symbolInstance.colorAlphaAmount

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Usage

symbolInstance.colorAlphaAmount

#### Description

Property; an integer that is part of the color transformation for the instance, specifying the Advanced Effect Alpha settings. This property is equivalent to using the Color >Advanced setting in the Property inspector and adjusting the controls on the right of the dialog box. This value either reduces or increases the tint and alpha values by a constant amount. This value is added to the current value. This property is most useful if used with symbolInstance.colorAlphaPercent (../SymbolInstance_object/symbolInstanc9.md). Allowable values are from -255 to 255.

#### Example
The following example subtracts 100 from the alpha setting of the selected symbol instance:

javascript

fl.getDocumentDOM().selection[0].colorAlphaAmount = -100;