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ImportSymbol
This defines a single symbol definition that is imported
into the movie from an external movie. This symbol can be
used in any location where an inline symbol definition is
appropriate.
Attributes
| id | The local name of the symbol. | |
| Type | String | |
| libraryName | The URL of the SWF movie that contains the imported symbol. This is normally a relative URL however an absolute URL may be specified provided it adheres to the SWF security sandbox restrictions where the import must be loaded from the same domain as the current movie. | |
| Type | String | |
| importName | The published name of the symbol by which it is referred in the exporting movie. | |
| Type | String | |
| bounds | An optional attribute specifying the bounding rectangle of the symbol specified as 'bounds( minX, minY, maxX, maxY)'. If the bounding rectangle is unknown or if the symbol cannot be placed on the timeline, then this attribute can be ignored. It is used when calculating the bounds of any container symbols. When not specified the bounds of this symbol will be ignored in such calculations. | |
| Value Template | bounds(Coord, Coord, Coord, Coord) | |
| Type | Float | |
| Default Value | None | |
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Importing symbols at runtimeImport and Export a Symbol
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