Adobe Flash Platform

Question 1

are blocks of code that carry out specific tasks and can be reused in your program.

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Functions

Question 2

A function is called a _ if you define it as part of a class definition or attach it to an instance of an object. A function is called a _ if it is defined in any other way.

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method, function closure

Question 3

You call a function by using its identifier followed by the parentheses operator (()).

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calling function

Question 4

You use the _ to enclose any function parameters you want to send to the function.

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parentheses operator

Question 5

use the Math.random() method, which takes no parameters, to generate a random number:

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var randomNum:Number = Math.random();

Question 6

Define your functions with _ if you prefer static, or strict mode, programming.

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function statements

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Define your functions with _ if you have a specific need to do so; are more often used in dynamic, or standard mode, programming.

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function expressions

Question 8

A function statement begins with the _, followed by:

The function name

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function keyword

Question 9

The _, in a comma-delimited list enclosed in parentheses

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parameters

Question 10

The _—that is, the ActionScript code to be executed when the function is called, enclosed in curly brackets

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function body

Question 11

the following code creates a function that defines a parameter and then calls the function using the string “ hello” as the parameter value:

Answer 11

function traceParameter(aParam:String)
 { 
trace(aParam); 
} 
traceParameter("hello"); // hello

Question 12

The second way to declare a function is to use an assignment statement with a function expression, which is also sometimes called a _ or an _. This is a more verbose method that is widely used in earlier versions of ActionScript.

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function literal, anonymous function

Question 13

An _ with a function expression begins with the var keyword

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assignment statement

Question 14

Mouse events such as a button click, double-click, or simply moving the mouse are handled by the _.

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MouseEvent class

Question 15

Since the _ is one of the primary means through which a user interacts with a Flash movie, it’s important to understand how to listen and respond to mouse events.

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mouse

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The simplest event is the _, which happens when the user presses and then releases the mouse button.

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button click,

Question 17

You can detect and respond to a button click by first attaching a listener to the _ (referred to as stage) and using the property MouseEvent.CLICK as follows:

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main Stage

Question 18

If you want to detect a click on a particular object, use the _ instead of the word stage.

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object’s name

Question 19

Flash can listen for a mouse event on any object of the _ displayed on the Stage

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InteractiveObject class

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Happens when the mouse button is clicked

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click

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Happens when the mouse button is clicked twice in rapid succession

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double_click

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Happens when the mouse pointer moves

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mouse_move

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Happens when the mouse button is pressed

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mouse_down

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Happens when the mouse button is released

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mouse_up

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Happens when the mouse moves from a nontarget area over a target area

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mouse_over

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Happens when the mouse moves from a target area out of the target area

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MOUSE_OUT

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Happens when the mouse wheel is rotated

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MOUSE_WHEEL

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The _ requires an additional bit of code to work properly

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MouseEvent.DOUBLE_CLICK

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The property _ for the button instance must be set to true for double-click events to be captured.

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doubleClickEnabled

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instead of MouseEvent.CLICK, you can use _

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"click"

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instead of MouseEvent.MOUSE_UP, you can use _

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"mouseUp".

Question 32

Check the _ for the full list of shortcuts.

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Flash Help Action-Script Language Reference

Question 33

features of programming languages that tell the computer to execute certain actions, provided certain conditions are met.

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Conditional statements, expressions, or simply conditionals

Question 34

_ are used through the various programming languages to instruct the computer on the decision to make when given some conditions. These decisions are made if and only if the pre-stated conditions are either true or false, depending on the functions the programmer has in mind.

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Conditional statements

Question 35

The _ allows you to test a condition and execute a block of code if that condition exists, or execute an alternative block of code if the condition does not exist.

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if..else conditional statement

Question 36

the following code tests whether the value of x exceeds 20, generates a trace() function if it does, or generates a different trace() function if it does not:

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``` if (x > 20) { trace("x is > 20"); } else { trace("x is <= 20"); } ```

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You can test for more than one condition using the _ conditional statement.

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if..else if

Question 38

If an if or else statement is followed by only one statement, the statement does not need to be enclosed in _

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curly brackets

Question 39

The _ is useful if you have several execution paths that depend on the same condition expression. It provides functionality similar to a long series of if..else if statements, but is somewhat easier to read.

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switch statement

Question 40

Instead of testing a condition for a _, the switch statement evaluates an expression and uses the result to determine which block of code to execute.

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Boolean value

Question 41

Blocks of code begin with a _ statement and end with a _ statement.

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case, break