ActionScript is an event based, object oriented programming language designed specifically for website animation. It allows developers to create interactive on screen environments like games, commercial applications etc. ActionScript was originally developed for macromedia (currently merged into Adobe) Flash 4 and was enhanced later for Flash 5.

Advantages :

• It runs on Flash player, which is installed on almost every browser.
• Easy to learn and implement.
• Inbuilt troubleshooting protocol.
• Quick and simple.
• Contents for multiple platforms can be created using ActionScript.
• Event based language, responding to each action performed by the user.
• Used to develop highly interactive applications allowing the end users to plug n play.