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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.
The value you pass for
www.someDomain.com 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 "Applying Flex Security" in Developing Flex Applications.
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.
If
XMLSocket.connect()
successful; later, the
connection succeeded or failed. If
be established.
Example
The following example uses
file resides and uses
the connection:
var socket:XMLSocket = new XMLSocket()
socket.onConnect = function (success:Boolean) {
if (success) {
trace ("Connection succeeded!")
} else {
trace ("Connection failed!")
}
}
if (!socket.connect(null, 2000)) {
trace ("Connection failed!")
}
See also
function, XMLSocket.onConnect
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
must be in exactly the same domain. For example, a SWF file at
url
property is set to
loaded
returns a value of
XMLSocket.onConnect
XMLSocket.connect()
XMLSocket.connect()
to display the return value indicating the success or failure of
trace
is set to
loaded
, and the
true
, the initial stage of the connection process is
true
method is invoked to determine whether the final
returns
false
to connect to the host where the SWF
must be in the
host
. When the XML data
false
event handler is
onLoad
, a connection could not
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