Chapter 1: Introducing Actionscript

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The language that bridges the gap between what you understand and what Flash understands (i.e. Flash's programming language).

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Actionscript

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All those things that make up the syntax of Actionscript.

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Elements

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Occur during the playback of a movie and trigger the execution of a particular script.

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Events

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Any line that instructs Flash to do, set, create, change, load, or delete something.

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Actions

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Include a number of symbols and are used to connect two elements in a script in various ways.

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Operators

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Words reserved for specific purposes within ActionScript syntax and cannot be used as variable, function, or label names.

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Keywords (or reserved words)

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Various pieces of information created, used, or updates during the execution of a dynamic script.

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Data

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The content between ___ signifies an action or set of actions the script needs to perform when triggered.

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Curly Braces

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Used to separate multiple actions that may need to be executed as the result of a single event.

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Semicolons

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Used to denote the target path to a specific timeline or to separate the object's name from the property or method being worked with.

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Dot syntax

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Used to set a specific value that an action will use during its execution.

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Parentheses

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Used to denote textual data in the script.

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Quotations

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Indicate descriptive notes about what the script is doing at a particular point of execution.

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