# Is there a method or function that will return the number of pixels?
**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-method-or-function-that-will-return-the-number-of-pixels/14880
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 3, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-method-or-function-that-will-return-the-number-of-pixels/14880 "2003-03-03T23:59:20Z")
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### Author:  [@cadmiumgreen](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/cadmiumgreen)
#### Post date: [March 3, 2003, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-method-or-function-that-will-return-the-number-of-pixels/14880/1 "2003-03-03T23:59:20Z")
Is there a function or method in ActionScript that can return the # of pixels used?
I’m doing an experimental project and i would like to know.
thank you,
byron
cadmiumgreen
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-method-or-function-that-will-return-the-number-of-pixels/14880/2 "2003-03-04T03:10:09Z")
As far as I know… no there is not.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-method-or-function-that-will-return-the-number-of-pixels/14880/3 "2003-03-04T13:21:20Z")
number of pixels of what?
measurements in flash are based on (screen) pixels. Any width or height measurement is given in pixels. As long as your scaling is 100%, to find the number of pixels in say, an image, use \_width\*\_height… though its probably not what you want I assume?
In general however, as lost was alluding to, per-pixel information cannot be determined in Flash.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 4, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/is-there-a-method-or-function-that-will-return-the-number-of-pixels/14880/4 "2003-03-04T17:13:14Z")
Good point there Sen. I was assuming per-pixel information, I didn’t think of what you said.