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Using ActionScript 2.0 Components > Creating Components > Component source files

Component source files

The components available in the Components panel are precompiled SWC clips. The source Flash Document (FLA) containing the graphics and the source ActionScript class files (AS) containing the code for these components have also been provided for you to use in creating your own custom components. The source files for the version 2 components are installed with Adobe Flash. It is helpful to open and review a few of these files, and try to understand their structure before you build your own components. The RadioButton component is a good example of a simpler component that you may want to explore first. All the components are symbols in the library of StandardComponents.fla. Each symbol is linked to an ActionScript class. Their location is as follows:

• FLA file source code
  • In Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\language\Configuration\ComponentFLA\StandardComponents.fla.
  • On the Macintosh: HD/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/Configuration/ComponentFLA/StandardComponents.fla
• ActionScript class files
  • In Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Flash CS3\language\First Run\Classes\mx
  • On the Macintosh: HD/Applications/Adobe Flash CS3/First Run/Classes/mx

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