. (dot operator)
SWiSH Player Support
Supported Internally
Syntax
object.property
object.method
object.childObject
instance.variable
instance.child.variable
Arguments
object : Any instance of an Object.
property : Any property associated with an Object.
method : Any method associated with the Object.
instance : Any Instance of a Movie Clip (Sprite).
child : Any Instance of a Movie Clip that is a part of another Movie Clip (Sprite).
variable : Any variable in a Movie Clip.
Returns
Value of property or result of method operation or reference to child Object.
Description
Used to denote the hierarchical relationship among Objects, variables, methods, etc.
Sample
_root.Rect._X
_root.MySprite.play()