Loadmovie() - MACROMEDIA FLASH MX 2004-ACTIONSCRIPT LANGUAGE Reference

loadMovie()

Availability
Flash Player 3.
Usage
loadMovie(url:String,target:Object [, method:String]) : Void
loadMovie(url:String,target:String [, method:String]) : Void
Parameters
The absolute or relative URL of the SWF or JPEG file to be loaded. A relative path must be
url
relative to the SWF file at level 0. Absolute URLs must include the protocol reference, such as
http:// or file:///.
A reference to a movie clip object or a string representing the path to a target movie
target
clip. The target movie clip is replaced by the loaded SWF file or image.
An optional parameter specifying an HTTP method for sending variables. The
method
parameter must be the string
The method appends the variables to the end of the URL and is used for small numbers of
GET
variables. The
POST
strings of variables.
Returns
Nothing.
Description
Function; loads a SWF or JPEG file into Flash Player while the original SWF file plays.
Tip: If you want to monitor the progress of the download, use
this function.
The
loadMovie()
files without loading another HTML document. Without the
Player displays a single SWF file.
If you want to load a SWF or JPEG file into a specific level, use
.
loadMovie()
When a SWF file is loaded into a target movie clip, you can use the target path of that movie clip
to target the loaded SWF file. A SWF file or image loaded into a target inherits the position,
rotation, and scale properties of the targeted movie clip. The upper left corner of the loaded image
or SWF file aligns with the registration point of the targeted movie clip. Alternatively, if the target
is the root Timeline, the upper left corner of the image or SWF file aligns with the upper left
corner of the Stage.
Use
unloadMovie()
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or . If there are no variables to be sent, omit this parameter.
GET POST
method sends the variables in a separate HTTP header and is used for long
function lets you display several SWF files at once and switch among SWF
to remove SWF files that were loaded with
MovieClipLoader.loadClip()
function, Flash
loadMovie()
loadMovieNum()
.
loadMovie()
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