activate()

Availability

Flash MX 2004.

Usage

function activate() {
    // statements
}

Parameters

None.

Returns

Nothing.

Description

Function; called when the extensible tool becomes active (that is, when the tool is selected in the Tools panel). Use this function to perform any initialization tasks the tool requires.

Example

The following example sets the value of tools.activeTool when the extensible tool is selected in the Tools panel:

function activate() {
    var theTool = fl.tools.activeTool
}