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NetConnection class
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Note: This class is also supported in Flash Player 6 when used with Flash Communication Server.
For more information, see the Flash Communication Server documentation.
Description
The NetConnection class provides the means to play back streaming FLV files from a local drive
or HTTP address.
Method summary for the NetConnection class
Method
NetConnection.connect()
Constructor for the NetConnection class
Availability
Flash Player 7.
Note: This class is also supported in Flash Player 6 when used with Flash Communication Server.
For more information, see your Flash Communication Server documentation.
Usage
new NetConnection() : NetConnection
Parameters
None.
Returns
A reference to a NetConnection object.
Description
Constructor; creates a NetConnection object that you can use in conjunction with a NetStream
object to play back local streaming video (FLV) files. After creating the NetConnection object,
use
NetConnection.connect()
Playing external FLV files provides several advantages over embedding video in a Flash document,
such as better performance and memory management, and independent video and Flash frame
rates.
Example
See the example for
See also
NetStream class,
Description
Opens a local connection through which you can play back video
(FLV) files from an HTTP address or from the local file system.
to make the actual connection.
NetConnection.connect()
Video.attachVideo()
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