Macromedia fireworks mx 2004-extending fireworks User Manual

Objects within Fireworks documents

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Image object

Image is a subclass of the base class Element (see 

). It contains no 

properties or methods other than those in Element.

Instance object

Instance is a subclass of the base class Element and contains the following properties in 
addition to those in Element (see 

). Read-only properties are marked 

with a bullet (•).

RegisterForEvent()

string

Call this to receive notification of the string 
specifying a Fireworks event. 

smartShape.operation

 will be the name of 

the event triggered.
Returns the total number of events 
registered after adding the specified event.

removeTransformation()

none

Undoes the previous transformation.

smartShapeToGlobalCoords()

point

Converts the smartshape object’s space into 
global (transformed) space, see 

globalToSmartShapeCoords()

 above..

unRegisterAllEvents()

none

Call this to stop receiving notification of all 
previously registered events. 

UnRegisterForEvent()

string

Call this to stop receiving notification of a 
single previously registered event. 

Property

Data type

Notes

altText

string

The alternate text description.

instanceType

 •

string

The type of element, for example 

"graphic"

, 

"button"

, or 

"animation"

.

symbolID

 •

string

An arbitrary string that uniquely identifies the 
symbol that owns this instance.

targetText

string

The target.

transformMode

string

Acceptable values are 

"paths"

 and 

"pixels"

.

urlText

string

The link text.

Method

Parameter

Definition