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The Display List

• Displaying a frame of a SWF file is a three-stage process:
• 1. Objects are defined with definition tags such as DefineShape, DefineSprite, and so on. Each object is given a unique ID called a character, and is stored in a repository called the dictionary.
• 2. Selected characters are copied from the dictionary and placed on the display list, which is the list of the characters that will be displayed in the next frame.
• 3. Once complete, the contents of the display list are rendered to the screen with ShowFrame.

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Clipping layers

Using the display list

Display list tags

PlaceObject

PlaceObject2

PlaceObject3

ClipEventFlags

RemoveObject

RemoveObject2

ShowFrame