()	352
freeBytes()	353
generateNormals()	353
getaProp	354
getAt	355
getError() (Flash, SWA)	356
getError() (XML)	358
getErrorString()	359
getFinderInfo()	360
getFlashProperty()	360
getFrameLabel()	361
getHardwareInfo()	362
getHotSpotRect()	363
GetItemPropList	363
getLast()	364
getLatestNetID	364
getLength()	365
getNetText()	365
getNormalized	367
getNthFileNameInFolder()	367
getOne()	369
getOSDirectory()	370
getPixel()	370
getPlayList()	371
getPosition()	372
getPref()	373
getPos()	374
getPref()	375
getProp()	375
getPropAt()	376
getRendererServices()	376
getStreamStatus()	377
getURL()	378
getVal()	379
getVariable()	380
GetWidgetList()	381
GetWindowPropList	381
getWorldTransform()	382
go()	383
goLoop()	384
goNext()	385
goPrevious()	386
goToFrame()	386
gotoNetMovie	387
gotoNetPage	388
group()	388
halt()	389
handler()	390
handlers()	390
hilite (command)	391
hitTest()	391
HMStoFrames()	392
hold()	393
identity()	394
idleLoadDone()	395
ignoreWhiteSpace()	395
ilk()	396
ilk (3D)	398
image()	399
importFileInto()	400
Initialize	402
insertBackdrop	402
insertFrame()	403
insertOverlay	404
inside()	405
installMenu	405
integer()	406
integerP()	406
Interface()	407
interpolate()	407
interpolateTo()	408
intersect()	409
inverse()	409
invert()	410
isBusy()	410
isInWorld()	411
isPastCuePoint()	412
ItemUpdate()	413
keyPressed()	414
label()	415
last()	416
lastClick()	417
lastEvent()	417
length()	417
light()	418
lineHeight()	419
linePosToLocV()	419
linkAs()	420
list()	420
listP()	421
loadFile()	421
locToCharPos()	422
locVToLinePos()	423
log()	423
makeList()	424
makeScriptedSprite()	425
makeSubList()	425
map()	426
map (3D)	427
mapMemberToStage()	427
mapStageToMember()	428
marker()	428
matrixAddition()	429
matrixMultiply()	430
matrixMultiplyScalar()	431
matrixTranspose()	431
max()	432
maximize()	432
mci	433
member()	434
mergeDisplayTemplate()	435
mergeProps()	435
mesh (property)	436
meshDeform (modifier)	437
min	438
minimize()	439
model	439
modelResource	440
modelsUnderLoc	441
modelsUnderRay	442
modelUnderLoc	444
motion()	444
move()	445
moveToBack()	446
moveToFront()	446
moveVertex()	447
moveVertexHandle()	448
multiply()	449
neighbor	449
netAbort	449
netDone()	450
netError()	451
netLastModDate()	453
netMIME()	454
netStatus	455
netTextResult()	456
new()	457
newCamera	459
newColorRatio	460
newCurve()	461
newGroup	461
newLight	462
newMatrix()	462
newMember()	463
newMesh	464
newModel	465
newModelResource	466
newMotion()	467
newObject()	467
newShader	468
newTexture	469
normalize	470
nothing	471
nudge()	472
numColumns()	473
numRows()	473
numToChar()	474
objectP()	475
offset() (string function)	476
offset() (rectangle function)	477
open() (Player)	477
open() (Window)	478
openFile()	479
openXlib	480
param()	480
paramCount()	481
parseString()	482
parseURL()	482
pass	484
pasteClipBoardInto()	485
pause() (DVD)	486
pause() (Sound Channel)	486
pause() (3D)	487
pause() (RealMedia, SWA, Windows Media)	488
perlinNoise()	488
perpendicularTo	490
pictureP()	490
play() (3D)	491
play() (DVD)	492
play() (Sound Channel)	494
play() (RealMedia, SWA, Windows Media)	495
playFile()	496