Overview of the ActionScript 3.0 Language and Components Reference

The ActionScript 3.0 Language Reference is a reference manual for the application programming interfaces (APIs) for Flash^® Player.

This version includes ActionScript classes, methods, and properties that support the Adobe AIR runtime environment. Where possible, the AIR-specific items are indicated by the small AIR icon next to their names:

This manual provides information on the syntax and usage of supported elements in the ActionScript language. It includes the following sections:

• Language elements, such as globals, operators, statements, keywords, directives, and special types
• Packages
• Alphabetical entries for class elements
• An index containing all entries
• An appendix that compares some key language and API changes from ActionScript 2.0 to ActionScript 3.0
• Appendixes of errors and warnings with annotations
• Appendixes with reference information about using XML to support motion tweens and FLVPlayback captioning.
• Appendixes with reference information about using databases with Adobe AIR.

This reference is intended to be used with other instructional media, such as the ActionScript 3.0 Developer's Guide, and resources on the Adobe website, such as the Flash Developer Center.

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