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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript language elements > Global Functions > getProperty function

getProperty function

getProperty(my_mc:Object, property:Object) : Object

Returns the value of the specified property for the movie clip my_mc.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 4

Parameters

my_mc:Object - Can be either a String object, the instance name of a movie clip for which the property is being retrieved, or a MovieClip object, the reference to a movie clip for which the property is being retrieved.

property - A property of a movie clip.

Returns

Object - The value of the specified property.

Example

The following example creates a new movie clip someClip_mc and shows the alpha value (_alpha) for the movie clip someClip_mc in the Output panel:

this.createEmptyMovieClip("someClip_mc", 999);
trace("The alpha of "+getProperty(someClip_mc, _name)+" is: "+getProperty(someClip_mc, _alpha));

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