Extending Flash
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symbolItem.symbolType

Availability

Flash MX 2004.

Usage

symbolItem.symbolType

Description

Property; a string that specifies the type of symbol. Acceptable values are "movie clip", "button", and "graphic".

Example

The following example shows the current value of the symbolType property, changes it to "button", and shows it again:

alert(fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].symbolType);
fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].symbolType = "button";
alert(fl.getDocumentDOM().library.items[0].symbolType);

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