What is DisplayObject?

[euniceee]

Hi I am just wondering what is a DisplayObject and when do you use it? Thank you.

[tadster]

A DisplayObject is one of the basic objects you will use often.
It is an Object that can be displayed.
Also it is an EventDispatcher which can listen for and dispatch events.

The livedocs say it better than I can.
http://www.adobe.com/livedocs/flash/9.0/ActionScriptLangRefV3/flash/display/DisplayObject.html

[Hudacik]

A DisplayObject is anything that can appear on the stage. It is one of the most basic classes, which is extened by others, for example:
DisplayObject -> InteractiveObject -> DisplayObjectContainer -> Sprite -> MovieClip

It contains some basic properties, like x, y, rotation, etc.
You should really check the docs for more info.