Collapse sections of code, Adding actionscript with shortcut keys – Adobe Flash Professional CS3 User Manual

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Collapse sections of code

To make your code more readable and easier to navigate during programming and debugging, collapse sections of
code into a single line. By collapsing sections that you don’t need to look at, you can focus on the code you are writing
or debugging.

Collapse selected code

1

Select the code to collapse.

2

Click Collapse Selection

.

Collapse code between braces or parentheses

1

Place the insertion point inside the braces or parentheses.

2

Click Collapse Between Braces

.

Expand collapsed code

Click the plus sign (+) that appears to the left of the collapsed code. (To recollapse the code block, click the minus

sign (-) that appears.)

Expand all collapsed code in the current script

Click Expand All

.

Adding ActionScript with shortcut keys

To add elements to a script, use Escape shortcut keys (pressing the Escape key, and then two other keys). For example,
if you are working in the Script pane and press Escape+d+o, the following code is placed in your script:

do {

} while ();

The insertion point is placed after the word

while

, so you can begin typing your condition. Similarly, if you press

Escape+c+h, the following code is placed in your script, and the insertion point is placed between the parentheses
(), so you can begin typing your condition:

catch () {

}

To learn which commands have Escape shortcut keys, display them in the Actions toolbox by selecting Escape
Shortcut Keys from the Actions Panel menu.

Escape shortcut keys

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