ExternalInterface (flash.external.ExternalInterface)

Object
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  +-flash.external.ExternalInterface

public class ExternalInterface
extends Object

The ExternalInterface class is the External API, an application programming interface that enables straightforward communication between ActionScript and the Flash Player container; for example, an HTML page with JavaScript, or a desktop application with Flash Player embedded.

ExternalInterface is similar in functionality to the fscommand(), CallFrame() and CallLabel() methods, but is more flexible and more generally applicable. Use of ExternalInterface is recommended for JavaScript-ActionScript communication.

From ActionScript, you can call any JavaScript function on the HTML page, passing any number ...

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