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Index: P
- package keyword (potential reserved word): 14.4. Reserved Words
 
- Page Down (see PGDN)
 
- Page Up (see PGUP)
 
- panning, sound: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- paragraph breaks (HTML support in text fields): 18.5.5. <P> (Paragraph Break)
 
- parameters: 1.1.5. Extra Info Required (Arguments)
 
  
  
  - accessibility of statements to: 9.7. Function Scope
 
  
  
  
  - accessing excess values with arguments object: 9.8.1. Number of Parameters
 
  
  
  
  - clip: 16.8.1. Building a Smart Clip with a Standard Interface
 
  
  
  
  - creating functions with: 9.3.1. Creating Functions with Parameters
 
  
  
  
  - defining: 9.3.1. Creating Functions with Parameters
 
  
  
  
  - invoking functions with: 9.3.2. Invoking Functions with Parameters
 
  
  
  
  - number of: 9.8.1. Number of Parameters
 
  
  
  
  - primitive vs. composite values: 9.8.3. Primitive Versus Composite Parameter Values
 
  
  
  
  - retrieving values from arguments array: 9.8.2.1. Retrieving parameter values from the arguments array
 
  
  
  
  - vs. arguments: 9.3.2. Invoking Functions with Parameters
 
  
 
- Parameters pane (Actions panel): 16.1.1.1. Normal Mode
 
- _parent property (MovieClip class): 13.7. Built-in Movie Clip Properties
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  - accessing variables on different timelines: 2.5.6.1. The _root and _ parent properties
 
  
    
  - not available in main timeline: 13.5.3. Referring to Nested Instances
 
  
    
  - referring to current clip: 13.1. The "Objectness" of Movie Clips
 
    - 13.5.3. Referring to Nested Instances
 
  
 
  
 
- parentheses ()
 
  
  
  - assigning vs. invoking methods: 12.4. Methods
 
  
  
  
  - function call operator: 5.11.8. The Function Call Operator
 
    - 9.2. Running Functions
 
    - 12.4. Methods
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - grouping operator: 5.8. The Grouping Operator
 
  
  
  
  - operator precedence and: 5.1.3. Operator Precedence
 
  
 
- parentNode property (XML class): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- parseFloat() global function: 3.4.2.6. Converting to a number using the parseInt( ) and parseFloat( ) functions
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- parseInt() global function: 3.4.2.6. Converting to a number using the parseInt( ) and parseFloat( ) functions
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- parseXML() (XML class): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- Password option in text fields: 18.3.1. Line Display
 
- percentage values for colors: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- performance
 
  
  
  - gauging with Bandwidth Profiler: 19.1.4. The Bandwidth Profiler
 
  
  
  
  - issues for string extractions: 4.6.6.5. String extraction performance issues
 
  
 
- Perl
 
  
  
  - integrating with Flash: 17.2. Creating a Flash Fill-in Form
 
    - 17.2.3. The Perl Script, echo.pl
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - library for generating Flash/SWF movies: A.4. SWF File Format
 
  
 
- permanent conversions: 3.4.3. Conversion Duration 
 
- PGDN property (Key object): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- PGUP property (Key object): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- PI property (Math object): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- platform, detecting (Player): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- play()
 
  
  
  - global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - MovieClip class: 13.8.3. Built-in Movie Clip Methods
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
 
- Player
 
  
  
  - checking number of downloaded bytes: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - deleting
 
    
    
    - attached and duplicated instances: 13.6.2. Using removeMovieClip( ) to Delete Instances
 
    
    
    
    - movie clips from: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
      - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
 
    
  
 
  
  
  
  - detecting versions: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - document level stack: 2.5.6.2. Accessing variables on different document levels
 
    - 13.4.3. The .swf Document "_level" Stack
 
    - 13.5.4.2. Referencing other documents in the Player using _leveln
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - loading external SWF files into: 13.3.4. Importing External Movies
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - removing movie clips from: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - rendering quality
 
    
    
    - _highquality global property: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
    
    
    - _quality global property: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
    
    
    - toggleHighQuality global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
  
 
  
  
  
  - sound, controlling: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - standalone: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
    
    - disabling menu commands: 10.11.4.1. Handling special keys
 
    
  
 
  
  
  
  - updates to (Builds 41/42): C.1. Updates to the Flash 5 Player, Build 41
 
  
  
  
  - version of: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - XML.send() and: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
- playhead
 
  
  
  - advancing one frame: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - playing timelines from a given frame: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - sending back one frame: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - stopping at a given frame: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - using timeline loops: 8.7. Timeline and Clip Event Loops
 
  
 
- plus (+) addition operator: 1.1.6. ActionScript's Glue (Operators)
 
