notes after .ActionScript.3.0.in.Flash.CS3.Professional.Essential.Training(Lynda.com)

_mc.buttonMode = true; //set move clip to button mode(with pointer when mouse over)
_mc.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, onClick); //MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER ROLL_OUT
function onClick(event:MouseEvent):void { event.target.rotation += 10; }

//Keyboard
stage.addEventListener(KeyboardEvent.KEY_DOWN, jump); //removeEventListener
function jump(e:KeyboardEvent):void { trace(event.keyCode); }
var link:URLRequest = new URLRequest("http://www.google.com");
navigateToURL(link);

stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME,  //timeline, trigger it every key frame entering.
stage.addEventListener(Event.ENTER_FRAME, //in action layler first keyframe

//timer
var t:Timer = new Timer(1000); 
t.addEventListener(TimerEvent.TIMER, function (e:TimerEvent):void{ _mc.play(); } );
t.start();

//class
package todd.classes {
 import flash.display.MovieClip;
 import flash.events.MouseEvent;
 public class CustomClass extends MovieClip {
  public var _var:String;
  public function CustomClass() { //no return type in constr
   this.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, grow);
  }
  private function grow(event:MouseEvent):void { this.scaleX = 1.5; this.scaleY = 1.5; }
 }
} //CustomClass.as

_MovieClip.addChild(_mc_boarder);
//Publish:Settings...
//Document class

Library->Movie Clip->Linkage->Export for Actionscript

Math.random(); Math.round(x); Math.floor(x); Math.ceil(x);

var myText:TextField = new TextField(); //addChild(myText); //myText.text = "xxx"; //.width = 15 //.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
var myFormat:TextFormat = new TextFormat();
myFormat.font = "Helvetica";
myFormat.color = 0xFF0000;
myFormat.size = 24;
myText.setTextFormat(myFotmat);
myText.wordWrap = true;
var externalLoad:URLLoader = new URLLoader();
externalLoad.load( new URLRequest('external.txt') );
externalLoad.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, textReady);
externalLoad.removeEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, textReady);
function textReady(event:Event):void {
 external_txt.text = event.target.data;
}

external_text.scrollV++;
var users:Array = new Array();
users[0] = "Todd"; users[1] = "Jimmy";
trace(users);
var users:Array = ['Todd', 'Jimmy'];
for(var i:Number=0; i < users.length; i++) { }
users.push('xxx');

public function setType(type:*):void {}
if(_firstCard == undefined) { _firstCard = event.currentTarget; } //notice differ from event.target
String(_firstCard._type);
_firstCard.gotoAndPlay("any label you set"); or frame idx


if(this.currentFrame == 1) { this.play(); }

var shape:Shape = new Shape();  //MovieClip also works
shape.graphics.lineStyle(1, 0x00ff00);
shape.graphics.beginFill(0x000000);
shape.graphics.drawCircle(100, 100,  50); //.drawRect(100, 100, 200, 100);
shape.graphics.endFill();
addChild(shape);

var colorT:ColorTransform = new ColorTransform();
colorT.blueOffset = -100;
colorT.redOffset = 100;
_mc.transform.colorTransform = colorT;

_mc.filters = [new DropShadowFilter(), new BlurFilter()];

var bs:DropShadowFilter =  new DropShadowFilter();
bs.color = 0x0b77a9;
bs.blurX = 10;
bs.blurY = 10;
bs.angle = 66;
bs.distance = 200;
_mc.filters = [bs];

var il:Loader = new Loader();
il.load(new URLRequest('xxx.swf')); //support gif,jpg,png,swf and so on.
addChild(il);
il.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
function onComplete(e:Event):void {
 //make sure the 'Linkage' before do this:Exoprt for ActionScript (there should have a xxx_mc in swf)
 e.target.content.xxx_mc.y -= 100;
}

var snd:Sound = new Sound();
snd.load(new URLRequest('xxx.mp3'));
snd.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
function onComplete(e:Event):void {
 snd.play(); //e.target.play(); //.play(resumeTimeSec);
}

var sndCtl:SoundChannel = new SoundChannel();
sndCtl = snd.play();
sndCtl.stop();
var resumeTime = sndCtrl.position;

var volCtl:SoundTransform = new SoundTransform();
volCtl.volume += .1; sndCtl.soundTransform = volCtl;

/* only for flash CS3, now it is already out-date.
var n:NetConnection = new NetConnection();
n.connect(null); //or something other
var ns:NetStream = new NetStream(n);

/*
var metaListener:Object = new Object();
metaListener.onMetaData = onMetaData;
ns.client = metaListener;
function onMetaData(data:Object):void {
 //do something play/stop button init works.
 ns.play("xxx.flv");
 ns.stop();
}
*/
var v:Video = new Video();
video.attachNetStream(ns);
addChild(v);

this.startDrag();
this.stopDrag();

event.currentTarget.hitTestObject(event.currentTarget._obj);

this.parent.addChild(this); //this could set mc to top of mainbox.