Flash CS4 Resources

BitmapItem object

Flash MX 2004.

A BitmapItem object refers to a bitmap in the library of a document. The BitmapItem object is a subclass of the Item object (see Item object).

In addition to the Item object properties, the BitmapItem object has following properties:

Property	Description
`bitmapItem.allowSmoothing`	A Boolean value that specifies whether to allow smoothing of a bitmap.
`bitmapItem.compressionType`	A string that determines the type of image compression applied to the bitmap.
`bitmapItem.fileLastModifiedDate`	The number of seconds that have elapsed between January 1, 1970 and the modification date of the original file.
`bitmapItem.originalCompressionType`	Specifies whether the item was imported as an jpeg file.
`bitmapItem.sourceFileExists`	Specifies whether the file that was imported to the Library still exists in the location from where it was imported.
`bitmapItem.sourceFileIsCurrent`	Specifies whether the file modification date of the Library item is the same as the modification date on disk of the file that was imported.
`bitmapItem.sourceFilePath`	The path and name of the file that was imported into the Library.
`bitmapItem.useDeblocking`	Specifies whether deblocking is enabled.
`bitmapItem.useImportedJPEGQuality`	A Boolean value that specifies whether to use the default imported JPEG quality.

In addition to the Item object properties, the BitmapItem object has following methods:

Method	Description
`bitmapItem.exportToFile()`	Exports the specified item to a PNG or JPG file.