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Appendix B. ActionScript Operators Reference

ActionScript Operators Reference

The following is a list of the operators in ActionScript 3.0:

Basic Operators

The following table shows the operators used throughout the language in a variety of situations.

Operator	Description	Example
=	Assignment; assigns the value on the right to the expression on the left	var name:String = "Mal";
.	Accesses properties or methods of objects or separates class names from package names	mcBox1.scaleX = 42;
()	Groups mathematical operators or invokes functions and methods	this.gotoAndPlay(42);
:	Declares data type	var lastName:String;
+	Concatenates strings	var fullName:String = firstName + " " + lastName;

Mathematical Operators

The following table describes the operators used in mathematical ...