Important concepts and terms
The following reference list contains important terms that
you will encounter in this section:
Vector: An array of values all of the same data type.
A Vector object can store an array of values that drawing methods
use to construct lines and shapes with a single command. For more
information on Vector objects, see Indexed arrays.
Path: A path is made
up of one or more straight or curved segments. The beginning and
end of each segment are marked by coordinates, which work like pins
holding a wire in place. A path can be closed (for example, a circle),
or open, with distinct endpoints (for example, a wavy line).
Winding: The direction
of a path as interpreted by the renderer; either positive (clockwise)
or negative (counter-clockwise).
GraphicsStroke:
A class for setting the line style. While the term “stroke” isn’t part
of the drawing API enhancements, the use of a class to designate
a line style with its own fill property is. You can dynamically
adjust a line’s style using the GraphicsStroke class.
Fill object:
Objects created using display classes like flash.display.GraphicsBitmapFill
and flash.display.GraphicsGradientFill that are passed to the drawing command Graphics.drawGraphicsData().
Fill objects and the enhanced drawing commands introduce a more
object-oriented programming approach to replicating Graphics.beginBitmapFill() and Graphics.beginGradientFill().
