vertex summary
#### Availability
Flash MX 2004.
#### Description
The Vertex object is the part of the shape data structure that holds the coordinate data.
#### Method summary
You can use the following methods with the Vertex object:
| Method | Description |
|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| vertex.getHalfEdge() (../Vertex_object/vertex.md) | Gets a HalfEdge object (../HalfEdge_object/halfEdge_summary.md) that shares this vertex. |
| vertex.setLocation() (../Vertex_object/vertex1.md) | Sets the location of the vertex. |
#### Property summary
The following properties are available for the Vertex object:
| Property | Description |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| vertex.x (../Vertex_object/vertex2.md) | Read-only; the x location of the vertex in pixels. |
| vertex.y (../Vertex_object/vertex3.md) | Read-only; the y location of the vertex in pixels. |
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