The Flash Document Object Model

The Flash Document Object Model (DOM) for the Flash JavaScript API consists of a set of top-level functions (see Top-Level Functions and Methods) and two top-level objects--the FLfile object and the flash object (fl). Each object is guaranteed to be available to a script because it always exists when the Flash authoring environment is open. For more information, see FLfile object and flash object (fl).

When referring to the flash object, you can use flash or fl. For example, to close all open FLA files, you can use either of the following statements:

flash.closeAll();
fl.closeAll();

The flash object contains the following child objects:

Object	How to access
actionsPanel object	Use `fl.actionsPanel` to access the actionsPanel object. This object corresponds to the Actions panel in the Flash authoring environment.
compilerErrors object	Use `fl.compilerErrors` to access the compilerErrors object. This object corresponds to the Compiler Errors panel in the Flash authoring environment.
componentsPanel object	Use `fl.componentsPanel` to access the componentsPanel object. This object corresponds to the Components panel in the Flash authoring environment.
Document object	Use `fl.documents` to retrieve an array of all the open documents; use `fl.documents[index]` to access a particular document; use `fl.getDocumentDOM()` to access the current document (the one with focus).
drawingLayer object	Use `fl.drawingLayer` to access the drawingLayer object.
Effect object	Use `fl.effects` to retrieve an array of effect descriptors that corresponds to the effects registered when Flash starts; use `fl.effects[index]` to access a particular effect; use `fl.activeEffect` to access the effect descriptor for the current effect being applied.
Math object	Use `fl.Math` to access the Math object.
outputPanel object	Use `fl.outputPanel` to access the outputPanel object. This object corresponds to the Output panel in the Flash authoring environment.
Project object	Use `fl.getProject()` to return a Project object for the currently open project.
Tools object	Use `fl.tools` to access an array of Tools objects.
XMLUI object	Use `fl.xmlui` to access an XML User Interface (XMLUI) object. The XMLUI object provides the ability to get and set properties of an XMLUI dialog box.

This section describes the following topics:

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