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element summary

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Description

Everything that appears on the Stage is of the type Element. The following code example lets you select an element:
var el = fl.getDocumentDOM().getTimeline().layers\[0\].frames\[0\].elements\[0\];

#### Method summary

The following methods are available for the Element object:

| Method | Description |
|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| element.getPersistentData() (../Element_object/element2.md) | Retrieves the value of the data specified by the name parameter. |
| element.getPublishPersistentData() (../Element_object/element3.md) | True if the specified persistent data is enable for the specified format; otherwise False. |
| element.getTransformationPoint() (../Element_object/element4.md) | Gets the value of the specified element’s transformation point. |
| element.hasPersistentData() (../Element_object/element5.md) | Determines whether the specified data has been attached to the specified element. |
| element.removePersistentData() (../Element_object/elemen12.md) | Removes any persistent data with the specified name that has been attached to the object. |
| element.setPersistentData() (../Element_object/elemen17.md) | Stores data with an element. |
| element.setPublishPersistentData() (../Element_object/elemen18.md) | Enables or disables publishing of persistent data for a specified format. |
| element.setTransformationPoint() (../Element_object/elemen19.md) | Sets the position of the element’s transformation point. |

#### Property summary

The following properties are available for the Element object:

| Property | Description |
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| element.depth (../Element_object/element.md) | Read-only; an integer that has a value greater than 0 for the depth of the object in the view. |
| element.elementType (../Element_object/element1.md) | Read-only; a string that represents the type of the specified element. |
| element.height (../Element_object/element6.md) | A float value that specifies the height of the element in pixels. |
| element.layer (../Element_object/element7.md) | Read-only; represents the Layer object (../Layer_object/layer_summary.md) on which the element is located. |
| element.left (../Element_object/element8.md) | Read-only; a float value that represents the left side of the element. |
| element.locked (../Element_object/element9.md) | A Boolean value: true if the element is locked; false otherwise. |
| element.matrix (../Element_object/elemen10.md) | A Matrix object (../Matrix_object/matrix_summary.md). The matrix has properties a, b, c, d, tx, and ty. a, b, c, and d are floating- point values; tx and ty are coordinates. |
| element.name (../Element_object/elemen11.md) | A string that specifies the name of the element, normally referred to as the Instance name. |

| Property | Description |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| element.rotation (../Element_object/elemen13.md) | An integer or float value between -180 and 180 that specifies the object’s clockwise rotation, in degrees. |
| element.scaleX (../Element_object/elemen14.md) | A float value that specifies the x scale value of symbols, drawing objects, and primitive rectangles and ovals. |
| element.scaleY (../Element_object/elemen15.md) | A float value that specifies the y scale value of symbols, drawing objects, and primitive rectangles and ovals. |
| element.selected (../Element_object/elemen16.md) | A Boolean value that specifies whether the element is selected or not. |
| element.skewX (../Element_object/elemen20.md) | A float value between -180 and 180 that specifies the x skew value of symbols, drawing objects, and primitive rectangles and ovals. |
| element.skewY (../Element_object/elemen21.md) | A float value between -180 and 180 that specifies the y skew value of symbols, drawing objects, and primitive rectangles and ovals. |
| element.top (../Element_object/elemen22.md) | Read-only; top side of the element. |
| element.transformX (../Element_object/elemen23.md) | A floating-point number that specifies the x value of the selected element’s transformation point, within the coordinate system of the element's parent. |
| element.transformY (../Element_object/elemen24.md) | A floating-point number that specifies the y value of the selected element’s transformation point, within the coordinate system of the element's parent. |
| element.width (../Element_object/elemen25.md) | A float value that specifies the width of the element in pixels. |
| element.x (../Element_object/elemen26.md) | A float value that specifies the x value of the selected element’s registration point. |
| element.y (../Element_object/elemen27.md) | A float value that specifies the y value of the selected element’s registration point. |