Xmlsocket.connect() - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

XMLSocket.connect()

Availability
Flash Player 5; behavior changed in Flash Player 7.
Usage
myXMLSocket.connect(host:String, port:Number) : Boolean
Parameters
String; a fully qualified DNS domain name or an IP address in the form aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd.
host
You can also specify
file issuing this call is running in a web browser,
file; for details, see "Description".
A number; the TCP port number on the host used to establish a connection. The port
port
number must be 1024 or greater.
Returns
A Boolean value.
Description
Method; establishes a connection to the specified Internet host using the specified TCP port
(must be 1024 or higher), and returns
successfully established. If you don't know the port number of your Internet host computer,
contact your network administrator.
If you specify
null
calling
XMLSocket.connect()
www.yoursite.com, specifying
for www.yoursite.com.
In SWF files running in a version of the player earlier than Flash Player 7,
same superdomain as the SWF file that is issuing this call. For example, a SWF file at
www.someDomain.com can load variables from a SWF file at store.someDomain.com because
both files are in the same superdomain of someDomain.com.
In SWF files of any version running in Flash Player 7 or later,
domain (see "Flash Player security features"
at www.someDomain.com that is published for Flash Player 5, but is running in Flash Player 7 or
later can load variables only from SWF files that are also at www.someDomain.com. If you want
to load variables from a different domain, you can place a cross-domain policy file on the server
hosting the SWF file that is being accessed. For more information, see "About allowing cross-
domain data loading" in Using ActionScript Help.
When is executed, the XML object property
load()
finishes downloading, the
invoked. The XML data is not parsed until it is completely downloaded. If the XML object
previously contained any XML trees, they are discarded.
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to connect to the host server on which the SWF file resides. If the SWF
null
true
for the parameter, the host contacted is the one where the SWF file
host
resides. For example, if the SWF file was downloaded from
for the host parameter is the same as entering the IP address
null
property is set to
loaded
must be in the same domain as the SWF
host
or depending on whether a connection is
false,
host
in Using ActionScript Help). For example, a SWF file
is set to
loaded
, and the
true
must be in the
host
must be in exactly the same
. When the XML data
false
event handler is
onLoad