Flash CS4 Resources

drawingLayer object

Availability

Flash MX 2004.

Description

The drawingLayer object is accessible from JavaScript as a child of the flash object. The drawingLayer object is used for extensible tools when the user wants to temporarily draw while dragging—for example, when creating a selection marquee. You should call drawingLayer.beginFrame() before you call any other drawingLayer methods.

Method summary

The following methods are available for the drawingLayer object:

Method	Description
`drawingLayer.beginDraw()`	Puts Flash in drawing mode.
`drawingLayer.beginFrame()`	Erases what was previously drawn using the drawingLayer and prepares for more drawing commands.
`drawingLayer.cubicCurveTo()`	Draws a cubic curve from the current pen location using the parameters as the coordinates of the cubic segment.
`drawingLayer.curveTo()`	Draws a quadratic curve segment starting at the current drawing position and ending at a specified point.
`drawingLayer.drawPath()`	Draws the specified path.
`drawingLayer.endDraw()`	Exits drawing mode.
`drawingLayer.endFrame()`	Signals the end of a group of drawing commands.
`drawingLayer.lineTo()`	Draws a line from the current drawing position to the point (x,y).
`drawingLayer.moveTo()`	Sets the current drawing position.
`drawingLayer.newPath()`	Returns a new Path object.
`drawingLayer.setColor()`	Sets the color of subsequently drawn data.
`drawingLayer.setFill()`	This method is not available.
`drawingLayer.setStroke()`	This method is not available.