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symbolItem summary

Inheritance Item object (../Item_object/item_summary.md) > SymbolItem object

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Description

The SymbolItem object is a subclass of the Item object (../Item_object/item_summary.md).

#### Method summary

In addition to the Item object methods, you can use the following methods with the SymbolItem object:

| Method | Description |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| symbolItem.convertToCompiledClip() (../SymbolItem_object/symbolItem.md) | Converts a symbol item in the library to a compiled movie clip. |
| symbolItem.exportSWC() (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte1.md) | Exports the symbol item to a SWC file. |
| symbolItem.exportSWF() (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte2.md) | Exports the symbol item to a SWF file. |
| symbolItem.exportToLibrary() (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte3.md) | Export an instance to a new bitmap in the Library. |
| symbolItem.exportToPNGSequence() (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte4.md) | Export a symbol to a sequence of PNG files. |

#### Property summary

In addition to the Item object properties, the following properties are available for the SymbolItem object:

| Property | Description |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| symbolItem.lastModifiedDate (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte5.md) | A string hexadecimal value that indicates the modification date of the symbol. |
| symbolItem.scalingGrid (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte6.md) | A Boolean value that specifies whether 9-slice scaling is enabled for the item. |
| symbolItem.scalingGridRect (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte7.md) | A Rectangle object that specifies the locations of the four 9-slice guides. |
| symbolItem.sourceAutoUpdate (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte8.md) | A Boolean value that specifies whether the item is updated when the FLA file is published. |
| symbolItem.sourceFilePath (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIte9.md) | A string that specifies the path for the source FLA file as a file:/// URI. |
| symbolItem.sourceLibraryName (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIt10.md) | A string that specifies the name of the item in the source file library. |
| symbolItem.symbolType (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIt11.md) | A string that specifies the type of symbol. |
| symbolItem.timeline (../SymbolItem_object/symbolIt12.md) | Read-only; a Timeline object (../Timeline_object/timeline_summary.md). |