type (GradientGlowFilter.type property)

public type : String

The placement of the filter effect. Possible values are:

The default value is "inner".

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Example

The following example changes the type property on an existing movie clip when a user clicks it.

import flash.filters.GradientGlowFilter;
var mc:MovieClip = createGradientGlowRectangle("GlowType");
mc.onRelease = function() {
    var filter:GradientGlowFilter = this.filters[0];
    filter.type = "inner";
    filter.strength = 1;
    this.filters = new Array(filter);
}

function createGradientGlowRectangle(name:String):MovieClip {
    var art:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip(name, this.getNextHighestDepth());
    var w:Number = 100;
    var h:Number = 100;
    art.beginFill(0x003366);
    art.lineTo(w, 0);
    art.lineTo(w, h);
    art.lineTo(0, h);
    art.lineTo(0, 0);
    art._x = 20;
    art._y = 20;

    var colors:Array = [0xFFFFFF, 0xFF0000, 0xFFFF00, 0x00CCFF];
    var alphas:Array = [0, 1, 1, 1];
    var ratios:Array = [0, 63, 126, 255];
    var filter:GradientGlowFilter = new GradientGlowFilter(0, 45, colors, alphas, ratios, 55, 55, 2.5, 2, "outer", false);
    var filterArray:Array = new Array();
    filterArray.push(filter);
    art.filters = filterArray;
    return art;
}