AS File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .as
MIME Type application/x-actionscript
Developed By Macromedia
Format Type Text
Programming Language ActionScript
Used In Adobe Flash/Animate
Open With Adobe Animate, Text Editors
Character Set UTF-8
File Function Scripting for Web Animation and Applications
Version Control Supported
Scripts Contain Functions, Variables, Statements
Interactivity High (With User Input, Multimedia Elements)
Integration with HTML Via SWF files embedded in web pages
Compilation Requires Adobe Animate or Similar Software
Can Include External Data Requests, Multimedia Handling
Supports OOP Concepts Yes (Classes, Inheritance, Interfaces)
Event Handling Supported
Error Handling Try, Catch, Finally Statements
Debugging Tools Available in Adobe Animate and Flash Builder