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Step 5: Adding Code Hints

I love Code Hints! You know that magic context-sensitive menu of available methods that pops up the moment you type the name of a movie clip using the standard suffix (e.g. myClip_mc) and hit the period key to access its methods or properties? Those are Code Hints. They list the methods of objects and components so you can access them quickly while typing in code (and are great if you happen to forget what a certain method or property was called.) All professional components use Code Hints and they are very easy to implement. To our rapidly growing XML file, then, add the following:

<!--
        *** Code Hints ***
-->        

<codehints>
        <typeinfo pattern="*_vsb" object="VerySimpleButton"/>
</codehints>

Umm... yes, that's all there is to it. Now, whenever someone names their Very Simple Button with the correct suffix (we chose _vsb), its methods should pop up in the Code Hints box. Simple, isn't it?

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