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<p>This page explains the conventions used in the <span product="flex">Adobe Flex 3 Language Reference</span><span product="flash">ActionScript 3.0 Language Reference</span>.</p>
<h3>Typographical conventions
</h3>
<p>This reference uses the following typographical conventions:</p>
<ul>
<li><em>Italic font</em> indicates a value that you replace with a specific value.</li>
<li><strong>Bold font</strong> indicates language elements.</li>

<li><code>Code font</code> indicates code snippets or language elements in the text.</li>
<li>In ActionScript, double forward slashes (//) precede comments.</li>
<li>In ActionScript, forward slashes and 
asterisks (/*... */) denote the beginning and end, respectively, of commented lines.</li>
<li>In MXML, the characters &#60&#33&#45&#45 and  &#45&#45&#62 denote the beginning and end of commented lines, respectively.</li>
<li>Numeric value ranges in code are represented as 0..59.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Note: </strong>In code examples, long lines of code may be broken for readability. If an error occurs when you 
copy and paste example code, verify that a long line of code does not contain a return.</p>

<h3>Presentation of class APIs</h3>
<p>APIs are presented in typical API documentation format, but with the following modifications  
to help you better understand the ActionScript language:</p>

<ul>
<li>The Package entry lists the package to which the class belongs.</li>
<li>The Class entry lists the class and its attributes.</li>
<li>Inheritance information shows the inheritance path and list inherited elements. 
Two types of arrow indicate inheritance:
<ul>
<li>In the Inheritance entry at the top of the class description, a right-hand arrow points to the 
superclass that the class inherits from.</li>
<li>In the Public Properties and Public Methods sections, an upward arrow appears to the left of a property or 
method inherited from another class.</li>
</ul></li>
<li>The Implements entry lists any interfaces that the class implements.</li>
<li>The Subclasses entry lists any classes that inherit from this class.</li>

<li>Constructors are listed as the first method in each Public Methods summary; thereafter, the methods 
are listed alphabetically.</li>
</ul>
		
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