GlowFilter  - AS3

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.MouseEvent;
    import flash.filters.BitmapFilter;
    import flash.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;
    import flash.filters.GlowFilter;

    public class GlowFilterExample extends Sprite {
        private var bgColor:uint = 0xFFCC00;
        private var size:uint    = 80;
        private var offset:uint  = 50;

        public function GlowFilterExample() {
        //draw the rectangle using the draw() function below
            draw();
            
        //assign the values from getBitmapFilter function below
        //to a BitmapFilter object "glowFilter"
            var glowFilter:BitmapFilter = getBitmapFilter();
            
        //populate the filters property of the root display object with the array of values
        //from the glowFilter object.
            filters = [ glowFilter ];
        }

        private function getBitmapFilter():BitmapFilter {
            var color:Number = 0x33CCFF;
            var alpha:Number = 0.8;
            var blurX:Number = 35;
            var blurY:Number = 35;
            var strength:Number = 2;
            var inner:Boolean = false;
            var knockout:Boolean = false;
            var quality:Number = BitmapFilterQuality.HIGH;

            return new GlowFilter(color,
                                  alpha,
                                  blurX,
                                  blurY,
                                  strength,
                                  quality,
                                  inner,
                                  knockout);
        }

        private function draw():void {
            graphics.beginFill(bgColor);
            graphics.drawRect(offset, offset, size, size);
            graphics.endFill();
        }
    }
}