Adobe 38039481 User Guide - Page 398

FLASH CS3 392 User Guide Object type Error LoadVars LocalConnection Microphone MovieClip MovieClipLoader PrintJob NetConnection NetStream SharedObject Sound String TextField TextFormat Video XML XMLNode XMLSocket Variable suffix _err _lv _lc _mic _mc _mcl _pj _nc _ns _so _sound _str _txt _fmt _video _xml _xmlnode _xmlsocket Comments and code hints You can also use ActionScript comments to specify an object's class for code hints. In the following example, a comment tells ActionScript that the class of the theObject instance is Object, and so on. // Object theObject;// Array theArray;// MovieClip theMC; If you subsequently enter theMC followed by a period, code hints that display the list of MovieClip methods and properties appear. If you enter theArray followed by a period, code hints that display the list of Array methods and properties appear, and so on. Instead of this technique, however, Adobe recommends that you use strict data typing or suffixes, because these techniques enable code hints automatically and make your code more understandable. Format code Your code can be formatted and indented automatically or manually. If you use dynamic font mapping, you ensure that the correct fonts are used for multilingual text. Set Auto Format options 1 Do one of the following: • From the panel menu (at the upper-right corner of the Actions panel), select Preferences. • In the Script window, select Edit > Preferences (Windows) or Flash > Preferences (Macintosh).