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ActionScript 2.0 Language Reference > ActionScript classes > BitmapData (flash.display.BitmapData) > floodFill (BitmapData.floodFill method)

floodFill (BitmapData.floodFill method)

Performs a flood fill operation on an image starting at an (x, y) coordinate and filling with a certain color. The floodFill() method is similar to the paint bucket tool in various painting programs. The color is an ARGB color that contains alpha information and color information.

Availability: ActionScript 1.0; Flash Player 8

Parameters

x:Number - The x coordinate of the image.

y:Number - The y coordinate of the image.

color:Number - The ARGB color to use as a fill. ARGB colors are often specified in hexadecimal format, like 0xFF336699.

Example

The following example shows how to apply a flood fill a color into to an image starting at the point where a user clicks the mouse within a BitmapData object.

import flash.display.BitmapData;
import flash.geom.Rectangle;

var myBitmapData:BitmapData = new BitmapData(100, 80, false, 0x00CCCCCC);

var mc:MovieClip = this.createEmptyMovieClip("mc", this.getNextHighestDepth());
mc.attachBitmap(myBitmapData, this.getNextHighestDepth());

myBitmapData.fillRect(new Rectangle(0, 0, 50, 40), 0x00FF0000);

mc.onPress = function() {
    myBitmapData.floodFill(_xmouse, _ymouse, 0x000000FF);
}

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