This section provides syntax, usage information, and code samples for global functions and properties (those elements that do not belong to an ActionScript class); and for the constants, operators, statements, and keywords used in ActionScript and defined in the ECMAScript (ECMA-262) edition 4 draft language specification.


 Language ElementDescription
 Global Constants 
 Global Functions 
 OperatorsSymbolic operators are characters that specify how to combine, compare, or modify the values of an expression.
 Statements, Keywords & DirectivesStatements are language elements that perform or specify an action at runtime.
 Special TypesThe three special types are the untyped specifier (*), void, and Null.