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ActionScript:
About
The ActionScript® scripting language lets you add complex interactivity, playback control, and data display to your application. You can add ActionScript in the authoring environment by using the Actions panel, Script window, or an external editor. ActionScript follows its own rules of syntax, and reserved keywords, and lets you use variables to store and retrieve information. ActionScript includes a large library of built‑in classes that let you create objects to perform many useful tasks. You do not have to understand every ActionScript element to begin scripting. If you have a clear goal, you can start building scripts with simple actions. ActionScript and JavaScript are both rooted in the ECMA-262 standard, the international standard for the ECMAScript scripting language. For this reason, developers who are familiar with JavaScript can find ActionScript immediately familiar. Animate includes more than one version of ActionScript to meet the needs of different kinds of developers.
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JavaScript:
About
JavaScript is a scripting language and programming language for the web that enables developers to build dynamic elements on the web. Over 97% of the websites in the world use client-side JavaScript. JavaScript is one of the most important scripting languages on the web. Strings in JavaScript are contained within a pair of either single quotation marks '' or double quotation marks "". Both quotes represent Strings but be sure to choose one and STICK WITH IT. If you start with a single quote, you need to end with a single quote. There are pros and cons to using both IE single quotes tend to make it easier to write HTML within Javascript as you don’t have to escape the line with a double quote. Let’s say you’re trying to use quotation marks inside a string. You’ll need to use opposite quotation marks inside and outside of JavaScript single or double quotes.
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WebAssembly:
About
WebAssembly (abbreviated Wasm) is a binary instruction format for a stack-based virtual machine. Wasm is designed as a portable compilation target for programming languages, enabling deployment on the web for client and server applications.
The Wasm stack machine is designed to be encoded in a size- and load-time-efficient binary format. WebAssembly aims to execute at native speed by taking advantage of common hardware capabilities available on a wide range of platforms.
WebAssembly describes a memory-safe, sandboxed execution environment that may even be implemented inside existing JavaScript virtual machines. When embedded in the web, WebAssembly will enforce the same-origin and permissions security policies of the browser.
WebAssembly is designed to be pretty-printed in a textual format for debugging, testing, experimenting, optimizing, learning, teaching, and writing programs by hand. The textual format will be used when viewing the source of Wasm modules on the web.
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ActionScript:
Platforms Supported
Windows
Supported
Mac
Not Supported
Linux
Not Supported
Cloud
Not Supported
On-Premises
Not Supported
iPhone
Not Supported
iPad
Not Supported
Android
Not Supported
Chromebook
Not Supported
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JavaScript:
Platforms Supported
Windows
Supported
Mac
Supported
Linux
Supported
Cloud
Supported
On-Premises
Supported
iPhone
Not Supported
iPad
Not Supported
Android
Not Supported
Chromebook
Supported
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WebAssembly:
Platforms Supported
Windows
Supported
Mac
Supported
Linux
Supported
Cloud
Not Supported
On-Premises
Supported
iPhone
Not Supported
iPad
Not Supported
Android
Not Supported
Chromebook
Not Supported
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ActionScript:
Audience
Developers interested in a scripting language to create and manage objects to perform useful tasks
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JavaScript:
Audience
Web developers and anyone looking for a mobile solution for running and developing web content
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WebAssembly:
Audience
Developers
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ActionScript:
Support
Phone Support
Not Supported
24/7 Live Support
Supported
Online
Supported
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JavaScript:
Support
Phone Support
Not Supported
24/7 Live Support
Not Supported
Online
Not Supported
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WebAssembly:
Support
Phone Support
Not Supported
24/7 Live Support
Not Supported
Online
Not Supported
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ActionScript:
API
Offers API
Not Supported
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JavaScript:
API
Offers API
Not Supported
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WebAssembly:
API
Offers API
Not Supported
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ActionScript:
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JavaScript:
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WebAssembly:
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ActionScript:
Pricing
No information available.
Free Version
Not Supported
Free Trial
Supported
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JavaScript:
Pricing
Free
Free Version
Supported
Free Trial
Not Supported
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WebAssembly:
Pricing
Free
Free Version
Supported
Free Trial
Not Supported
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ActionScript:
Reviews/
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JavaScript:
Reviews/
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WebAssembly:
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ActionScript:
Training
Documentation
Supported
Webinars
Supported
Live Online
Not Supported
In Person
Not Supported
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JavaScript:
Training
Documentation
Supported
Webinars
Not Supported
Live Online
Not Supported
In Person
Not Supported
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WebAssembly:
Training
Documentation
Supported
Webinars
Not Supported
Live Online
Not Supported
In Person
Not Supported
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ActionScript:
Company InformationActionScript
Founded: 1982
United States
helpx.adobe.com/animate/using/actionscript.html
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JavaScript:
Company InformationJavaScript
Founded: 1995
United States
javascript.com
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WebAssembly:
Company InformationWebAssembly
Founded: 2015
webassembly.org
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WebAssembly:
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ActionScript:
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ActionScript:
Integrations
CodeFast
Not Supported
Ever Efficient AI
Not Supported
GPT-5.1-Codex
Not Supported
GPT-6 Sol
Not Supported
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Not Supported
Inworld
Not Supported
Komodo Edit
Not Supported
Mistral Medium 3
Not Supported
Noma
Not Supported
NoteForms
Not Supported
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JavaScript:
Integrations
CodeFast
Supported
Ever Efficient AI
Supported
GPT-5.1-Codex
Supported
GPT-6 Sol
Supported
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Supported
Inworld
Supported
Komodo Edit
Supported
Mistral Medium 3
Supported
Noma
Supported
NoteForms
Supported
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WebAssembly:
Integrations
CodeFast
Not Supported
Ever Efficient AI
Not Supported
GPT-5.1-Codex
Not Supported
GPT-6 Sol
Not Supported
Gemini 2.0 Flash
Not Supported
Inworld
Not Supported
Komodo Edit
Not Supported
Mistral Medium 3
Not Supported
Noma
Not Supported
NoteForms
Not Supported
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