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ActionScript

ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language originally developed by Macromedia Inc. (later acquired by Adobe). It is influenced by HyperTalk, the scripting language for HyperCard. It is now an implementation of ECMAScript (meaning it is a superset of the syntax and semantics of the language more widely known as JavaScript), though it…

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Designed by
Gary Grossman
Developer
Macromedia (merged into Adobe Systems, 2005)
Family
ECMAScript
First appeared
1998; 28 years ago (1998)
Paradigm
Multi-paradigm: object-oriented (prototype-based), functional, imperative, scripting
Scope
Lexical

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ActionScript

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Triples187
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.016393
Components1

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ActionScript

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related to Timeline by player version · 99
ActionScript → Ability, Action Message Format, Actions, ActionScript Compiler, ActionScript Virtual Machine, Added, Additions, Adobe, Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash Player, Adobe Pixel Bender, AIR, AMF, Android, AOT, API, APIs, App Store, Apple, Astro
related to External links · 17
ActionScript → ActionScript Technology CenterActionScript, Adobe, Archived, Component ReferenceLanguage ElementsPackage SummaryAppendixesFlex, Flash, Flash Developer CenterAdobe Flex, July, Language, Language Reference Archived January, LiveDocs, Official, Programming ActionScript, Retrieved December, SDKWarren, The Verge, Tom, Wayback MachineActionScript
related to overview · 10
ActionScript → Adobe AIR, Adobe Flash, Flash, Flash MX, Initially, Later, Macromedia Flash, Make Controller Kit, Saving, Today
related to Code protection · 9
ActionScript → Flash SWF, Higher-quality, In, Less, Like, Microsoft, NET, Some, Such
related to history · 9
ActionScript → Adobe Flash, Adobe Systems, Although, Early Flash, Flash, Macromedia's Flash, New, The, With
related to Flash Lite · 7
ActionScript → Added, API, APIs, Flash, Flash Lite, FLV, Supports Flash
related to AIR · 6
ActionScript → Adobe, Adobe AIR, APIs, Application, Stage3D, The
related to ActionScript 2.0 · 5
ActionScript → Greeter, Hello, The, Then, When
related to ActionScript 3.0 · 5
ActionScript → APIs, Compare, Flash, IDE, Minimal ActionScript
related to Data types · 3
ActionScript → Java, Since ActionScript, These

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flash player support data object type adobe language release class types features code also used ecmascript air api syntax version

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ActionScriptDesigned byGary Grossman1.00infobox
ActionScriptDeveloperMacromedia (merged into Adobe Systems, 2005)1.00infobox
ActionScriptFamilyECMAScript1.00infobox
ActionScriptFirst appeared1998; 28 years ago (1998)1.00infobox
ActionScriptParadigmMulti-paradigm: object-oriented (prototype-based), functional, imperative, scripting1.00infobox
ActionScriptScopeLexical1.00infobox
ActionScriptStable release3.0 / June 27, 2006; 20 years ago (2006-06-27)1.00infobox
ActionScriptTyping disciplineStrong, static1.00infobox
ActionScriptis aobject-oriented programming language originally developed by Macromedia Inc0.90text
ActionScriptis apointer to an instance of a class0.90text
Javainstance ofmuch as they would in class-based languages0.80text
Cinstance ofmuch as they would in class-based languages0.80text

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