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To avoid getting shot in the feet, use these suffixes with variables:

Example: 

// New movie clip
airplane_mc = new MovieClip();

From AsCodeHints.xml:

<codehints>
  <codehint pattern="on (press) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (release) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (releaseOutside) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (rollOver) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (rollOut) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (dragOver) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (dragOut) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Left>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Right>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Home>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<End>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Insert>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Delete>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Backspace>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Enter>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Up>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Down>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<PageUp>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<PageDown>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Tab>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Escape>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="on (keyPress "<Space>") {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (load) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (unload) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (enterFrame) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (mouseDown) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (mouseMove) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (mouseUp) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (keyDown) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (keyUp) {\n}\n" />
  <codehint pattern="onClipEvent (data) {\n}\n" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_mc" object="MovieClip" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_array" object="Array" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_str" object="String" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_btn" object="Button" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_txt" object="TextField" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_fmt" object="TextFormat" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_date" object="Date" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_sound" object="Sound" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_xml" object="XML" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_xmlsocket" object="XMLSocket" />
  <typeinfo pattern="*_color" object="Color" />
  <typeinfo pattern="_level*" object="MovieClip" />
  <typeinfo pattern="_parent" object="MovieClip" />
  <typeinfo pattern="_root" object="MovieClip" />
</codehints>


-- ArthurClemens - 21 Mar 2003