What is the deal with the dollar sign in this tutorial found at mm?
What is the purpose of the dollar sign?
Here is a sample of the code:
[AS]class com.lo9ic.Style {
private var $linealpha, $lineweight, $fillalpha : Number;
private var $linecolor, $fillcolor : String;
function Style() {
$lineweight = 0;
$linealpha = 100; $fillalpha = 100;
$linecolor = “0x000000”; $fillcolor = “0x000000”;
}
public function set linealpha(a:Number):Void {
$linealpha = a;
}[/AS]