document.getCustomFill()

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Usage

document.getCustomFill([objectToFill])

#### Parameters

objectToFill A string that specifies the location of the fill object. The following values are valid:

- "toolbar" returns the fill object of the Tools panel and Property inspector.

- "selection" returns the fill object of the selection.

If you omit this parameter, the default value is "selection". If there is no selection, the method returns
undefined. This parameter is optional.

#### Returns

The Fill object (../Fill_object/fill_summary.md) specified by the objectToFill parameter, if successful; otherwise, it returns undefined.

#### Description

Method; retrieves the fill object of the selected shape or, if specified, of the Tools panel and Property inspector.

#### Example

javascript
The following example gets the fill object of the selection and then changes the selection’s color to white:
var fill = fl.getDocumentDOM().getCustomFill(); 
fill.color = '#FFFFFF';
fill.style = "solid"; 
fl.getDocumentDOM().setCustomFill(fill);
The following example returns the fill object of the Tools panel and Property inspector and then changes the color swatch to a linear gradient:

var fill = fl.getDocumentDOM().getCustomFill("toolbar"); 

fill.style = "linearGradient";

fill.colorArray = [ 0x00ff00, 0xff0000, 0x0000ff ]; 

fill.posArray = [0, 100, 200]; 

fl.getDocumentDOM().setCustomFill( fill );

document.setCustomFill() (../Document_object/docum470.md)