  - 4.4.1. Using Operators
 
  - 5.3.1. Addition
 
  
  
  - converting data to strings: 3.4.2.3. Converting to a string with empty string concatenation
 
  
 
- pointer: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  - (see also custom mouse pointers)
 
  
  
  - hiding: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - horizontal location of: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - movie clips following the: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - revealing: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - rotating a movie clip toward mouse: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - vertical location of: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
- points (see coordinate spaces)
 
- polling the keyboard: 10.11.5. keyUp
 
- polymorphism: 12.5.4.2. Polymorphism
 
- pop() (Array class): 11.8.3.1. The pop( ) method
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- POSITIVE_INFINITY property (Number class) (see Infinity global property[POSITIVE_INFINITY property (Number class) zzzz)
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  - (see also Infinity global property[POSITIVE_INFINITY property (Number class))
 
  
  
  
    
    
    - zzzz (see Infinity global property[POSITIVE_INFINITY property (Number class) zzzz)
 
      - (see also Infinity global property[POSITIVE_INFINITY property (Number class))
 
    
 
    
  
 
  
 
- postfix decrement (operand ) operator: 5.3.4. Decrement
 
- postfix increment (operand ++) operator: 5.3.2. Increment
 
- pow() (Math object): 4.3.2. Floating-Point Literals
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- precedence of operators: 4.4.1. Using Operators
 
  - 5.1.3. Operator Precedence
 
 
- precision, floating-point: 4.3.2.1. Floating-point precision
 
- prefix decrement ( operand) operator: 5.3.4. Decrement
 
- prefix increment (++ operand) operator: 5.3.2. Increment
 
- preloaders
 
  
  
  - accessing loaded movies: 13.3.4.1. Load movie execution order
 
  
  
  
  - using Boolean values to build: 4.7.1. Using Boolean Values to Build a Preloader
 
  
  
  
  - building XML preloaders: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - using data event handlers to build: 10.10.4.2. Using a data event handler with loadMovie( )
 
  
  
  
  - _framesloaded property and: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - getBytesLoaded() and: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
- press button event: 10.8.1. press
 
- prevFrame()
 
  
  
  - global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - MovieClip class: 13.8.3. Built-in Movie Clip Methods
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
 
- previousSibling property (XML class): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- prevScene() global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- primitive
 
  
  
  - Boolean values: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - datatypes: 4. Primitive Datatypes
 
    
    
    - equality of: 5.4.1. Primitive Datatype Equality
 
    
  
 
  
  
  
  - object values: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
- primitive vs. composite data: 3.5. Primitive Data Versus Composite Data
 
  
  
  - copying, comparing, and passing: 15.1. Copying, Comparing, and Passing Data
 
  
  
  
  - passing values to functions: 9.8.3. Primitive Versus Composite Parameter Values
 
  
 
- print() global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  - target parameter and: 13.8.3.1. Method versus global function overlap issues
 
  
 
- print protocol (getURL()): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- printAsBitmap() global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  - target parameter and: 13.8.3.1. Method versus global function overlap issues
 
  
 
- printAsBitmapNum() global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- printNum() global function: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- private keyword (potential reserved word): 14.4. Reserved Words
 
- process clips: 13.2.4. Process Clips
 
- PROCESSING_INSTRUCTION_NODE (XML node type): 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- program functions: 9. Functions
 
  
  
  - availability of: 9.6. Function Availability and Life Span
 
  
 
- programmatically generated clip stacks: 13.4.2. The Programmatically Generated Clip Stack
 
- programming, introduction to: 1. A Gentle Introduction for Non-Programmers
 
- Projector, standalone: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
- properties
 
  
  
  - attaching to functions: 9.11.1. Passing Functions to Functions
 
  
  
  
  - fractional inaccuracy of: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - global: 20.2. Global Properties
 
  
  
  
  - Math object constant values: 4.3.3.4. Irrational numbers
 
    - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
  
  
  
  - movie clips: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
    
    - assigning values to: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
    
    
    - retrieving values of: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
    
  
 
  
  
  
  - Number class: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - read/only and read/write: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
  
  
  - text field: 18.4. Text Field Properties
 
  
  
  
  - XML class: 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
  
 
- properties, object (see object properties)
 
- protected keyword (potential reserved word): 14.4. Reserved Words
 
- __proto__ property (Object class): 12.5.3.4. The _ _ proto_ _ property
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
- prototype chain, walking the: 12.5.4.3. Determining whether an object belongs to a superclass
 
- prototype property, creating inherited properties with: 12.5.3.1. Creating inherited properties with the prototype property
 
- public keyword (potential reserved word): 14.4. Reserved Words
 
- push() (Array class): 11.7.3.1. The push( ) method
 
  - 20.5. Alphabetical Language Reference
 
 
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