An array of alpha values for the corresponding colors in the colors array. Valid values are between 0 and 1. If the value is less than 0, 0 is used. If the value is greater than 1, 1 is used.

An array of RGB hexadecimal color values to use in the gradient. For example, red is 0xFF0000, blue is 0x0000FF, and so on. You can specify up to 15 colors. For each color, specify a corresponding value in the alphas and ratios properties.

A number that controls the location of the focal point of the gradient. A value of 0 sets the focal point in the center. A value of 1 means that the focal point is at one border of the gradient circle.A value of -1 sets the focal point at the other border of the gradient circle. A value of less than -1 or greater than 1 is rounded to -1 or 1, respectively. For example, the following shows a focalPointRatio set to 0.75:

A value from the InterpolationMethod class that specifies which value to use. Valid values are: InterpolationMethod.LINEAR_RGB or InterpolationMethod.RGB

For example, the following shows a simple linear gradient between two colors (with the spreadMethod parameter set to SpreadMethod.REFLECT). The different interpolation methods change the appearance as follows:

InterpolationMethod.LINEAR_RGB	InterpolationMethod.RGB

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A transformation matrix as defined by the Matrix class. The flash.geom.Matrix class includes a createGradientBox() method to set up the matrix for use with the beginGradientFill() method.

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An array of color distribution ratios. Valid values are between 0 and 255. This value defines the percentage of the width where the color is sampled at 100%. The value 0 represents the left position in the gradient box, and the value 255 represents the right position in the gradient box.

Note: This value represents positions in the gradient box, not the coordinate space of the final gradient which can be wider or thinner than the gradient box. Specify a value for corresponding to each value in the colors property.

For example, for a linear gradient that includes two colors (blue and green) the following example illustrates the placement of the colors in the gradient based on different values in the ratios array:

ratios	Gradient
[0, 127]
[0, 255]
[127, 255]

The values in the array must increase sequentially; for example, [0, 63, 127, 190, 255].

A value from the SpreadMethod class that specifies which spread method to use. Valid values are: SpreadMethod.PAD, SpreadMethod.REFLECT, or SpreadMethod.REPEAT.

For example, the following shows a simple linear gradient between two colors:

     import flash.geom.*
     import flash.display.*
     var fillType:String = GradientType.LINEAR;
     var colors:Array = [0xFF0000, 0x0000FF];
     var alphas:Array = [1, 1];
     var ratios:Array = [0x00, 0xFF];
     var matr:Matrix = new Matrix();
     matr.createGradientBox(20, 20, 0, 0, 0);
     var spreadMethod:String = SpreadMethod.PAD;
     this.graphics.beginGradientFill(fillType, colors, alphas, ratios, matr, spreadMethod);       
     this.graphics.drawRect(0,0,100,100);
     

This example uses SpreadMethod.PAD for the spread method, and the gradient fill looks like the following:

If you use SpreadMethod.REFLECT for the spread method, the gradient fill looks like the following:

If you use SpreadMethod.REPEAT for the spread method, the gradient fill looks like the following:

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A value from the GradientType class that specifies which gradient type to use. Values are GradientType.LINEAR or GradientType.RADIAL.

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Creates a new GraphicsGradientFill object.

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